TOPWATER FISHING --Why this video will change the way you fish a Topwater

[@fragelicious]

Maybe the best top water talk I've heard in 50 years. Your honesty was apparent.

[@fragelicious]

I appreciate how deep your willing to go to help the less talented bass fisherman that want to maximize their time on the water. Your a neat guy. Just subscribed and liked ; )

[@bassfishingchadhill]

I appreciate how you strip away the "crap" and get right down to the bones of a discussion.

[@jdubya3498]

Dude, felt like the video was like 21:10 of intro that we were building up to, tease the new Strike King Topwater talked about or whispered about at iCast around the new BFS & gravel dawgs yet the video for whoever asked the how, when, etc just never got traction

[@johnkent9019]

I fished Lake Livingston, TX a bit when I was in High School (72). I still have nightmares about the moccasins. Was fishing in a John Boat with my Uncle and went to tie up to a tree and there was a moccasin sunning himself right where I was reaching with the line. Grabbed the paddle and started wailing on it meanwhile my Uncle was in the stern laughing his ass off.

[@callaseter4811]

😂🙏🥰

[@DerekHale-m7s]

great stuff. I think I use a topwater as much for finding fish as catching them. Always have that follow up ready

[@LucasBoone318]

Todd, I've found here in TN, that the fish will want one or the other. Either the 120 choppo (bone or black) or a buzzbait (black or white). I keep all 4 tied on, and alternate until I figure out what they want that day. Here lately they want a buzzbait early, then I have to swap to a choppo once the sun gets up high.

[@dramag27]

Great video, will definitely spend more time during the day I've pestered you about it in other videos but please see if Lews will make that rod! 7'3 Heavy full handle will fit right in the super duty line up

[@dustinwalker8152]

Tip on keeping braid from tangling on your trebles, slide a coffee stirring straw or some type of plastic tube over the line before tying the bait on. I got that tip from Hideki Maeda, the owner of Teckle. It works great.

[@jimk4267]

Every time I thought I had something to add, you covered it. Great video. During topwater season I have a plopper, a Sammy and a Super Spook tied on at all times. I cycle through them until the fish show a preference. But that changes during the day or the spot. It is a blast. No bite is better!! i am going to get me some of those Super duty's Great video.

[@codyhooser3333]

Another Great video. Glad your doing these daily being your schedule has slowed down a little. I'm watching everyday an smashing that thumbs 👍

[@edwardcowan7012]

Up here in the north where the lakes freeze over 50 and warming is when I start fishing top water.

[@briantherion5464]

I use the super duty 300 for big crankbaits and top water. Love em!

[@DanielBoone337]

Man I've had some of my best days on Toledo Bend during the hottest part of the day burning down grass lines with big topwater baits just covering water... the other thing that done was show me where the considerations of fish were in those grass mats so when I started trying to flip it shrunk down the area I had to fish. Very useful baits for sure just wish they bit it year around. Great video as always keepem coming brother!!!

[@louiswhite2757]

Question? Great video but I was wondering the brand of your top water box? Many thanks. Tight Lines…. Lou

[@wadesoutdoors1914]

Can you do a video on setup and throwing bait casters ? I have two of them . Not the best at it .

[@trimbaker1893]

Hi Todd, George here. I am in Colorado lately. I wanted to catch some big pike to put up in jars, I pressure can Pike and trout. 110 minutes at 15 pounds pressure. I went to stagecoach reservoir and put my little canoe on the lake and went to the end of the lake where the Yampa river comes in. Shallow, weedy bushy...Pikey. I worked a big, five inch white whopper plopper. within three casts I caught a 29 inch, big fat pike. I put him in the cooler and went on to catch a big brown trout and I missed a huge pike too. the big pike i caught had a 5 and a half inch wide bite across his back. ( bigggggg pike bite) I went the next day and caught another big pike. NOthing like the explosive bite of a big pike on a big bait. I brough a pair of gloves and was able to land them each in my canoe. I like your style of fishing. thank you for sharing.

[@Milehighsnake98]

I got hooked on a buzzbait when I caught the mess outta them at 12:30 in the afternoon, in august, when it was about 98 degrees outside, with no clouds. But I've never caught a topwater fish in CO with water under 65 degrees.

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

Keep trying I guarantee they will bite it

[@mikegardiner3934]

hey Todd, great topwater vid. so true about not getting hook ups on all top water blowups. However, and you know spotted bass are in a league by themselves… They will sometimes hit it four or five times on the same cast before a hook up! Many times the first hit is just a kill shot. Ha ha. Again, we all know spotted bass, have a different mindset than LM

[@markedwards6106]

Best topwater bait is what you got confidence in ill take a buzzbait over a plopper. Use a trailer hook Tadd

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

Trailer hooks are not why you miss fish on a buzz bait. Rarely do they miss behind it they miss for another reason but thats a different story

[@markedwards6106]

@@toddcastledinefishing5924 I don't miss that many or lose that many on a buzzbait. I barley toss a plopper around my home waters.half the guys I compete against use them and do well at times. Plopper wins alot of r local river smallmouth tournaments they no doubt draw bigger fish bites. But on a lake with largemouth im tossing a buzzbait.

[@davidpowell5111]

Brother I didn't mean to shock you with that question. I got what I was looking for ty very much. I use only plasma for top water fishing ty for that long ago. I do have 1 sexy dog 1 popping pearch totall of 16 fish in 2 years why? Lol I put it up after 9 am . Just needed reassurance to keep throwing the dog and perch after 10 am. The plopper is also to blame that lure catches fish I never put it up. I have been trying the piku piku it's killing it here in VA in afternoon 10 to 4. To many baits not enough time in a day or is it....thank you for everything. It is an art

[@aboveaverageengineer3001]

Sometimes if the fish misses my frog I will follow up with either a light t rig in open water or a punch / flipping rig in heavy cover.

[@secretbassrigs]

Please do one on the flutter spoon. it's a deadly lure people assume only works best for jigging.

[@stoneysdead689]

He's so right about top water working at times when ppl don't think it will. Being a casual angler has its benefits- one is that we don't "have" to catch anything and we're not trying to prepare for any certain event so- it frees you up to just have fun. ASs a result, you feel free to try things that aren't traditional, and you think maybe won't work- like throwing topwater at noon with the sun barreling down on you. And as a result, I've found topwater to be a very productive technique at all times of the day- in the right context, of course. Nothing is guaranteed to work but- it works far, far more often than you would think. I believe because we all love it so much- if we're not getting bit- it feels like getting turned down for a dollar, only to turn around and ask for 100$ instead. But in reality, that's not the case- it may be exactly what they need to get them to fire. I've used it mid-day with the sun out, morning, middle of the night, etc.- and at times, it seems like the only thing I can catch anything on.

[@Patriot-dt3wk]

Juice! Some new stuff and re-enforcement for what I have alway thought. Where I live topwater is a thing all day all year round except dead winter

[@petecook1611]

I would like to see a wakebait video bro!

[@The_Mortgage_Angler]

Good stuff. I've thrown 50 vs 30 lb braid on topwater, but I can totally tell my casting distance on 30 lb is much butter. I really like to bomb the whopper plopper on 30lb.

[@justenoughfishing]

Can you do a frog video about size, action(quick/slow), color, weight/rattle, and piping/pointed nose? Maybe break it down seasonally.

[@JeremyAllen-t2f]

What about a BB1 reel for topwater?

[@timr9337]

Best topwater video out there! Been working with different lengths rods and found the 7’ and 7’ 3” works best too. I have a question on if you could only have one? Between power poles, or spot lock, and forward facing sonar, which ones would you consider. Thanks

[@jimk4267]

I second the request. Power poles or spot lock? I got ffs this spring...get it!!! Love my Livescope

[@PEC7120]

Thanks for the info. Would you talk about water visibility with top waters? Do you still get a lot of bights in 1 foot or less visibility? Do you even fish top waters in really stained water?

[@ChrisGaspard-g9s]

Would like to see a video on what to do when the bait fish and fish are suspended during the heat of summer like what is going on at Rayburn right now. Been windy so can’t se them schooling on top to throw a top water. Try to catch them suspended or keep scanning till u find a school set up on a break line? Very aggravating and difficult every year with this Situation.

[@ChrisGaspard-g9s]

Or battle it out shallow ?

[@johnm2617]

Why dose a lake that a few years ago * You could catch a limmit on Top ? Then the last few years you cant get a blow up ! This has happened on a few lakes around me * Here in PA ! Why its killing me ? Thanks !

[@kirkmeyer1334]

Informative and mindsetting .... use topwaters more ... we have been for a month now on TB .... in 20' - 30' water for the frenzy schooling packs suspended chasing the abundant bait balls ... easy to spot on many days of calm surface ... using old school like a devilhorse ...... underspin fluke too .. Capt. Kirk

[@scottmcfalls2986]

really good video Todd! I have kinda gotten away from frog fishing but started it back up some and other top water baits also. My question is when is it time for the pad perch/poppin perch and when do you know when to throw the frog? God bless!

[@kennethfieldsjr.968]

My man giving up some juice on this one 🤫 😂. I’ve had some amazing days on a Livingston walking boss wake bait 😍

[@bobmatch5429]

Hey Todd, covering water...a constant theme in your videos. VanDam made his bones power fishing and covering water. So did Clunn. Top waters, crankbaiting, carolina rigging, swim jigs& vibrating jigs... I get it. You had an early video about sorting thru and refurbishing your spinnerbaits, but I haven't seen you throw one in forever. Has that gone away from your arsenal, even though you can cover lots of water with one?? Do you think fish are too conditioned to it?? (It's a great springtime Choke killer)

[@Kylewatchesstuff]

If you are working a bank that looks good with a topwater and don’t get many bites do you go back with a different bait, like a crank bait or jig to go sub surface and slow down or do you just keep moving on covering water?

[@LargeMouthLunkin]

I love the plopper but, the buzzbait can come through tullies and bump grass. What do you do in those situations?

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

Honestly probably frog

[@callaseter4811]

Thanks again Todd ! 🙏

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

My pleasure!

[@lukehaynes481]

Why are the popin perch so hard to find? What is your favorite color?

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

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[@tobycarroll9416]

And Casteldine knocks it out of the park again!! You just do great videos and the tips and knowledge are well worth the time spent watching. Geez I am coming across like an ass kisser haha! I don't care though. I just like fishing and folks I can relate to, Thanks bud!

[@petecook1611]

So u use topwater as a search bait alot no matter the season?

[@maxoliverjr3976]

What Gear Ratio on the 300?

[@ggw7948]

What happened to whisky the bass?

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

Had to let him go got to big

[@ElitexxChicken]

Awesome video was hoping for a top water one.

[@JoseMartinez-dq4km]

Great tips

[@JasonTurner-xb3oe]

How do I join the private page?

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

Go to my main page “on a computer” not a phone and there is a button there that says join

[@JasonTurner-xb3oe]

Thank you! @@toddcastledinefishing5924

[@CajunRobFishing]

Highland & TVA lakes patterns & techniques would be a great topic

[@fishingusa2051]

Yes please. Large mouth video are great but here in north ga we have deep highland reservoir with herring and spotted bass. Top water is key but not on the banks. I relate to what he is talking about though

[@dustinwalker8152]

Dude how in the world are your forearms not the size of your legs working baits with a size 300 reel lol!

[@catchofthedave8681]

I have never caught a fish on a buzzbait. Ive caught tons on walking baits, ploppers, frogs, wake baits, and pop-rs. And little floating bug baits and cicadas. PoP-R's are my favorite. I will throw a buzzbait, but only in specific situations where im throwing way up into woody stuff or throwing into emergent vegetation thats like thinner grass or reeds.....I have missed fish on buzz-baits and then thrown a little bug or pop-r or senko in after it and caught the fish. But i dont think ive ever caught any on buzzbaits. I have no confidence in them, and I will throw most anything else before i throw a buzzbait. Plus they are a bitch to tune and get trailer perfect, etc.

[@stevenjohnson9855]

That bird is back 😂😂

[@emptytombprod]

Sexy Dawg, Skitterwalk, Heddon Spook, and a Spro 80 Popper. I got a BOXXX of topwater baits and I use those 4 99% of the time other than a frog in heavy cover.

[@BenC-77]

Really Todd?...😂..."something new, maybe for next year..." 😂

[@lonniehall9006]

I love top water, anything. Kentucky

[@CDSilverado]

Todd, It's not you. It's our ears. Just like church, not all ears HEARS the same. We all walk away gleaning something different. I always ask is that going help me here in Florida? In my Lake or in the channels that I fish? 50 to 75% no its not going to help. If it is only 10% it is still good! Thanks

[@joshuagibson2520]

No Pop'r love?

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

Splash

[@emptytombprod]

Whats your favorite frog to throw bro? Probably answered in another video already, but please save me 30 mins of looking 😂😂

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

The one I designed for Strike King, the Popping Perch

[@joebaggs78]

@@toddcastledinefishing5924 Your setup for throwing the sexy dawg, you use a 7ft Medium and not a Medium Heavy? Do you use same power/action rod for Choppo style baits?

[@blazeplattfishing]

Wakebait content!

[@robertgallacher7214]

You missed a step Todd. The sun is the reason the zooplankton are up top, the zooplankton are the reason the fry are up top feeding on them, the smaller bait fish, predators in their own right are up top because the fry are there feeding on the zooplankton and then come the bigger predators. Fresh or salt there are many different reasons fish do things in the sun we might not have expected until we get real longer term experience.

[@davidvolpe5246]

You always throwing top lol..agreed..still good to talk fishing either way