The Best Top Water Lures for May on Guntersville

The Best Top Water Lures for May on Guntersville

There is no doubt that May can be one of the best top water months on Lake Guntersville, there are many reasons why this is the case, a lot of it has to do with the shad spawn as it always adds to the aggressiveness of the bass. Warmer water, post spawn feeding behavior all add to the reason May can be such a great top water month. The best of the top water lures has a lot to do with the lake conditions like the water temperature, grass coverage, the wind direction, cloud cover and of course the time of day. May is one of the most consistent months of the year for weather, although this year it has not been the case as we have inundated by weather changes this May, it will soon end and when it does the top water action will be fierce.

The most important keys to look for in May for top water activity are keys like sound, is there fish busting near bye, speed up your trolling motor and cover water as moving quickly gives you the ability to find bass that are feeding on top. Top water lures that allow you to cover water are the best like buzz baits or whopper floppers, the key is can you fish it around grass without being marred up in floating grass. These types of top water baits are the best for covering water, for aggressive shad spawn feeding bass, windy banks, schooling bass, and the overall post-spawn feeding cycles. Solid straight-line retrieves are the key to consistent success, working grass edges are not easy over grass but straight-line retrieves give the best chance at keeping the grass from gathering up on your bait.

When it is calm it presents a separate set of problems, this opens up the window for you to slow down using lures that you can pause like Pop-r’s especially around docks, walkways, seawalls, or over remaining shallow spawning pockets or blue gill beds. Long pauses in between movements are the key to success as they trigger big bites from fish guarding fry and looking for bait at the top of the water line. Remember bass feed upward and top water is the ideal way to get them to react!