Best Prop Bait Reel

The Gator Guy From MNKFA reported catching Northern Pike using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on Rush Lake. Additional comments from this report: "The pike were dialed in on the Whopper Plopper 90 Bone color. I had 2 hours of PIKE MAYHEM! Incredible strikes and fish jumping out of the water at the lure. After 2 hours of being pounded by pike, the lure was missing 5 out 6 hooks. I switched up to a perch color whopper plopper and the action died off. "

Hobie_Joey reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on Elk Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Threw the whopper plopper at the mouth of the River and the smallie blew up on the topwater. "

TouFue Moua reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on Silver Lake. Additional comments from this report: "You have large mouth and small mouth in this lake, find any rocky shoreline and you'll be sure to catch smallies. Find any vegetation and you'll be sure to catch large mouth. Went out on Father's day and was able to catch both species on different technique. Was using a senko skipping it under tight cover right up to the shoreline, chatter bait tossing them under docks, swim jigs fishing in a grassy flat, and frogging over submerge vegetation. "

Metro_Mallard reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique and Daiwa Tatula SV TW103 Casting Reel - EOL on Upper Prior Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Running a Chappo over laydowns got my biggest bites but also caught numbers throwing a wacky rig senko near shady areas with Lilly pads. "

Simi reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique and Daiwa Tatula SV TW103 Casting Reel - EOL on Clearwater Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Fish the reed islands that have a drop off from 2 to 3 feet to over 20 feet deep. Fish were coming up off the ledge hitting top water baits. Lots of 2 to 4 pound fish. Buzz Baits, Spooks and Whopper Ploppers all fired up the fish."

Cliff BUCK reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique and Daiwa Tatula SV TW103 Casting Reel - EOL on Lake Koronis. Additional comments from this report: "Cloudy all day gave up the Texas rig for topwater. Caught a lot of different species while targeting bass. Caught more fish then I could count. Heavy grassy areas off points, the topwater action was solid. "

Jim Hickey reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique and Lew's Speed Spool LFS Casting Reel - EOL on Opechee Bay Reservoir. Additional comments from this report: "Spring bank outing targeting smallmouth cruising the shallows feeding on perch and minnows while prepping to spawn. Cast #90 Perch WP over top of secondary point with scattered chunk rock to entice 3 smallmouth into striking while working WP with a steady, medium-speed retrieve."

Paul reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique and Lew's Speed Spool LFS Casting Reel - EOL on Mississippi River (Monticello to St. Cloud). Additional comments from this report: "Actually, Mississippi River fishing was in Stearns County near Sartell"

Scott Clark reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique and Lew's Speed Spool LFS Casting Reel - EOL on Stony Lake. Additional comments from this report: "At Dawn and Dusk work a topwater along the shore and weeds."