I'm looking to give topwater snakes a try. I've seen some small norther watersnakes swimming across local ponds and it has inspired me to give these a shot. I'm currently considering buying some Mann's Hardnose Floating Snakes. Anyone have any experience with these?

Rage Tail Anaconda

No experience with Mann's, but I do use snakes. Even in the everglades where there are alot of snakes, they are hit and miss.

check out the bass professor's snakes. youtube has a bunch of videos of them. they look deadly

Buy some off morelures...hes got some sick looking hand poured ones. Not sure if he sells them though.

Bog Bait's, very awesome topwater snake:

http://bogbaits.com/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=307

I wasn't aware of Manns Floating Snake, but I do like Manns Baits.

This past spring we've done really well with the Wave Worm 5” Tiki-Snake,

which has a sickle-tail that never quits.

Frankly though, I never try to imitate a snake, which is NOT high on the menu of largemouth bass.

When I lived in Georgia, I had a small private pond on my property that I stocked with bass that we caught locally.

Those bass would eat just about anything we tossed into the pond with the exception of snakes and toads.

I later learned that many species of toads are poisonous and the snakes that eat those toads carry the same toxin.

In the early going, the bass in my pond would seize an occasional snake, but would regurgitate it shortly afterward.

Eventually though, the bass simply ignored all snakes and toads.

Roger

I wasn't aware of Manns Floating Snake, but I do like Manns Baits.

This past spring we've done exceptionally well with the Wave Worm 5” Tiki-Snake,

which has a sickle-tail that never quits.

Frankly though, I never try to simulate a snake, which is NOT high on the menu of largemouth bass.

When I lived in Georgia, I had a small private pond on my property that I stocked with bass that we caught locally.

Those bass would eat just about anything we tossed into the pond with the exception of snakes and toads.

I later learned that many species of toads are poisonous and the snakes that eat those toads carry the same toxin.

In the beginning the bass in my pond would seize an occasional snake, but regurgitated them shortly afterward.

After a while though, the bass simply ignored all snakes and toads.

Roger

yup this is true i have seen smaller snakes swim across my pond several on occasions and get hammered by a bass then a few minutes later same snake pop up somewhere else and keep on gettin it