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: