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| hey guys. With so many surface baits on the market today (that cost alot), i dont want to spend too much on surface baits. What is your top 5 surface lures? if you know the color off hand please mention tht as well. thanks |
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Posts: 1405
Location: Detroit River | Not in any particular order because I like them all.
Poe's Havana Jack Jackpot - sucker
Poe's Giant Jackpot - blue/silver
Whopper Plopper - Red Horse
Top Raider - firetiger
Lee's Water Chopper -black/firetail
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Posts: 265
Location: Manitowish Waters WI | Jackpot, jackpot, jackpot, jackpot, top raider. Loon pattern and black jackpot |
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Posts: 313
Location: Bemidji, Lake Vermilion | Hawg Wobbler, Pacemaker, Locomotive, Low Rider, Stillwater. All black all the time. |
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Posts: 719
| Musky Buster Top Walker. |
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Posts: 682
Location: Sycamore, IL | Jackpot/black and orange
Weagle/black
nimmer swimmer/ bull frog
Whopper plopper/red horse
Hi fin creeper/ black
These are the lures that I bring along...i have also had success on the large spro bass frog when the muskies are deep in the slop!
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Location: MN | Lots of good ones out there but here are my five, no particular order:
Weagle - Black
Hawg Wobbler - Black
Lowrider - Orange Tiger?
Pacemaker - Purple, Black
Topraider - Orange Tail/Black Body
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Posts: 625
Location: S.W. WI | TopRaider........Blackbird
9" Doc.............Black
LOW Rider........Black/Chartruess
TopWalker.......blk/chart
Big Game Surface twitch.......any color
-Jon |
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Posts: 1290
Location: WI | Pacemaker, Creeptonite, Headbanger, Lee's Chopper, Weagle. Most of my topwaters are black or orange. |
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Posts: 175
Location: Tonka, MN | Raider, raider, raider, raider, raided |
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Posts: 2019
| Love Topwater!, was just sorting them earlier this week - i own 87 topwater baits, good lord...anyway my 5 best producers recently:
1) Weagle
2) Lee's Chopper
3) Top Raider
4) Lee's Fish Stick HD
5) Wood Pacemaker (large)
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Posts: 670
Location: Twin Cities, MN | Original Lelure water thumper - perch
Lee's Chopper - black
Nimmer Prop Dog - black / yellow
Top Walker - blk/white
Marketti Globe - Yellow/Black
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Posts: 443
Location: Indiana | Cady weagle in fire crappie
topraider in baby loon
pacemaker, custom painted in white crappie |
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| topper stopper
muskie Freak
topraider
jackpot
whopper plopper
all black |
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| Ain't no expert, but these are the ones in the box:
Topraider, blackbird and bullfrog
Baby Doc, loon and perch
Poe's Awaker, black with a touch of orange |
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Posts: 1224
Location: Okoboji | DirdyB. Custom iridecsent green/black |
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Posts: 292
Location: SW MI | Topraider- Baby Loon
Top H2O- Black
Weagle- Cisco or black
Creepenstein- Black
Doc- Loon |
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Posts: 547
Location: Oshkosh | Lee Lures Chopper- Black
10 in Weagle- Black
Lee Lures Top H2O HD- Loon
BS Willy Globe- Frog
Lee Lures Creepshow- Frog
Peter |
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Posts: 286
Location: VA | Nimmer Prop Dog Plus Frog
Low Rider Black
Musky Town Tackle Hog Head Gold fish
Rylure Chattertail Frog
Lee Lures Chopper HD Fire Tiger
Works for me. |
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| 5.) hawg wobbler- loon
4.) topraider- baby mallard
3.) bucher buzzbait- black
2.) hi fin creeper- black
1.) Gopher Musky Duckling- Cinnamon Green Head (Its expensive and uncommon but its great)... Anybody else use that?
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| 5.) hawg wobbler- loon
4.) topraider- baby mallard
3.) bucher buzzbait- black
2.) hi fin creeper- black
1.) Gopher Musky Duckling- Cinnamon Green Head (Its expensive and uncommon but its great)... Anybody else use that?
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| Top Raider
Weagle or One-Eyed Willy
I own others, but give me those and I'm set.
Others: Top Walker (if you can keep the line twist down), wooden Pacemaker, Hawg Wobbler. |
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Posts: 753
| Pace Maker
Psycho Sister
Whopper Plopper
Weagle
Dirdy B (Only had it for 8 weeks last year it was Money!!) |
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Posts: 947
| Hawg wobbler
One Eyed Willy JR
Top raider
B.S. Willy Creeper
B.S Willy Globe
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com |
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Location: Des Moines IA | 10 in Weagle
Weagle
Top Raider
Small wood Pacemaker with the "Big Hook" modification
Chopper |
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Posts: 309
Location: Elgin IL | This should do it...maybe add a globe
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Posts: 833
| kodiak - 2/12/2012 9:13 AM
DirdyB. Custom iridecsent green/black
I will second this. The Big Mama Topwaters are just awesome.
Also like my cheeto pacemaker. |
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| for me, used to be:
topraider, whopper plopper, weagle, homewrecker, lac suel twin turbo
but now, only use thru wire on the prop's (don't ask!), so...
crusader swapped out with topraider tail, koolkat whackker, xps wheel n deal, homewrecker, weagle |
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Posts: 2037
Location: lansing, il | One Eyed Willy
Pacemaker
H20
Whopper Plopper
FB Outdoors Snub Nose.
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Location: Green Bay | Jackpot black and orange
Low Rider black
Homewrecker black
Topraider frog
Creeper black |
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Posts: 32892
Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Weagle any color
Top Raider and color
Topper Stopper any color
Snodlo any color
Violent Strike Magnum Buzzer Color depends on the sky. More of this lure is under the surface. |
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Posts: 897
| Top Raider, Super Top Raider, Pacemaker, 10" Weagle, Hawg Wobbler, maybe throw in a creeper but usually the Hawg wobbler will catch those fish
All black or mostly black |
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Location: Contrarian Island | Lee's Chopper
Wolly Pog
Rylure Creepers
Fish Stick
One Eye Willy
80% of my topwaters are Loon pattern...luv it. |
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| Black Tin Head |
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Posts: 501
Location: S.Wisconsin | Wick creeper
Chopper
Wick flaptail
One eye willie
My own |
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| Wood magnum "pacemaker"
Trueglide "Heckler"old version is my go to bait . Don't know about the new one yet.
Snodlo
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Posts: 1169
Location: New Hope MN | Musky Buster Super humper |
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| Guest - 2/14/2012 5:33 PM
for me, used to be:
topraider, whopper plopper, weagle, homewrecker, lac suel twin turbo
but now, only use thru wire on the prop's (don't ask!), so...
crusader swapped out with topraider tail, koolkat whackker, xps wheel n deal, homewrecker, weagle
ditto...and you're right, don't ask why they have to be thru wire!! |
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Posts: 15
Location: East Central WI | Anything black
Topraider
Weagle
Hawg Wobbler
Tallywacker, with the rear hook upsized and shrink tubing. |
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Posts: 620
Location: Seymour, WI | Hawg Wobbler
Pace Maker
Top Walker
Weagle
Top Raider |
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Posts: 134
| Hawg Wobbler - especially second day of a cold front -Black
Weagle -Black
Whopper Plopper - Loon
HiFinn Creeper - Black
Top Raider - Black |
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Posts: 134
| Hawg Wobbler - especially second day of a cold front -Black
Weagle -Black
Whopper Plopper - Loon
HiFinn Creeper - Black
Top Raider - Black |
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Posts: 2277
Location: SE, WI. | J. Wick Creeper...drop spreaders Headbanger JDsplasher...flaptail Old Lelure globe Mag Hog Wobbler Colors ; Black, Black/Orange, Black/Chartreuse! |
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Posts: 134
| Hawg Wobbler - especially second day of a cold front -Black
Weagle -Black
Whopper Plopper - Loon
HiFinn Creeper - Black
Top Raider - Black |
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Posts: 574
| Chopper
One Eyed Willy (mostly Jr)
Fish Stick HD
H2o or Hawg wobbler
LOWrider
Loon, black & firetiger |
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Posts: 136
Location: Chicago | bulged bucktail, globe, tailprop,creeper,WTD and black seems to reign supreme |
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