Topwater Stats for Bass Fishing

7K reports • 3K anglers

Nothing quite beats a good topwater bite, and the summertime is widely considered the best time to use various topwater lures. The data shows this trend, as topwater baits only account for around 2% of fish caught during the winter months but a whopping 13% of fish caught during the summer.

Here are stats for the topwater based on real bass fishing reports collected by Basscademy:

Here are the top topwater products and colors used to catch bass:

Rank	Product	Color

3	River2Sea Whopper Plopper 190	Black
4	Pad Crasher	Perch
5	Larry Dahlberg Series Rattling Whopper Plopper	Leopard Frog

Seasonal Stats

Bait effectiveness changes with the seasons. Here's a look at the number of "fish caught per angler" for the topwater in each month:

Species Stats

We can also drill down into the effectiveness of the topwater on a per species basis, and examine just how effective the bait is when targeting different types of bass: