The big musky size black jitterbug is my favorite night time bait for river smallies.

Super Spook.

Mike

yellow magic for me

 

x2

i don't know what it is about those stupid things, but they catch some fish. 

Rapala Skitterpop #7 in Lime Frog.

Mine would be this specific one eyed Sammy 115. The color was MS Am. Shad, but it's mostly silver and clear now. It's my most productive because it's the one I throw the most. I've caught a ton of bass on that thing.

That specific color/size has been an absolute beast for me for years. Great for size and numbers, they cast really well and accurately. Big brown fish in current absolutely lose theyre mind over them.

Bone Chugger

Slick pop

_{Pop-r's and spooks are way above anything else for me.}

Megabass X-pod by far

I've always had great luck with the tried and true Jitterbug in black. Some days i'll catch fish after fish on that......warm summer evening.....*sigh.....can you tell it's winter here in Indiana yet?

 

^ This. Nothing else is even close.

 

Tom

Yo-Zuri Banana Boats

The last time I used hard baits my most productive baits were the F7 Rapala and Storms chug bug.  They caught me plenty of fish years ago. 

I had my best topwater success with frogs this year, although I must say that I didn't throw much topwater other than frogs.  I did throw some buzz baits and an occasional Spook.  I fished frogs the most.

 

Ask me again next December after I get to fish my new Megabass XPods, XPod Jrs., and PopMax's next season!

 

Tight lines,

Bob

Lc Sammy

The RI vixen is right there for me too!

Super Spook Jr in bone

All day every day! Also like the one knocker spooks

Pop x and pop max

LC Gunfish 115

Yellow Magic

Rapala Skitterpop #7 in Lime Frog.

X2, great popper.

Super Spoolk Jr. with the original a close second after some modifications.

Super Spook Jr in bone color or a Zell Pop XZ2. I have one Zell Pop that just has "it" that has caught me hundreds if not thousands of fish.

I'll put my money on the Hula Popper every time. It's an old bait but it just plain out works.

I didn't use a hardbait topwater too many times this season, but on the few occasions that I did I would use a Rapala Skitter Walk in baby bass.  For some reason this year (outside of frogs) it wasn't a "hot" technique this year.

Black Jitterbug worked over weed beds.

overall, I would say the chug bug since It walks so darn good and with fluoro it spits and pops like no other, I have used all the Lucky Craft, Japanese stuff, other than the color patterns, I honestly would still fish a bone colored Rebel Pop'r before any other popper, if I want a walker, I like the Sammie, but I would rather throw the Yo-zuri Banana boat with a dressed treble on back, or lately the only lure I have found that is awesome and unfortunately expensive is the Ima Skimmer, I am in love with that lure, but then again, the BPS slim dog is tough to beat.....

 

I wish I did well with the Gunfish, I love the concept, I just do not have the confidence to throw it, I do better on the chuggin spook one knocker...Megabass looks awesome, love the colors, hopefully they end up at a liquidator like the River2 sea and Spro, Savage stuff has lately, and the Bubble pop is good, but no better than any other popper in my opinion, Chug Bug can do it all.....