Simply use an old-fashioned straight shank worm hook. Thread a castable unweighted soft plastic like a Senko or Fat Boy onto it, and leave the hook bend and point totally exposed. You may want to pull the eye of the hook back into the plastic, and lock it on with the tip of a toothpick broken off though the eye. Use willows for maximum reflection, and try a fire tiger skirt for obvious visibility. Sixth, go lipless in any and all topwater scenarios.
Most natural baits are of similar sizes.
They cast like bottle rockets launched at breaking fish, and cover water faster than all of the above-mentioned lures. Just keep your arm in its socket. In most topside scenarios in the fall, all the above baits can be worked faster than at other times of the year. Now, faster doesn't mean splashier or crazier. It just means faster, which can often trigger autumn bass prowling the edge - on top.