Best Prop Bait Reel
Omnia collects thousands of detailed fishing reports from anglers across the country to power our local recommendations. Here are the top Reels recommendations for using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique mentioned in fishing reports from anglers near you.
Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel
$304.99

Reported by
Omnia Fishing
Chatuge Lake (GA, NC)

Reported by
Serious Angler Network
Susquehanna River (PA)
Serious Angler Network reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on Susquehanna River . Additional comments from this report: "Hit all the stagnant water with the big choppo!"

Reported by
The Chub King
Eaton Reservoir (NY)
The Chub King reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on Eaton Reservoir. Additional comments from this report: "Topwater bite was good early in the morning. A little cloud cover and very light wind. bringing the plopper right across the tallest grass or grass lines if the grass was too high to bring it right over the top. Same story as my last report though nothing big, and that includes a pair of fish on a baitsanity explorer gill glide bait that topped out at 2lbs if I was lucky. Once the sun came up the wind picked up and the topwater slowed significantly, then when the wind went calm it died completely by about 10AM. Then I switched up to the Texas rigged roboworm on a drop shot and went for deep grass and found a lot of small ones. A fun day with 25 fish in about 4 hours but a big five bag that may have broke double digits."
Daiwa Tatula SV TW103 Casting Reel - EOL
$209.99

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River Rat Fishing
Lake Maxinkuckee (IN)
River Rat Fishing reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique and Daiwa Tatula SV TW103 Casting Reel - EOL on Lake Maxinkuckee. Additional comments from this report: "Water temp was 70 air temp 76 water clarity 6-8 ft. Overcast skies with spots of rain. I caught 4 smallmouth on the nishine abino and about 2 or on the jackhammer, and 5 or so drop shotting the flatworm "

Reported by
Tyler Duncan
Lake Tranquility (IL)
Tyler Duncan reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique and Daiwa Tatula SV TW103 Casting Reel - EOL on Lake Tranquility. Additional comments from this report: "Slow retrieval over grass, parallel to the bank, and across points. Intermittent pauses has got me couple additional strikes. "

Reported by
Metro_Mallard
Upper Prior Lake (MN)
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. "
Shimano SLX DC Casting Reel
$224.99
Reported by
WadeTn81
Norris Lake (TN)
WadeTn81 reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique and Shimano SLX DC Casting Reel on Norris Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Fishing rock piles off bank got some good hits on the whopper plopper. Caught this fish on the second cast of the morning."

Reported by
Cjw
Izaak Walton League of America Lakes - Griffith Chapter (IN)
Cjw reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique and Shimano SLX DC Casting Reel on Izaak Walton League of America Lakes - Griffith Chapter. Additional comments from this report: "I was fishing a choppo over some grass and got a bite."
Reported by
Matthew Fong
California Delta (CA)
Matthew Fong reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique and Shimano SLX DC Casting Reel on California Delta. Additional comments from this report: "Summer is here and the vegetation is growing. During high tide there was submerged vegetation and the river2sea whopper plopper was the best bait for the occasion. "
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Omnia Fishing reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Prop) technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on Chatuge Lake. Additional comments from this report: "These fish have been tough to dial in lately. Best results have come fishing secondary and main lake points with a topwater. Working a Zara Spook really fast has been the trick for me. Following up with an underspin."