Zara Original Spook, Super Spook, Super Spook Jr., Zara Puppy.  The larger Heddon lures are probably the easiest topwaters to work....PERIOD.  I don't care for how the LC Sammy sits in the water, everyone Ive seen sits almost like a floater, straight up and down

Sluggo, very easy to achieve side to side gliding.

X cal Jimmy- esy to walk and have had some vicious strikes on it.

Sounds like there are a bunch of nice ones out there. Thanks for the comments.

Its the same as the Vixen, which is proven.

Been looking for a similar lure to the Vixen since they aren't being made anymore.

Thanks!

Made from the same mold.

Lucky Craft Gunfish 95

I have been using one from Norman some this year. I think it is called the Top Dollar. It sits low in the water and looks a little like a shad. Has a nice walking action also.

Vixen, in Flitter shad. don't know why, but fished side by side with Spooks, the Vixen catches two or three to one every time. I've causght many fish on the Spooks over the years, but make my sons use the Spooks now, while i fish the Vixen! I bought three of the Vixen in Flitter shad when i found out they had stopped making them. if Paycheck baits uses the tungsten knocker then i will give them a try. i've also caught many fish with the LC Sammy, and many when it was sitting still, straight up and down as described by another poster. in fact, after slashing it thru the water for a couple of seconds i always let it sit for several seconds, and that's when it gets bit more times than not. i'll fish the original Lunker Punkers too, but for Stripers, and i will let the lure out by using the trolling motor, and then walk it while slowly moving with the motor. i do the same thing with the 3:16 trout those things are too heavy to cast more than a couple of times for my old ***. but afte they stock trout those stripers are suckers for the big trout imitating topwaters! i don't care as much for the injected Punkers because they just don't walk as well as the wooden ones.

Original Zara Spook. Iv'e tried several others, but keep going back. Good price and they flat out catch fish. Big fish. The hooks they come with do suck though.