Based on Angler Bait Recommendations the Topwater - Wopper Plopper is typically fished in the following months.
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My Rod & Reel Setups for Top Water Fishing

  • You need at least 1 shorter rod for more control
  • If just one : 6'-8" Medium Power BaitCaster
  • If two : 7'-4" Medium Heavy Power BaitCaster
  • High speed gear ratio reel like 8.3:1
  • 50lb Braid
  • Use a 14-17lb mono leader if braid is tangling on front treble

How To Fish a WHOPPER PLOPPER

  • Make sure you feel it before you set the hook
  • Make really long casts
  • Change up the retrieve speed
  • Have a backup bait if the fish misses - prefer a wacky rig worm
  • If not hooking up - switch over to a buzz bait
  • Prefer the 110 size
  • Really only need bone/shad, a translucent color and a black
  • Usually using braid