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Topwater
Im new to the site and fairly new to saltwater fishing.. What are some of the best topwater baits for trout and redfishing around Golden Meadow/Leeville/Grande Isle area without breaking the bank? and where is the best place to get them?
Any advice or help is appreciated.. Thanks |
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Academy. Spook jr's, & rapala skitter walks are pretty good in white, bone, black with chartreuse head, hot chartreuse, pink just to name a few. I'm sure more will chime in soon.
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Spook Jrs and Skitterwalks and baby Skitterwalks. They only 2 topwaters you will ever need. SuperSpooks for bigger fish. Clown Color ,Pink&chrome ,Bone,and black and chart for spooks jrs. Bone/chart and Gold Mullet are my favorite skitters.
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Either the super or spook jr model bone color is hard to beat. I find it to be the most versatile color for most conditions.
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When the fish strikes do not pull the bait away from them, wait until you feel the fish on before you set the steel to him. They will often slap at the bait multiple times in one retrieve before committing. Fish will most likely be found in 3-4 ft water unless any drastic changes in weather for the next 2-3 weeks.
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If the fish does not take lure after ......3 seconds, lift your rod tip up just enough to "twitch" the bait a little. Moving the bait a little will often trigger a strike. If nothing happens after another few seconds.....repeat. |
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No need to set the hook when fishin topwaters. "Reel 'til ya feel". Honestly, does color really matter on a topwater lure?
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Maybe to the difference in dark vs light colors The rest is just to catch fishermen.
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Me and two other guys who are members of this site went on a trip with capt Jack Corbello and I was throwing a small skitter walk in hot chartreuse and getting blown up pretty much every cast. They threw every color in the box at them and didn't catch anything. I caught 14 fish on that one bait, so I would say yes color really does matter on a top water lure.
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The difference is called "presentation". |
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last time i checked white is a color... sorry but i do not need to check wikipedia for grade school definitions you might want to go brush up on your vocab. because there is clearly a con-tra-dic-tion in your argument.
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I dont think color matters as much as contrast...Like a light or a dark bait. The presentation is also key. I have worked the same color a different way and started catching when I wasnt getting a sniff before.
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Lemme see if I can adjust to your thinking............. Since white is a color , I contradicted myself by saying that I use it on the bellies of most all lures I paint? Adjustment FAIL!!!! |
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On a trout I really dont "set" the hook with a tw. I just kinda lift the pole and start reeling
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Black/chart and bone colored she dogs have been doing pretty good lately here in Grand Isle.
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Bone n chrome is my favorite top to throw.
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Probably 95% color doesn't matter, but sometimes I have seen it make a difference
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I understand that there are circumstances that appear as though one color appeals to fish more than another at times. IMO, 5% is being pretty generous, however. I would think that sound and, more importantly, presentation are the deciding factors.
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