tip for fishing topwater
 

When fish are blowing up on your Spook but not eatin' it....rig another rod with a Bomber Long "A" (made by the same people) and work it 3-4" beneath the surface. Hold your rod tip at "11:00" and work it in short, eratic jerks. It's not a guaranteed plan but I've seen it work alot more times than not. Three of my biggest trout were caught on these baits. Try it...whatcha got to lose? You might be surprised. :rolleyes:

This is an unsolicited testimonial. :cool:

Good idea Salty, thanks.

Sent from my EVO

will do, thanks

Never thought of this. Will have to give it a try on the days where they just slap at the bait. Thing's got enough hooks to snag em :p

That kinda plan will work cause I've been using top Pups in the surf and gettin short strikes and then I tie on a 51 MR Mirrorlure and I start hookin up. I'll have to try that jerk bait; gotta Long A in chrome/blue back.

......still waiting on my tx chicken bomber........

I do the same thing in freshwater too, but with a fluke that is roughly the same color as the topwater.

Crazy Croaker will get the job done also :)
Thanks for the tip ol Salty

Still waitin' on that trip to show ya how to use it. :p

You can remove the center hook. A fish will grab this bait head first, so, the front treble will do most of the damage. The rear one comes in handy when they follow it to the boat and take a shot right before you pick it up. :rolleyes: I change the hooks to Gamakatsu EWG #4. If they get anywhere near it...it'll git 'em.

I always have a follow-up bait tied on for that reason. Usually a X-Rap

Garfish ,
i have used em at the 13 rock pile and at the heater rig .They work!!!
Used the blue back.

I thought about taking the back hook off a Spook and hookin' up a Bomber about a foot behind. Not sure the Bomber would have any action with the side-to-side motion from the Spook.

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Who sells the bomber long A??
I use the mirror lure that looks similar..... But that color is sweet!!

I've never seen this color in stores.

So cork or no cork...any other tips for rigging

I often change the back treble to a size bigger skirted treble and usually that adds enough weight to let the back sink a little in the water. changes the action a little.

Hopefully next week (if the conditions hold) I'll be able to do some experimenting with em in the surf down in Galveston or Surfside. They been tearing a new one into the trout down there the past 5 days with the wind being 5-10. It's ice cream conditions again today, but I gots other things to do unfortunately.....

Nice! Thanks for the tip!

Larger hooks kill a Bomber. I've tried all that. I have a test tank at home...remember? :rolleyes:

What is that color called?

Good tip

I need to try that. Thanks Salty. I have tried following up with a corky and jerk jr but they wont touch it.

Salty special. :rolleyes:



It's called silver prism/black back. They also make 'em with a blue back. I repainted some with a chartreuse back and belly and left the prism on the sides. Pink back and yellow belly is my fav. That's 2/3 of a Texas Chicken. :cool:

I never cared for throwin' topwaters because of the aggravation of them not eatin' it at times. The dudes that fished with me loved it, tho. That's how I started catchin' them topwater fish with a Bomber. I'd throw right behind a blowup, twitch it a time or two, and, WHAM! It's just as much fun as on top.

You told me to try it a while back,and yes it does work. Had a few hit it on top after letting it float back to the surface. Also caught a huge sheepshead on it,ask meaux I was in his boat.

This Saturday?????

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We have fished the original corky's under a spook tyed on with 40lb fluro. Removed back hook and tyed to the back of the last o-ring. Moderate success, just neutralizes some of that action a spook gives, but it did work on several fish.

Broke off a few times and moved up to 80lb and it held better and did not get tangled as bad also.

I soak my topwater baits in gulp juice.

I thought i was the only one that did that

Try soaking your crocs.....

LOL I soak my jigheads in gulp juice,catch way more fish. :*****:

:*****:That reminds me, we ran into this cat on V Bay last year and he was talking about Gulp this gulp that and that he only fishes with Gulp blah blah blah, and we asked him where he was heading......and he was gonna run over to the weirs to catch some live bait for the evening trout bite:eek:

but seriously i soak my Buff in croaker slime

I caught a blackie but never a goathead. Every flounder I ever caught (4 :rolleyes:) was on a Bomber.

Does it gotta be a weekend? :eek:

Nope once I get back in town let me get settled in at work m well make a weekday trip

Next week works for me. I'll start sweepin' the cobwebs off my gear. :rolleyes: