It's time to WAKE up! That's right, it's time to wake up to wake baits, the easiest topwater lures to use. Unlike walk-the-dog lures or poppers, wake baits don't require any fancy rod and reel action.

Though the official timeline is a bit hazy, many anglers point to the swimbait revolution of the early 2000s as the kick-off of modern glide baits. As the story goes, crafty Japanese bass anglers ...