Topwater lures work on or just under the surface, so the take happens where you can see it. A frog or mouse floats over weed and cover, a popper spits water when you twitch it, and a prop bait churns with a spinning tail. We sell all four, and the specs below come from each listing.
What is a frog lure for?
A frog lure is shaped to be worked over weed beds and lily pads where other lures would snag. Ours is ABS plastic with a single hook and a tassel skirt, in twelve colours. Hollow-body frogs and soft frogs behave differently; ours is a hard-bodied plastic frog with a skirt.
How is a popper different from a prop bait?
A popper has a cupped, open mouth that pushes water and makes a pop when you twitch the rod. A prop bait has a small propeller blade that spins and churns on a straight retrieve. Our popper has an open mouth in six styles; our prop-tail lure is 9.5 cm with a spinning tail blade and three hooks.
When would I use a mouse lure?
A mouse lure is a surface lure with a long tail, worked slowly so it leaves a wake. Ours is ABS plastic with a single hook and a long tail, in pink, grey or green. Like the frog, it is built for fishing over and around cover rather than open water.
What about a jointed prop bait?
A jointed prop bait adds a hinged body to the propeller tail, so the lure swings as well as churns. Ours is ABS, 10.5 cm and 17 g, in two sections with a propeller tail, in five colours. It is the heaviest topwater we sell, which helps with casting distance.
Compare what we sell
| Product | What the listing says | In the box | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frog lure, ABS plastic | Body: ABS plasticSkirt: TasselColours: 12 | Frog lure: 1 | $8.99 |
| Popper lure with open mouth | Mouth: OpenHooks: reinforced trebleStyles: 6 | Popper lure: 1 | $10.99 |
| Mouse lure | Body: ABS plasticColours: 3Hook: 1 | Mouse lure: 1 | $8.99 |
| Tractor lure with spinning tail, 9.5 cm | Length: 9.5 cmHooks: 3Tail: Spinning blade | Lure: 1 | $10.99 |
| Jointed topwater prop bait, 10.5 cm, 17 g | Length: 10.5 cmWeight: 17 gMaterial: ABS | Prop bait lure: 1 | $11.99 |
| Popper fishing lure with rotating tail, 11 cm | Length: 11 cm (also 14 cm)Weight: 15 g (also 35 g)Tail: Rotating soft tail | Popper lure: 1 | $9.99 |
| Sinking pencil stick bait, 75 mm, 12 g | Length: 75 mm (also 65 and 90)Weight: 12 g (also 8.3 and 17)Action: Sinking | Pencil lure: 1 | $9.99 |
Questions people ask
Do topwater lures float?
Frogs, mice and poppers are surface lures by design. The listings do not state a buoyancy figure, so we do not quote one; the 17 g jointed prop bait is heavier than the others and casts further.
What hooks do they have?
The frog and mouse lures have a single hook; the prop-tail lure has three hooks. Treble hooks are sharp: handle them with care.
How many colours are there?
Twelve for the frog, six styles for the popper, three for the mouse, five patterns for the prop-tail lure and five for the jointed prop bait.
