Topwater weedless

Over the years, I’ve experimented with countless ways to create an effective weedless topwater lure, trying to strike the perfect balance between function and hook-up performance. One of the unavoidable side effects of most weedless lure designs is a reduced hook-up rate, but the trade-off is access to water you simply cannot fish with a standard setup. Thick weed, heavy lilies, dense cover… all the places where Bass love to hide.

This summer, I’ve taken a big step forward in my handmade fishing lures and custom lure development by designing a new weedless model specifically built for tough Australian conditions. This lure wiggles and crawls its way over, under, and around lily pads with ease. It skims across thick weed beds, slips through cover, and, best of all, still hooks fish on the pause.

The magic is in the setup: once the lure stops moving, the hook hangs freely beneath it, perfectly positioned and ready to pin an aggressive Australian Bass waiting in ambush. It’s a design that blends practicality, creativity, and years of timber lure making experience.

This weedless topwater creation has quickly become one of my favourite pieces of handcrafted fishing gear, especially when fishing heavy structure. To see it in action, check out the video on the Facebook page showing a real-world hook-up in thick, unforgiving weed, exactly the place this lure is built for.

More updates, design notes, and future refinements will be shared here as I continue exploring new approaches in lure design and producing innovative fishing lures Australia anglers can rely on.

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#LureMaking #BassFishing #AustralianBass #WeedlessLure #TopwaterFishing #CustomLures #HandmadeFishingLures #FishingAustralia #TimberLures #LureDesign #TackleCraft