There's nothing more thrilling in the sport of bass fishing than watching a hell-bent largemouth clobber a topwater bait. Whether its a popper twitched subtly across a flat during the calm early ...

Companies have spawned seemingly every conceivable critter into a topwater bait—from frogs and rodents to flying mammals, birds, and even turtles. While some lures achieve instant notoriety for their ...

These were the bass baits—and mindset shifts—that defined my 2025 season and helped me catch more and bigger largemouth bass.

In today’s 7-24–25 edition of The Starting Spot: -One of the all time great bass pros and nicest guy you’ll ever meet, Shaw Grigsby has announced his retirement. -Shaye Baker makes the case that ...

Most of the new bass baits are revealed each year at ICAST in July. Though many of those baits aren't even available for purchase until the fall. This means we usually don't get to see what the newest ...

Catching fish on top-water lures can be so exciting that some anglers would rather catch one fish on a top-water than two or three down deep. Lures that splash and dance across the surface are ...

You already know there is no more exciting and satisfying way to catch a bass than with a topwater lure, but which one is best, when and where? The following list highlights the five most universally ...