Hi I am not good at top water fishing so my question is for lake Palestine what technique should I practice most a walk the dog bait a poper or a prop bait

First thought with all the muddy run off would be a buzz bait

Top water fishing is about trial and error. Start with a bait and color you have the most confidence in and experiment. My rule of thumb is the clearer the water the more subtle the bait and clearer more translucence colors- baits you can walk the dog do well here, as the clarity lessens go to noisier baits- poppers and slush baits with more flash or color. I personally have never did very well using top water baits in really muddy water. The buzz bait selection here is a great choice.

i like spooks, sammys, buzzbaits for covering water. Particularly on windy days. i'll start with a spook and switch to a buzzbait if I'm not having much luck, or if the water is off-colored.

I use poppers and prop baits for working cover, casting past specific targets. Generally on calmer days, or in the morning/evening.

Frogs, for fishing grass and pads.

I'm have no confidence in any top water bait right now so I don't fish them much the only top water bait I do like is the top toad frog bait all I do is cast it and real it in slow and it's did well for me this summer in my unkels pond

Most of the time I am throwing a buzzbait or a frog, but I also carry poppers and jitterbugs as well.

I am fishing windy banks near Henderson throwing buzz baits and they are crushing them.
Caught a 9 1/2 this morning on one. Not sure how to post picture. (New to this)

Throw a whopper plopper. It's a top water with the best of the buzz and prop together in one.

But also remember, sometimes the fish don't read the book on what they are supposed to do. I was fishing with a guy several years ago and we were in very clear water with scattered grass. He tied on a 200 series Devil's Horse and I thought there was no way he would catch a fish on it. And then when he started to work it, he gave it a heckuva jerk and made an awful fuss. Bottom line, I went to school that morning. Sometimes, you have to think outside the box with any lures/presentations, even topwaters.

Thanks for all the advice guys I might try a buzz bait I have some I just never use them