Largemouth bass ate the Whopper Plopper like it was good. I don't expect to catch bass on topwater lures this late in the spring, especially on bright, hot, sunny days, but I brought a few anyway. If ...

A Whopper Plopper gurgles across the placid, sky-reflecting surface of the Wapsipinicon River on Monday evening. (Orlan Love/correspondent) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles ...

I'll bet the topwater bite is always hot in heaven. Be it for trout, amberjack or marlin, a hot topwater bite is one of the most thrilling sensations to be had in the outdoors. It was stellar Friday ...

Whopper Plopper, Pop-R, Bang-O lure and buzzbait are the four topwater lures I most commonly throw. Use the Plopper when a quick retrieve is called for. The Pop-R can be brought back quickly but works ...

I have been told that the lures I have talked about so far have been primarily ones that are newer. I got one letter that said, “What’s the deal Sarley, you dinosaur? Haven’t you bought any lures in ...