Pencil poppers, chuggers, torpedoes... topwater lures can bring some of the most exciting inshore fishing. There's no greater thrill than when a striper or bluefish smashes one of these on the surface.
Today Kevin Blinkoff of On The Water magazine gives us a primer on topwater lures, the basic types, and why fish respond to them. And we round up the week's local fishing action. Give a listen.