No problem! We're boatless today fishing top water on the saltwater shores looking for those striped bass. The set up 20 lb Thunderbraid, with a 20 lb Thundercarbon leader. a single snap, and a top ...

Freshwater anglers have lots of topwater options. In the bass game especially, those looking for surface eruptions can dip into practically any lure genre and find the perfect bait to call up a hog.

Antonio and I are out on the saltwater running the Mojo Macky top-water lures, fishing for striper! I'm opening up with the green and Antonio is starting with the blue. Two perfect colours for dark ...

Big fish smashing a topwater lure is the most exciting sensation in fishing, and there's no better time to experience it than now. Largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, Kentucky bass, striped bass and ...

Targeting striped bass with top water lures in an urban setting. On this edition of the Journal, we target striped bass with top water lures in an urban setting. In “Gear Time,” our anglers discuss ...

So much of what happens when fishing takes place out of sight, deep below the surface. We rely on our sensitive braided lines and graphite rods to telegraph to our hands what our baits are doing, how ...

COOPER — "Want to do something different?" guide Tony Parker asked Sunday night. Curious, I asked what he meant. "You want to catch tailing hybrids on topwaters?" he asked. He had me at hybrid striped ...

Have a top-water lure tied on to catch striped bass. Reese Jones at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said anglers report schools of striped bass feeding on the surface at the mouths of creek arms.

We got ahead of ourselves in the Beginner's Fishing Series. We've covered crankbaits, jerkbaits, blade baits and bottom-contact baits, but heaven forbid, we forgot about topwater baits. Whether you're ...