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All seemed promising for a productive pond fishing outing, so my son and I grabbed baitcasters and a crankbait box and headed for a nearby pond

Ive gotten a few years out of these reels before they even started complaining a little

The small profile catches fish of all kinds, but if I want a slightly larger profile, I reach for the Cotton Cordell Boy Howdy

Add a few nail weights to increase the depth and speed the lure sinks

Popping & Gliding The most obvious time to throw topwater poppers is when fish are actively feeding on bunker schools, as they corral the schools and push them to the waters surface and then pummel the baitfish from below