| But when the current rolls and the fish are hungry, they'll slam jigs and sometimes detonate on topwater plugs. |
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| The coastal wader chunking a topwater lure on 12-to 14-pound line for trophy speckled trout on an open flat should maintain a loose drag. |
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| A long handle beats you to death during the vertical jigging motion for the plastic, or the zigzag for the topwater. |
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| We drifted, blind-casting for 30 or 40 minutes, and I caught a 25 incher on a Spit'n Image topwater plug. |
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| The rocky shorelines assure an abundance of clear water, and topwater lures are an excellent choice early and late over grass and off points. |
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| Either way, the one-handed rod was the common denominator for chunking topwater plugs, spinnerbaits and subsurface lures amid the sloughs and backwaters. |
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| The usual assortment of spinnerbaits, swimming plugs, topwater lures and soft plastics is sufficient to test the potential of most small and relatively shallow ponds. |
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| Small plugs are effective, and topwater models can draw aggressive blasts. |
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| As Stovall and I began squabbling over topwater, spinnerbait, crankbait, swimming bait and worm options, the ensuing confusion resembled a floating pickup sticks game. |
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| The overwhelming majority of major-league fish are taken on big topwater plugs because the casting tackle reaches out with rapid fire to cover the shoreline tangles. |
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| For real thrills, keep one rod rigged with a large topwater plug. |
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| Chuggers or other topwater lures worked through the chum slick may attract strikes that lead you to re-think everything you know about grouper. |
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| You'll want to use spinnerbaits to catch the largies, or toss topwater plugs working gaps in the vegetation. |
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| But when the conditions are right, this prototypical bottom-feeder will look up and charge a topwater plug until it's latched tight to trebles. |
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| And a lot of folks use this opportunity to take reds, naturally a bottom feeding fish, on topwater lures. |
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