How I Chose the Best Topwater Lures for Bass Best Frog: SPRO Dean Rojas Bronzeye Frog.Best for Covering Water: Teckel Sprinker.Best for Bass Chasing Herring: Evergreen Shower Blows Topwater Plugs.Best for Fall: River2Sea Whopper Plopper.Best for Smallmouth: Heddon Super Spook Jr.Here are the best topwater lures for bass to catch Larry’s and bronzebacks. From poppers to ploppers to frogs, there are both generalists and situationally-specific tools to catch more and bigger bass on top. While a topwater-only approach may be self-defeating at times, it’s also increasingly possible. Over the years, we’ve seen the topwater windows expand from just spring-through-fall and low-light hours, to encompass more of the year and more of the day.

Catching one-or more-that way is of course exciting and rewarding, but most of all in the hands of a skilled angler, it’s a way to catch bigger fish consistently. Since the sport’s earliest days, bass anglers have consistently developed new and improved topwater lures to entice largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass.

It’s always special when a fish breaks the surface to inhale a topwater lure, but when it comes to freshwater bass fishing, it’s also a cultural phenomenon.

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