Bass fishing with top water plugs is a fascinating experience. The explosiveness and excitement of the surface strike can unnerve even the most experienced angler. Bass first become vulnerable to surface lures when the water warms in the late springtime. Their activity level rises as the water temperatures rise. When the water temperature reaches 60 degrees, both smallmouth and largemouth move into the shallows looking for food and preparing to spawn.
Surface lures can take fish all day long, sometimes.
Bass rely on good ambush points, so always investigate stumps, trees and docks with your surface lures. Any small animal, like a frog, salamander or crayfish, are on the bass's menu, so use surface lures that emulate these animals. Whether you use wood or plastic surface lures, with bass being aggressive, you will have no doubt about the strike. This turns every trip into a memorable one. Outdoor problems are easy to exaggerate.