Water temps in the Cumberland Tuesday started out at 56 and ended that evening at 62. When the wind died down, I started tossing a small Whopper Plopper. About the time I got bored with it and quit paying attention, an explosion occurred by the boat that woke my butt up! The rascal missed the bait but managed to get me soaked! From then on the WP started making the little spots and smallies crazy. When the little ones would strike and miss, I just kept reeling and they would eventually crash into it enough until they caught themselves. Big fish landed was only 15" but the dink bite was on and it reminded me just how much fun topwater can be. I like the WP because it won't sink if you quit reeling, unlike the buzzbaits that are work after a while. Only downside is I seem to get a treble driven into a finger every few fish when the smallies show off!

     Is there a greater sense of anticipation while fishing than pulling a topwater over a laydown? Can't wait till Sunday and my date with the Tennessee!

1 minute ago, Blue Raider Bob said:

     Water temps in the Cumberland Tuesday started out at 56 and ended that evening at 62. When the wind died down, I started tossing a small Whopper Plopper. About the time I got bored with it and quit paying attention, an explosion occurred by the boat that woke my butt up! The rascal missed the bait but managed to get me soaked! From then on the WP started making the little spots and smallies crazy. When the little ones would strike and miss, I just kept reeling and they would eventually crash into it enough until they caught themselves. Big fish landed was only 15" but the dink bite was on and it reminded me just how much fun topwater can be. I like the WP because it won't sink if you quit reeling, unlike the buzzbaits that are work after a while. Only downside is I seem to get a treble driven into a finger every few fish when the smallies show off!

     Is there a greater sense of anticipation while fishing than pulling a topwater over a laydown? Can't wait till Sunday and my date with the Tennessee!

Looking forward to some topwater action in the next month or so.  I am going to use the WP for the first time and picked up an ALX JPS rod and a Tatula LT 2500 as my dedicated topwater gear. 

 

Nothing like the hatch coming up and the surface battle to begin.  Adrenaline to hit the spots where the SMB are feasting.