Upper Potomac Photo Report - Topwater and Tubes

[DanMarino]

[Goody]

Nice healthy looking fish there.

[Berto]

Nice Job Tom!

[wedge]

Great report Tom, looking forward to hitting the upper Potomac with you in the near future.

[DanMarino]

Wedge, I'm off work on Thursday and Friday of this week and going to be fishing both days with Jr. if he doesn't lose all our paddles before then. You're welcome to tag along if the river conditions stay good.

[DanMarino]

New Favorite Topwater Lure

I am now a believer in Lucky Craft lures.

I've had little success with the Pointer 78 suspending jerk bait, but for Christmas my wife got me a Lucky Craft Waketail. It is like a Lucky Craft Sammy walk the dog lure, but with a spinning torpedo prop on the back end.

I caught an Upper Potomac largemouth on it right away and that 16 inch smallie killed the thing as it buzzed and popped behind a ledge. Another big smalie ate it later in the day, but came off. I'm a believer for sure and will be buying another 5 or 10 of these. I imagine that it will fish even better in clear water.

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[camelbird]

It's like an advanced torpedo... I almost bought one not too long ago.. Thanks I think I'm sold now... Nice work.. How's the river up your way? I fished riverbend Friday and it was still a good bit stained

[sparky1423]

The luckycraft 100sp "blue crack" out produced all my xraps on the susky flats this year. It was the perfect trolling lure, who knew. I am having a tough time fishing suspending jerkbaits in my kayak. When I was fishing smithwick rouges, I would always point my rod tip towards the water when I was quick ripping the bait and pausing. Sitting in the kayak, my rod tip is parallel at most to the water and I am afraid that is raising the bait out of the targeted water column. Maybe I am just over thinking!

By the way, I was looking for your son's paddle leash in the pics, LOL

[DanMarino]

We were not far from you camelbird. Water was stained and fishing good.