Best Walking Bait Line
Omnia collects thousands of detailed fishing reports from anglers across the country to power our local recommendations. Here are the top Line recommendations for using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique mentioned in fishing reports from anglers near you.
Sufix 832 Braid
$16.99 – $115.99

Reported by
adam
Monongahela River (PA)

Reported by
Doug Lezman
Croton Dam Pond (MI)
Doug Lezman reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and Sufix 832 Braid on Croton Dam Pond. Additional comments from this report: "smallmouth aggressively hitting walking top water of weed beds out on points"

Reported by
Timothy Skinnell
Smith Mountain Lake (VA)
Timothy Skinnell reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and Sufix 832 Braid on Smith Mountain Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Fished main lake points during the shad spawn be sure to parallel the bank an if you don't here any fish busting in 10min to move on to the next point"
PowerPro Spectra Braid
$18.50 – $22.50

Reported by
River Rat Fishing
Lake Maxinkuckee (IN)
River Rat Fishing reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and PowerPro Spectra Braid on Lake Maxinkuckee. Additional comments from this report: "I was walking the topwatrr down the sides of the docks.."

Reported by
Cjw
Izaak Walton League of America Lakes - Griffith Chapter (IN)
Cjw reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and PowerPro Spectra Braid on Izaak Walton League of America Lakes - Griffith Chapter. Additional comments from this report: "It was Hot day today close to 90 slick calm water with bluebird skies. I was trying to pitch some laydowns but was not successful.I noticed a lot of dragonflies landing on the water and a few blowups, so I tied on the hellraizer and started walking it past the lay downs and about the third cast it got hit hard. I was happy to at least not get skunked today."

Reported by
SGTROCK44
Pickwick Lake (AL)
SGTROCK44 reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and PowerPro Spectra Braid on Pickwick Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Finished the MLF Choo-Choo Division as the AOY for co-anglers. The bite was super tough on Pickwick but was able to get a key bite close to the dam in slack water on a Sexy Dog. Thank you to the whole MLF BFL staff for putting on 5 great events in the Choo-Choo division this year."
Seaguar Smackdown Braided Line
$31.99
Reported by
Omnia Community Member
Clear Fork Reservoir (OH)
Omnia Community Member reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and Seaguar Smackdown Braided Line on Clear Fork Reservoir. Additional comments from this report: "So far the line is holding up amazingly have not had a single issue with it"

Reported by
Dylan Teater
Lake Cumberland (KY)
Dylan Teater reported catching Spotted Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and Seaguar Smackdown Braided Line on Lake Cumberland. Additional comments from this report: "Throwing a walking bait around marina calling up big spots to hit on top helped me and my partner get a top 6 in our high school tournament Saturday."

Reported by
Sean Napier
Mountain Island Lake (NC)
Sean Napier reported catching Spotted Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and Seaguar Smackdown Braided Line on Mountain Island Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Spots were busting shad as the sun began to set. Used a Sexy Dawg Jr and Sammy to imitate the bait fish. Bass were eager to eat. Upgrade those hooks. Also dragged a Texas rigged senior around and got a last bite."
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adam reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and Sufix 832 Braid on Monongahela River . Additional comments from this report: "most of the shallow water is covered with a visible weed line and a topwater walking bait parallel to the line will call up largemouth and smallmouth. Jigs or texas rigs next to hard cover such as laydowns and docks also produced bites"