Best Walking Bait Rod
Omnia collects thousands of detailed fishing reports from anglers across the country to power our local recommendations. Here are the top Rods recommendations for using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique mentioned in fishing reports from anglers near you.
Dobyns Rods Fury Casting Rods
$149.99 – $159.99

Reported by
Alex Nambo
Round Lake (IL)

Reported by
Will J
Lake Lanier (GA)
Will J reported catching Spotted Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and Dobyns Rods Fury Casting Rods on Lake Lanier. Additional comments from this report: "Throwing around cover in the shade was key. Lay downs and brush piles in the shad right up on the bank and throwing uptight to boat dock and boat houses in the heavily shaded sides and where dock floats and boat at the dock meet. "

Reported by
Bmorris07
Clarks Hill Reservoir (GA, SC)
Bmorris07 reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and Dobyns Rods Fury Casting Rods on Clarks Hill Reservoir. Additional comments from this report: "Targeting schooling fish off main lake humps and points. They are slowly starting to school and come off the brush for topwater. "
St. Croix Mojo Bass Casting Rods - EOL
$150.00

Reported by
STEVE OUELLETTE
Douglas Lake (TN)
STEVE OUELLETTE reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and St. Croix Mojo Bass Casting Rods - EOL on Douglas Lake . Additional comments from this report: "Fished the BFL as a co-angler out of Dandridge. We started close to the ramp sitting in 20 to 30 feet of water. My Boater was live scoping fish so I was fan casting to busting fish in the back with the Shower blow. Caught my 1st keeper on my second cast. Had 3 others miss my bait so followed up with a Caffeine shad which they would hit on the fall. Caught my second keeper burning a Strike King Hybrid hunter through schooling fish. Ended the day with 3 keepers and caught Several smallmouths on topwater."

Reported by
Omnia Fishing
Cecil M Harden Lake (IN)
Omnia Fishing reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and St. Croix Mojo Bass Casting Rods - EOL on Cecil M Harden Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Look for steep ledges close to shore where a bass could ambush bait fish. Keep on the lookout for shad busting indicating activity. Make long casts and walk the bait at a rapid pace. "

Reported by
Timothy Skinnell
Smith Mountain Lake (VA)
Timothy Skinnell reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and St. Croix Mojo Bass Casting Rods - EOL 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"
Dobyns Rods Champion XP Crankbait Rods
$259.99 – $289.99

Reported by
Bmorris07
Lake Hartwell (GA, SC)
Bmorris07 reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and Dobyns Rods Champion XP Crankbait Rods on Lake Hartwell. Additional comments from this report: "Fish are really spread out and not schooling much. Generally waited for them to fire up before making a cast, and were not really relating to anything other than bait. "

Reported by
Tom Smith
Canadice Lake (NY)
Tom Smith reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and Dobyns Rods Champion XP Crankbait Rods on Canadice Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Throwing over submerged vegetation in 3-6 feet of water. Walk for several feet, pause. Typically they were hitting on the pause. North end of the lake, about 300 yards up from the boat launch. "

Reported by
petespratte_fishing
Lake Pepin (MN, WI)
petespratte_fishing reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and Dobyns Rods Champion XP Crankbait Rods on Lake Pepin. Additional comments from this report: "Fall is in the air! Colder mornings here, fish have split off off weedlines and moved to hard structure (rock, drop-offs, and wood) covered lots of water with the Strike King Sexy Dawg and other moving baits imitating shad! "
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Alex Nambo reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Walking) technique and Dobyns Rods Fury Casting Rods on Round Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Offshore fishing submerged grass with topwater middle of day got repeated bites. All fish within a 30 min feeding frenzy. All good size and plenty fat for a summer time fish. "