It’s always special when a fish breaks the surface to inhale a topwater lure, but when it comes to freshwater bass fishing, ...

Boil your frog. Many frogs are rigid when they are new, and this could prevent you from getting a solid hookset. To make the frog “collapse” better, place the plastic body of the frog in boiling water ...

Follow up your frog strikes with a punch rig and turn blowups into big bass in heavy cover. | Photo by Kurt Mazurek Fishing a frog over the pads and slop is one of my absolute favorite ways to catch ...

Let’s be honest: there is absolutely nothing in the world of bass fishing quite like a topwater blowup. If there is a more fun way to catch bass, I just haven't found it yet. It’s mid-May, which means ...

If you fish topwater lures for any type of game fish, you always feel the temptation to slow the bait down. After all, the last thing you want is to work the lure so quickly that the fish can't catch ...

Nothing thrills like a topwater bite, and whether you’re fishing during the early morning feed or prospecting a midday shade pocket, the right topwater bait often tempts the biggest fish. The question ...

The dog days of summer also mean that bass usually move off-shore for cooler water or retreat to thick vegetation for the same reason. And while anglers will most likely have better success in deeper ...

Catching fish on top-water lures can be so exciting that some anglers would rather catch one fish on a top-water than two or three down deep. Lures that splash and dance across the surface are ...

The expert anglers at Milliken Fishing test multiple topwater frog lures, revealing surprising strike patterns and bait efficiency for bass anglers. Weight-loss drugs draw thousands of lawsuits ...