Bl 5-19-10

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Country Boy

nice lil mess of fish there bud, i tried top water for the first time last weekend and had some hits but never could hook-em, i guess i wasn't doing something right, gonna have to talk to Evans , he is always catching on top water

I find I get more "hook-ups" if I wait 1 or 2 seconds after seeing the blowup, to set the hook......or just tighten up the slack to see if the fish is hooked, before setting the hook. Doing this keeps the bait "in the same spot" so the fish can strike the bait again.

If the fish misses the topwater bait......let the bait sit for a couple of seconds and then give it 1 or 2 little "twitches" and that will often get the fish to strike it again.