Topwater Lures Made Easy! (Beginner To Advanced)

Choosing the right topwater can be a real challenge! Between poppers, walkers, crawlers, whopper poppers, buzz baits, frogs, and toads its hard to know what to throw. But just like anything else, there are key baits that seem to work day after day and month after month. Today Matt is opening up his topwater boxes and sharing the key "stand outs" that he relies on to get bit when it counts.

Matt breaks his spring topwater into 4 categories. He relies on poppers, walking baits, straight retrieve baits, and frogs, to catch fish throughout Spring. Within those 4 categories it gets pretty complicated (as witnessed by the 4 boxes of topwaters he pulls out of the rod locker) but today he is sharing his favorites with us. From each category he's able to quickly select the "key" baits that will get bit when you need them most.

Below you'll find links to the exact topwater lures shown in the video. We've included the guys favorite colors and sizes for each, as well as some of the different rods they use to throw these baits. All the links go directly to Tackle Warehouse where you can see detailed photos and descriptions of each item.

POPPERS...
Colors: Spayu, Phantom, Black Holo

Colors: Smoke Shad, Japanese Shad, Alewife

Colors: Gill, Pumpkinseed, MB Gizzard

WALKING BAITS...
Colors: Sooner, Bone, Abalone Shad

Colors: Bone, Half Mirror Wakasagi, Skeleton Chartreuse

Colors: Shad Translucent, Bluegill

STRAIGHT RETRIEVE BAITS...
Colors: Bone, Bluegill, Munky Butt

Colors: Bone, I Know It

Colors: Silver, Red

Colors: Night Stalker, Red Bug

SMALL FROGS...
Colors: Glitter Bluegill, Glitter Hasu, Green Frog

Colors: Killer Gill, Red Ear, Neon Glow

MATT'S FAVORITE WALKING BAIT COMBO...

MATT'S FAVORITE FROG COMBO...

MID-PRICED WALKING BAIT COMBO...

BUDGET POPPER COMBO...

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[jesusquintero]

Hey mat and Tim I would love to thank you guys for spreading the knowledge of bass fishing to the community! I am sure I can speak on behalf of alot of people, you have taught me almost everything I know about the sport! I always look forward to watching you guys Monday, Wednesday, Friday every day! It's incredible the work you guys put into the videos! I love how you guys aren't one sided on company's as well. You guys find what works best instead of taking sponsors and speaking only on there behalf. Instead of taking the easy route you guys persist on finding new and better ways to catch fish! That's what makes you guys stand out of the crowd!

[vincentgelles]

I wish I could like this video a thousand times! You're speaking my language in this one Matt. Nothing is better than a huge bass blowing up on your top water. I've actually been scared by some of the strikes if I'm not fully paying attention and it catches me off guard. Also, I caught my pb on a one knocker spook right at dark last fall.

[gregorywhite]

Thanks for breaking it down to the " nitty gitty", then we can build from that.
Please continue this format.
Very good information.

[davidblake]

Two 8 pounders

🐟🐟on bone 110 whopper plopper
Because of you guys!!

[chafer]

I love to throw a small popper in the spring because I've had the experience that in my area the bass like small topwaters in the spring. Great info Matt, you guys never disappoint!

[williamgould]

A great tip I saw online for the plopper style Bates is to add a split ring and a swivel to the front.. If it does get bound up with any weeds it will keep from having the whole bait turn and twist your line

[markbaker]

Yes!!! The video I have finally been waiting for! Top water videos are my favorite from you guys.

[brandonrussVOLS-FAN--LIFE]

Hey guys just caught my pb double digit bass last weekend on a white frog on the Tennessee River its definitely that time thanks for all you guys do!!!

[bwsmart]

And that’s what I appreciates about you guys!

[richardblake]

What a problem trying to pick favorites out of so many. Glad it was yours and I think you did an outstanding job Matt. Thanks for another award winning performance.

[adammitchell]

I just got back into bass fishing 2 years ago and absolutely sucked the first year. Now days, I feel like I catch a new pb every month plus I been catchin some monster muskies! All my recent success is thanks to watching tactical bassin, learning about baits, when to use them as well as good strategies on how to apply them.

[williamgould]

I have boxes of top waters also, but the rebel popr is still one of my favorite all time top waters.the best budget bait out there

[kylemayer]

That small 13 navigator is my new go to. I tie my own feathered trebles and it walks so easy.

[Jaqob]

Should have known better than to go to BassPro before I watched the video! Great video. Thank for taking us all to school.

[jeswright]

This is amazing knowledge thank you! I'm starting my journey this spring and coming out the gate with these winners. I can't loose, seriously thank you !!

[johnnyweaver]

Love it when you talk about baits you get so excited & you do thorough job, I never caught a fish on the whopper plopper, I have the 110 bone color, I just gave up on it, glad that you have success with it!

[timeintheoutdoors]

Thank you for always having the link and size for your baits you use. Great content as always. Cheers and tight lines!

[jtotherog]

Dude Matt hearing you talk about the bluegill colored frog just gave me so much more confidence. Lol im a KY boy. Bluegill frogs are my #1 choice👌 Learned so much from yall over the years.

[beavisbrowne]

Wonderful presentation. You didn't mention my heddon torpedo😰😰😂

[Darkman-Fishing]

Fantastic video
Made me think about my top baits and colors.

Walking baits: Super spooks, Spook jr.
Rovers. Getting in to shower blows and wow.

Hard to find bait is my Balsa
Pro/Balsa Bull

Poppers: Rico and Rio Rico, Splash it and Mega bass. Pop max

Hard to find: Berkeley Frenzy popper

Colors are Bone, Shad and Chartreuse

I really enjoyed this thank you.