![]() When the popper lands on the water, your head and body should be facing the lure with legs spread wide in a staggered a bit to offer the most stability. How to use: Possibly the most versatile popper of the bunch as you can impart multiple popping noises on the surface depending on how you impart action on the rod.Ĭast your popper out to the desired target and place your rod’s butt in the gimbal. Maximum water splash forward and upward is the goal of the design and these poppers achieve this splash any day of the week.Īpart from the big commotion it causes on the surface, the splash adds more drama to the scene once the water chucked upwards and to the sides land on the surface in big droplets, creating a “predator attacking a bait ball” effect. This creates water drag but allows the water to escape to the sides of the face easily, creating a cascading splash effect 360 degrees around the poppers face. ![]() The cups on the faces will be wide and flared out to the sides. (We won’t touch on the pencil poppers as they have a totally different action and can be categorized as a general topwater lure rather than a popping specific lure.) We will also discuss how to impart action on each of them to achieve the most desirable effect. There are a lot of popper designs out there but we’ll focus on the 3 most popular designs that are a must-have in your tackle bag when heading out big game saltwater popping. You can place additional focus on one of the stages but cannot perform a good “pop” without one action missing. Three stages – the pull, the sweep and the pause. This is the play by play called out by the commentators when you are working a popper. ![]() The commotion under the water or the bubble trail is the water turbulence caused by the fast swimming predator’s tail and body, what we will call “the sweep” of the stroke.Īfter the hit, the bait just sitting there, or pieces of it on the surface – is the pause between pops, and where you’ll most likely get a big hit. The head down to the flanks of the fish are partially out of the water – this is the start of your stroke on the popper or “the pull”. This surface turbulence or when the water attempts to escape the “cup” as it is being forcefully pushed away is what a lot of pelagic and reef species create when they chase down prey on the surface. A strong pull towards you will cause the popper to “push” water in front of it creating surface turbulence. The popper is made with a cupped face where you attach your leader to, thus creating a lot of pressure due to water tension or drag. Have you ever seen a GT or any other predator hit a fish on the surface and been able to see what happens to the other parts of the bait fish that’s left? Let’s break down the stages of the hit and correlate this to the action of a popper. In this article, we will talk about why a popper works, what you should look for when purchasing a popper, different kinds of popper designs and how to work your poppers in different weather conditions. Ever wondered why predatory fish aggressively take a noisy popper off the surface? Why this fishing technique is touted as the most popular when chasing some of the hardest fighting fish in the planet?
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