do not have confidence in their topwater baits
except in those classic calm, lowlight or early/
late in the day periods when the waters seem
to scream for surface commotion!
“That’s good for me,” says Zell, who has been
known to surprise bass and competitor alike
with a topwater trophy at mid-day.
Zell fishes topwaters in all four seasons, too,
though he tends to begin with water temps in
the upper 40s. And he really gets serious when