02-13-2008, 05:52 PM
To "walk the dog" you just ned to twitch the bait with the proper cadence. It's exactly the same as dribbling a basketball or punching bag. With the proper cadence your line will fully swing to and fro in an "S" pattern. The faster you work it the straighter the S turns will be. I have my rod sidewaysdown at about a 45degree angle toward the water. After saying that you have to look at several factors. Water temp, Bait motion, and relative aggresivness. Also, some lakes are 'topwater lakes' and some aren't. 90 % of the time topwater baits are fished way too fast. That lure, just sitting there, rocking in the little wavelets is making all kinds of noise just from the hooks shifting on their rings and if the bait has a rattle...all the better. I have done really well by gluing some feathers on the sides of my Spooks. The bird effect is that the bass really try to kill it. This often results in an inhaled bait. If you don't jerk it away from them. The best topwater fisherman would excel at dry fly fishing because of his learned restraint. So unless the water is warm, the bait is jumping or the lake is a known 'walk the dog' lake, SLOW DOWN.
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