If you don’t know how to fish with poppers and get the most from these lures, now’s the perfect time to learn, as the topwater bite is in full swing and will stay good through summer and into fall.

You have to fish moving water slightly different for smallmouths, but rivers are typically less pressured and the bass put up a better fight.

Top water bass fishing is hard to beat especially when a big fish explodes on a popper lure. Watch this exciting strike and see why surface fishing is one of the most thrilling ways to catch bass.

Topwater strikes are the ultimate thrill in fishing, and summer is a great time to master the craft of topwater fishing.

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