Water temps and topwaters????

Alright I want some opinions on this, as it is a highly debated topic. At what temps do you guys not consider using a topwater bait? For me I loose all confindence in walkers, chuggers, and the likes below 55 degree water. I've had a decent days with buzzbaits when the water was in the low 50's in the spring but it's rare. I find the sweet spot for me is when water gets above 60 degrees and them my confidence goes way up. I'm basically talking about big lake fishing and for bass, but would like to hear any of your thoughts and experiences. Let's here it..........

35 views and not one opinion? Wow maybe it was a stupid question, lol.

I am a confessed Zara Spook-aholic. I'll almost always have one tied on if the water temp is over 50 degrees. I have been told by a much better angler than me that his cutoff for topwaters is 50 degrees.

My personal experience has been, 55 degrees and the water warming up from 50 is much better than 55 degrees and the water cooling down from 60.

i am not a top water fan, except for two times a year, spring and fall when the water is btwn 55-60 with this year being an exception on barkley when there was a top water bite in early december with water temps around 48-50

[quote=mhall;313972]35 views and not one opinion? Wow maybe it was a stupid question, lol.[/quote]

Mark are you waiting for me to answer this lol lol :D

i'll try it when on a warm up in spring from 48 on up.in the fall back down to 48.if it has been warm say in the 50's and a cold snap drops it i usually opt for the spinnerbait slow rolled.honestly i saw 2 guys throwing a buzz when there was ice on the edges,could have been just trying to fool someone.

I usually don't throw any top water lures until after the water hits a magic 53 degree's for me. Just seems that's the perfect temp to catch them feeding up to prepare for the spawn and for the winter cold temps....

With the water being so clear and the fish being spooky this time of year-I would say some very long cast would be in order an moving the bait very slow will be a key to some action--i have seen some blow ups on top when the water was brr cold-- gl to us all :)

Thanks fellas sounds like everybody here pretty much does what I do, and even the temp swings up and down scale are about the same. Thought maybe Dave Stewart might chime in on this one. I'll keep doing what I've been doing, sounds about right, I was hopeing I was missing something and you guys were going to edumacate me.

Had to chime in here...I agree with the opinions but we had a weird day on Cedar Creek years ago maybe a year after it was opened? Anyway, I think it was in March and the water temps were in the low 40's maybe even high 30's. My buddy was tossing a spook into water that was a foot or so and started catching bass while we were throwing tubes so before long I changed and caught a few myself. I know it's a fluke to get into fish like that but man what a bonus and I'll take that anytime!:)

I prefer mid 60s, and the peak of my topwater bite in the lower 70s.

I did hook a 3# sm on Cland one winter when the water temp was 41. Thought some stripers were on the surface, and threw a spook at them and hung the sm. Came off at the boat though.

The thought is that when the water is cold under 50 degrees, that the fish are too sluggish to be caught on a top water. Well some of my best days fishing a buzzbait have been in under 50 degree water. Many who fish buzzbaits fish WAY to fast. If we have a bright sunny day or maybe a short warming spell, I will fish a buzz bait all day around rocks. You just have to slow down the bait. Fish will feed year round and will hit a top water, in the winter, they just don't want it moving a fast as in warmer water. When it's snowing is a really good time to fish a buzzbait..opps well that secret is out now. But one thing is for sure they won't hit what they are not given a chance to. Throw a buzzbait, and you will be surprised..