BassdozerStore.com: Heddon Baby Torpedo ~ World's Favorite Topwater Propbait

October 26, 2010

Heddon Baby Torpedo ~ World's Favorite Topwater Propbait

The Heddon Torpedo has been the world's number one selling, top-producing topwater lure for generations. In the USA, it's the baby Torpedo size that is often used, and it is especially deadly on smallmouth bass in deep, clear water situations. A slight surface ripple on thee water (as opposed to flat calm) often helps ensure success with this lure. The Torpedo's aerodynamic shape, along with its balance and weight, allow anglers to cast one like a bullet. Simply let the rings made by the initial splashdown subside, and many times a fish will hit before even turning the reel handle. On the retrieve, the Torpedo kind of rocks back and forth when fished with short, erratic twitches, and the prop spits and sputters, creating a whirring noise. You want to get a cadence going so not only the splashing tail, the whirring noise but aslso the lure's rhythmic body rolling movements attract fish. Always pause every few feet during the presentation, as that pause is often when fish strike. There are many variables that can all be altered to produce the winning retrieve for the day (such as how brief or long to pause, how far to reel it between pauses, how fast or slow to reel it, how soft or hard to twitch it, etc.). Listen to the fish, and they'll let you know when you have found the correct combination of winning actions with the Heddon Baby Torpedo.