Like any technique, depends on what you are fishing around. Open water or thick cover/grass. Lately I’ve been fishing around thick hydrilla with a spook and braid and a stiffer heavier rod is necessary, otherwise, they get you bogged down in the grass. Same set up is not necessary in more open water. I’m using a Power Tackle pg 104 or FB4 around the grass.
I’ve been throwing one until the cows came home, no bites for me. What color were you having luck with at this thick hydrilla lake? Slow walking or faster? I had a few hit a buzzbait, but that was the only topwater I could get bit on.