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What water temps do you start throwing top water? #10706692 03/19/15 03:02 AM
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What water temps do you start throwing top water at? Just curious to see what different guys think


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Re: What water temps do you start throwing top water? [Re: ShallowWaterKing] #10706847 03/19/15 04:11 AM
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Re: What water temps do you start throwing top water? [Re: ShallowWaterKing] #10706883 03/19/15 04:29 AM
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I will throw them all year long if need be. There is always a hungry bass even in winter. But i don't actually gain confidence till at least high 50's to low 60's. Really depends on what topwater. Buzzbaits earlier in season, poppers and chuggers going into summer, buzzbaits and props again in fall.



Re: What water temps do you start throwing top water? [Re: ShallowWaterKing] #10707112 03/19/15 12:21 PM
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I've always waited until the water hit 70 or so but I've seen my dad catch em when the water was 55 or so.

Re: What water temps do you start throwing top water? [Re: ShallowWaterKing] #10707183 03/19/15 01:08 PM
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60+ and it's froggin time! And, other lesser top waters too i guess...lol


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Re: What water temps do you start throwing top water? [Re: ShallowWaterKing] #10707203 03/19/15 01:16 PM
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When I start seeing action on the water that warrants a top water. Partner thought I was crazy when I put a Spook on in February in 52 degree water. After back to back fish he started digging for his.
Will wait to 65 to make it my first cast bait.


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Re: What water temps do you start throwing top water? [Re: ShallowWaterKing] #10707254 03/19/15 01:30 PM
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When you start seeing fry, pull out the Yellow Magics!



Re: What water temps do you start throwing top water? [Re: Ken A.] #10707281 03/19/15 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted By: Ken A.
When you start seeing fry, pull out the Yellow Magics!




This is what I've been told and seen as well. Spawn / post spawn = top water.

So to answer the question...... mid 60s.


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Re: What water temps do you start throwing top water? [Re: JacksonBean] #10707539 03/19/15 02:55 PM
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low 60's but also what has been the weather trend warming/cooling. The lake I live on the frogs have been coming out of hiding and chiping/croaking on warmer nights. So I have thrown horny toads/ribbits with plently of bites and even managed to catch a couple. Poppers, buzz baits, devil horse have caught a few this month as well.

Re: What water temps do you start throwing top water? [Re: ShallowWaterKing] #10707570 03/19/15 03:05 PM
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Caught one on a frog yesterday at Waco. Water was about 60

Re: What water temps do you start throwing top water? [Re: ShallowWaterKing] #10707824 03/19/15 04:35 PM
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Mid 50's to low 60's is when I start.

Re: What water temps do you start throwing top water? [Re: ShallowWaterKing] #10707840 03/19/15 04:40 PM
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54 is when the buzzbait comes out to play.


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Re: What water temps do you start throwing top water? [Re: ShallowWaterKing] #10707911 03/19/15 05:09 PM
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low-mid 50's if it warrants I'll casually buzz a zoom horny toad, low 60's I'll start considering making more commotion with an actual buzz. I generally let fish activity dictate use of floating frogs or poppers and spook type baits, but they are not huge confidence baits for me and I feel like I draw less fish in with those presentations than with others in the arsenal unless the fish are clearly asking for it.

Re: What water temps do you start throwing top water? [Re: ShallowWaterKing] #10710070 03/20/15 12:52 PM
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60-65......if the fish are up shallow.....they'll hit a topwater......

Re: What water temps do you start throwing top water? [Re: ShallowWaterKing] #10710085 03/20/15 12:58 PM
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I don't have confidence throwing em until the water is in the 60s. A lot of ppl will throw them earlier but I just don't



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