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.

It’s always special when a fish breaks the surface to inhale a topwater lure, but when it comes to freshwater bass fishing, it’s also a cultural phenomenon. Since the sport’s earliest days, bass ...

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 ...

Lake Erie, Dale Hollow Lake, and the St. Lawrence River are just a few locations in the U.S. that grow giant smallmouth. These are iconic places to fish, but to truly be effective on those waters, you ...

Topwater baits are the most exciting way to catch largemouth and smallmouth bass. Find out why you should stock up on poppers, walking baits, ploppers, buzzbaits, and frogs for the best fishing days ...

From the SPRO Rat 50 to the Bucca Bull Rat, these big, loud, and downright rude baits can trigger the most vicious topwater strikes of your life. There are lots of standard lures that produce big bass ...

Many people assume snakeheads spend most of their time lying in ambush, and if you catch one on a piece of structure, you’ve hit the only one there. Joe Cermele The most snakeheads I caught in a ...

There’s simply no experience in fishing like a topwater strike. Whether it’s a violent eruption of water or a subtle “gulp,” the strike is what keeps anglers coming back. Besides the fact that ...