Cumberland River (Clarksville area) 6 Sep 2013

[nomad60]

Finally, after I don’t know how many years of fishing, I caught fish on a topwater lure. I’m kind of ashamed to admit I’ve never caught a fish on topwater before today but in my own defense, as it were, I’ve never had the patience to fish topwater…I’d make a few casts and then lay the rod down and go with something I had confidence in. But I had recently bought a couple of the Duo Realis Popper 64's and I just got my new Revo MGX reel in so I wanted to test both the reel and the new lure. I’m happy to say that the Revo MGX is the most smooth-casting reel I have ever used (Even better than my Daiwa Sol, something I never thought I'd say). They claim that popper weighs .033 oz. but it sure feels a lot lighter than that…and with that MGX reel, I was able to throw it a long, long way with no problems, even into a light wind.

The fish were biting from the time I started till the fog lifted and the sun hit the water…then the bite absolutely died. I tried almost everything in my tackle bag but at around 8 or so, the fish developed lockjaw…I hung around for a while longer and then headed home around 10 (day off = honey do's :)). The Cumberland still has lots of debris floating in it; water was pretty stained and water temps ranged from 76 -78. The spotted bass in pic 2084 was caught on a Ultra Vibe Speed Craw, the other 3 were caught on that topwater lure.

[commdd]

good report and photos... nothing like fall (or begining of) and topwater..if you have never through a buzzbait you should give it a try.

[MNfisher]

Great report and great fish! Are you addicted to top water yet??

[nomad60]

good report and photos... nothing like fall (or begining of) and topwater..if you have never through a buzzbait you should give it a try.

I have thrown a buzzbait...for like 3 or 4 casts each time. Then it was right back to Senkos, crankbaits or jigs ;)

[nomad60]

Are you addicted to top water yet??

LOL, not quite yet...for all I know, this morning was a fluke ;). To be honest, I had no idea what I was doing. I just cast out, and played with various retrieve methods/speeds and no one was more surprised than I when that first bass came up and swallowed the lure.

[sbrison]

Nice fish nomad and much better job not showing the honey hole areas in your picture backgrounds. :)

x2 on the buzz bait. You will be addicted soon enough if you ever get into them good on that.

[Reel Tune]

Congratulations on your topwater fish. I prefer topwater (frogs) over any other type of fishing, but it has to be there to use the technique. Congratulations on the new reel, I've heard a lot of good reviews about the MGX over the past year or so.

[nomad60]

Nice fish nomad and much better job not showing the honey hole areas in your picture backgrounds. :)

x2 on the buzz bait. You will be addicted soon enough if you ever get into them good on that.

LOL...you know, I rarely fish more than 1/2 a mile from the marina. Most of the fish I post on here are caught within a pretty small area...I try to fish the places others pass up (mostly because I like my solitude) and so far, I've had pretty decent luck. I'll have to stick with a buzzbait for more than 3 or 4 casts sometime soon.

Congratulations on your topwater fish. I prefer topwater (frogs) over any other type of fishing, but it has to be there to use the technique. Congratulations on the new reel, I've heard a lot of good reviews about the MGX over the past year or so.

I have tried frogs as well but like other topwater baits, I never had any luck. I got the reel for a decent price; I joined Promotive and by working for the government, I got 30% off...otherwise I would have never bought it.

[Alphahawk]

Nice looking fish. Good report. Top water is something else. I spent two weeks driving 200 miles round trip just to catch a few. Very addictive. It should get much better in the coming weeks.

Regards

[Halli]

Nice 19 incher!

I want to fish dyers creek area this fall I really like the difference in water compared to Old Hickory.

[creekcrappie]

I have thrown a buzzbait...for like 3 or 4 casts each time. Then it was right back to Senkos, crankbaits or jigs ;)

Yeah, you definitely need to give the buzzbait a try, I like them better than other top waters.