07-17-2002, 12:23 PM
Actually, I didn't see a big difference using anything. Tom was using a 3" shad colored pencil popper, Glen was using a larger zara spook, using a "walk the dog" action that really work good. I don't recall the color he was using. I was using a shad/perch colored Rebel Pop-r about 2 1/2" long using a fast popping action across the top. That also worked outstanding. We tried using curly tailed grubs at first and couldn't get the strikes. When we switched to the top water stuff, the number of strikes went through the roof! Bottom line, everything we used worked. I do know one thing, I would have a rod set up and ready to go with top water gear or have the top water lures within easy reach. You never know when the surface bite is going to go wide open! <br><br>