Besides jerkbaits in the spring,

Fall topwater is my jam !

I really look forward to it.

And that 'pause' rules.

A-Jay

 

 

 

Good info thanks for sharing ☺️👍👍

Do you all use braid on baitcasters for Topwater baits with treble hooks? Things like poppers, walking baits, whopper ploppers etc. 

 

 

1 hour ago, woolleyfooley said:

Do you all use braid on baitcasters for Topwater baits with treble hooks? Things like poppers, walking baits, whopper ploppers etc. 

 

 

Yes

I'm spinning.

X2 for spinning 

Depends on the lure....lighter ones like poppers and smaller jerks are on spinning, heavier ones like ploppers, spooks and larger jerks are on casting.

I think the guy in the video explained it pretty well.  

 

On 10/24/2024 at 11:53 AM, MN Fisher said:

Depends on the lure....lighter ones like poppers and smaller jerks are on spinning, heavier ones like ploppers, spooks and larger jerks are on casting.

With braid?

1 minute ago, woolleyfooley said:

With braid?

My spinning reels are all braid to leader...that reel is 15# 832 to 8# InvizX.

Casting reel is straight 10# YZH.

On 10/24/2024 at 3:48 PM, Glenn said:

I think the guy in the video explained it pretty well.  

 

Eh, I’m not a big fan of that guy. 😉 Kidding of course!

 

On a serious note, you basically said to use exactly what I would have thought to use. Mono for most treble hooked top water baits.

 

It’s surprising to me how many people use straight braid for poppers, spooks etc. I would expect braid to rip the hooks out of the fishes mouth. Anyone care to delve into more detail on using braid for those setups?

 

 

1 hour ago, woolleyfooley said:

It’s surprising to me how many people use straight braid for poppers, spooks etc. I would expect braid to rip the hooks out of the fishes mouth. Anyone care to delve into more detail on using braid for those setups?

 

I use straight braid with spooks, poppers, and Ploppers. 30 lb. test. I use a sweep and reel method to set the hook with more reeling than sweeping. I'm a long caster and 85% of my bass hit at the ends of my long casts, so I lost a lot of bass when I using stretchy mono. I'm not suggesting that this is the best way to go. It's just the way that works for me. Remember that I'm in canoe, so I'm not standing and not having the hook-setting power that men standing in bass boats have. Heck, when I set the hook, my canoe moves toward the bass, lessening the power of my hook setting.

On 10/25/2024 at 5:39 PM, Swamp Girl said:

 

I use straight braid with spooks, poppers, and Ploppers. 30 lb. test. I use a sweep and reel method to set the hook with more reeling than sweeping. I'm a long caster and 85% of my bass hit at the ends of my long casts, so I lost a lot of bass when I using stretchy mono. I'm not suggesting that this is the best way to go. It's just the way that works for me. Remember that I'm in canoe, so I'm not standing and not having the hook-setting power that men standing in bass boats have. Heck, when I set the hook, my canoe moves toward the bass, lessening the power of my hook setting.

Thank you! That is helpful! What power rod are you using?

2 hours ago, woolleyfooley said:

Thank you! That is helpful! What power rod are you using?

 

MH. All 7' 1" to 7' 3".

My pet peeve is  throwing str8 braid on xfast rods. It might be just me but i seem to wrap up my tip quide alot and i use #15 to #20 mostly. 

Its very annoying if i dont use a mono leader.

@A-JayThat's a nice looking spinning rod which model is that?

22 minutes ago, GoneFishingLTN said:

@A-JayThat's a nice looking spinning rod which model is that?

 

Thanks ~ it's the new St. Croix Avid Series Spinning Rod 7' M/F

with the Daiwa Tatula MQ LT  300D-CXH Reel  Spinning Reel

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/St_Croix_Avid_Series_Spinning_Rods/descpage-SCASS.html

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Daiwa_Tatula_MQ_LT_Spinning_Reel/descpage-DTML.html

A-Jay