Fished harbor out of Remleys this AM for a couple hours. Topwater bite was pretty strong, but it was a sausage party (male trout = smaller fish) for the most part. Had 1 female at 18". First spot they preferred a Pop-R and second spot they preferred a spook jr. The take was kind of a closed mouth strike that would knock the plug 2 ft out of the water but not hook up. They were not coming back for seconds most of the time. I was only about 50% hook up ratio.
Did get my first TW red this AM too. It was a great strike - bulldozer! 24.5" tagged.
In my experience, different topwater lures can make a huge difference depending on the day. Today was a great example of this. Spot 1 I was fishing a bone spook jr. The fish were swirling it and popping it. I was 0 for 4 on hookups. So I tied on a pop-r. They have no rattles and are more subtle. Just a sploosh when you pop it. I immediately started hooking up. Spot 2 I threw the pop-r and nothing. Before I left I tied on the spook and made another pass and started getting hits and hookups. Could go on, but you get the idea…
Fished harbor out of Remleys this AM for a couple hours. Topwater bite was pretty strong, but it was a sausage party (male trout = smaller fish) for the most part. Had 1 female at 18". First spot they preferred a Pop-R and second spot they preferred a spook jr. The take was kind of a closed mouth strike that would knock the plug 2 ft out of the water but not hook up. They were not coming back for seconds most of the time. I was only about 50% hook up ratio.
Did get my first TW red this AM too. It was a great strike - bulldozer! 24.5" tagged.
Nice Job Optiker.
I love a topwater strike from a red. It’s like someone throwing a cinder block on your bait.
Where the fish along grass lines? Oyster beds? Points?
I plan on trying some high tide topwater on Saturday morning…should I target my same old spots? Running water at creek mouths and points? Grass lines? Oysters?
Lots of good infomation Optiker. May attempt to upgrade some tackle because I’ve not had much luck on TW lures. But may consider a few you recommend. Look forward to running into you soon.
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