Popper-style lures, with a cupped face, work great for fishing around docks and over small laydowns. I like to work a popper slowly in a small patch of shade beneath overhanging tree branches.

You can fish this lure in a variety of ways including on an EWG hook like you’d fish any other bass worm. However, adding this to a drop shot rig is the best for consistently getting bites.

From poppers to ploppers to frogs, there are both generalists and situationally-specific tools to catch more and bigger bass on top. Here are the best topwater lures for bass to catch Larry’s and ...

Sports Old-fashioned fishing lures can still snag a lot of bass Published: May. 13, 2012, 4:30 p.m.

We ranked the all-time best lures for striped bass, including spoons, crankbaits, and jerkbaits. These are our tested favorites for fishing stripers in freshwater or saltwater.

See It Primary Targets: Tuna, mahi-mahi, trophy striped bass, bull redfish With a loud chug, long casting distance, and extra-tough hardware, this popper can handle fish weighing north of 100 pounds.

Evan, one of my longtime guests, made a long cast over the placid early morning waters of the Allegheny River. The bait he chose was a topwater lure, one of the popper design.

Poppers are another good surface lure. You can attract bass with the popping and gurgling sound on the water surface. These lures need to be used in a series of starts and stops.

Here are the lures that led to success at Stage 5 of the 2025 Bass Pro Tour on Lakes Chickamauga and Nickajack. See what Jake Lawrence, Jacob Wheeler, and others used to climb the leaderboard.

"I've caught a 3-pound bass on that number 12 dropper," said McQuiston. He also has caught a number of doubles, one fish on each lure, including a memorable double last season where he landed two ...