Did You STOP Fishing TOPWATER Poppers?

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The topwater popper is a Lure that we have all fished at one point in time, but a lot of us have stopped fishing it. However, it still works great!
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With the evolution of topwaters and so many different type of topwaters being thrown, it seems that a lot of people have stopped throwing a popper.
With that being said I still believe that poppers are one of the best lures that you can use to catch a bass and there are times when they are the only topwaters that a bass will eat.
A couple of big things to remember when fishing a topwater popper is how you work the bait and the speed at which you work the lure.
There are times when the bass want you to work that topwater extremely fast and there are times when they want it extremely slow. One of the best things that you can do is just experiment with the cadence of the lure until you start getting bit!
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@BassFishingHQ 2 года назад

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@joegrande4848 2 года назад

I never fished a popper. Not sure about buying one because I have more fishing gear than I know what to do with. I've had equipment to fish a Carolina rig that I never used but for the 1st time I'm going to use

@Oldbasshole 2 года назад

Storm Chugbug has been my favorite topwater bait for 20 years now !! Gets a good “bloop” on slack line a great splash on tight and they’re crazy easy to walk ! The species of bass you’re targeting also plays a roll in presentation. The smallies seem to react better to a big splash but largies seem to prefer the bloop or walk ( at least where I’m fishing ) Great content as always ! Love these videos

@joegrande4848 Год назад

Yes because the kvd splash can imitate a bluegill when it makes the bloop noise. That's when there's alittle slack in the line. If you transition back an forth between a bluegill where it bloops an also have tight line imitating a shad catching large mouth will smash the bait

@Oldbasshole Год назад

@@joegrande4848 haven’t tried that bait yet

@xxcaseyxxc 2 года назад

The popper is my favorite top water lure. I have about 20 Rico's and the same in yellow magic poppers plus random others. It's so effective on smallmouth here and largies love it too.

@timndel 2 года назад

The little Rebel Pop'R in blue/chrome with the bucktail is still my go-to bait. Have one that's over 25 years old and still catching fish.

@johnnybellamy3855 2 года назад

I always tie the loop knot when walking the dog. JS

@robertbrandywine 10 месяцев назад

I used to fish poppers a lot but it's hard for me to be patient enough to reach for one when their are so many more active topwaters that keep the mind more engaged and cover water better.

@MrHabitat009 2 года назад

I’ve beat 2 of my pbs by following your advice this year so far. You are one of my favorite channels

@joycedimaggio3816 2 года назад

I use 10lb mono on my spinning reel. Good luck with it so far. Thanks for the tips!

@ronaldyeater3322 2 года назад

Sup Tyler. Great video and tips. I'm guilty of putting poppers off for a few years, with the lures coming out lol . I started using again last year, can't wait to use this year. Ty tc

@MiguelRodriguez-zi4sl 2 года назад

Really appreciate all your Intel in this video, very helpful. I learned a lot of good stuff .that as a guy who just got back to fishing last year after 25 years ( which I had really limited Mentoring in my youth.Thanks again, and God Bless!!

@commander.m1c919 Год назад

God bless!

@scottvermonter920 2 года назад

Excellent info Tyler I still use the popper alot!

@dustinkastelic3317 2 года назад

I love these style poppers. I always have one tied up

@chafer8444 2 года назад

The first topwater experience I ever had was on a Booyah prank, it had just rained and I decided to try it out and boy was hooked on topwater ever since! Love the tips you gave in this video, always so informational! Keep up the great work!

@farrzmd3038 2 года назад

Great video. Breaking down the retrieves three different ways is an interesting concept. I’ve always just tight lined spit it.

@jeffreya.greene6999 2 года назад

The Old Hula Popper still works Great for Largemouth Bass and Northern Pjke!!!

@slobberknocker7944 2 года назад

Love the content! The white ozark trail poppers have been putting in the work at my home lake🤣🎣

@bassman6211 2 года назад

I pulled the rear hook clean out of an Ozark trail popper on a hook set... Never ever again.

@AMTheOcarinaPlayer 2 года назад

My favourite top water are poppers, frogs and mice. Super fun for Pike fishing. Thank you for actually explaining how to make poppers move! I’ve watched so many other guides and none explained as well as you did!! 😁 Looking forward to using whopper plopper and Lunkerhunt propeller perch this year. Greetings from Saskatchewan Canada 🇨🇦

@joemomma3572 Год назад

Agree I caught a nice smallie with the popper (black). Bait hit the water reel once and then nailed it.

@glenndaugherity6187 2 года назад

My #1 bait when wading our river here for smallmouth ! Crazy exciting bites on the popper !

@basskicking4532 Год назад

I believe that fishing is a personal confidence in the technique, lures and equipment each one uses for any given situation. Floro sinks and not ideal for top water lures but I guess with it being just a leader instead of the whole spool, it may not hurt. thanks again for the info bud! 👍

@fishingangler4315 2 года назад

One time I was camping and fishing at night. I was throwing a Rapala popper out into the middle of one of the lake arms and working it back to the bank over and over. I couldn't see where I was casting because it was too dark. Eventually something huge smashed it. I set the hook and the fish took off, all I could do was hold one and let it run while line was peeling line off my reel. The fish never jumped and ran for about 30 - 45 seconds and suddenly it stopped. I could feel that it ran me into something underwater as it was no longer pulling and just stuck. I waited for about five minutes but the fish never swam free. I ended up loosening the drag and setting my pole up in a rod holder until the next morning. When I woke up I went to check on the pole and it was still stuck in that same position. I lost my Rapala and whatever fish that was.

@fryeguy9939 2 года назад

Good stuff... Getting ready... We still have some ice on our lakes in Wisconsin..

@hookreelfishing 2 года назад

The popper is my top water go to!! Great video ++

@DavidMccallister65 2 года назад

Glad you mentioned not getting the knot in the guides. I was sitting there thinking, "Yeah but you break that leader off after hitting your guides with it a few times

@williamtomlin192 2 года назад

Awesome info

@jacobperry426 2 года назад

It's funny that this video is in my recommended, I threw a popper and caught my first fish on it "not first but first for that lure" I gave it up for about 5 years and decided to throw it on the tennessee river a few days ago and instantly got a bite

@Ricochet2024 2 года назад

Freaking awesome bro. An old Grunt has learned so much from you, thank you.

@zacharyculver8289 2 года назад

Love the content. Question, what knot do you use to connect your leader?

@danmere9607 2 года назад

Completely agree with you, poppers are awesome. I prefer a yellow Magic over others. I really like the Dodd Knot as my connection knot. This knot is so tiny but yet unbelievably strong. Try it and tell me what you think. There is a video on RU-vid showing how to tie it

@CBass130 2 года назад

I fished a river in Maine one year. Mid July, gin clear water. Slayed smallmouth all day long on topwater. At one point, I cast out but had to fix a line loop. As the Hula Popper sat motionless, 3 bass hit it.

@martinp3371 4 месяца назад

Popper is a must have! Use mine all the time.

@brianathern9154 2 года назад

I won't kick my Poppers to the curb...dance with who you came with. It's my confidence topwater and the one I throw first. I'm newer to the Whopper Ploppers and walking baits and spooks. Thanks for the tip on adding a leader, I've been fishing straight braided line for years and experience the "loop" on the front hooks.

@brittlanders351 2 года назад

Started in the 80s with PopR, and picked up the ChugBug later. The Academy brand is pretty good. One of my all time favorite baits to throw still to this day.

@Oldbasshole 2 года назад

Tough to beat a Chugbug !! Great versatile bait

@GFWoodchuck 5 месяцев назад

I've been fishing for 45 years and have yet to catch a fish on a popper. They're even in my "confidence" lures box because I know I should be catching them. But I don't. Lol. I just don't have the knack for it. As I'm listening to this, sound helps. And of being hearing impaired that makes it difficult to hear much more than 20 feet away.

@smittyboi1755 2 года назад

That house @ 7:04 at the tip of that point? Wow!! What a compound. Amazing what people can do in this world..

@NeilGraham.I.M.F 2 года назад

A plain old rebel pop-r in Fire Tiger. Not there new version of Fire Tiger. But their original. Is hands down my favorite bait to fish and it always has been. I catch more fish on one of those and an Arbogast Jitterbug then I do on every other top water bait combined. Love em! I start every morning outing with the pop-r. Spitting it is my favorite way to fish it. And the blue thing sound mocks the bluegill popping on the surface as everybody hears when they're out fishing I believe

@paulhorton7792 2 года назад

I used a Arashi Cover pop almost exclusively last year during a tournament and won. It's by far my most used top water. It can do everything great and walking it is extremely easy. It's a bigger one and can cast extremely well. Cast under a dock or under some limbs in a tree It's just such a good bait.

@matthewpetto8942 2 года назад

I've been angling since I was 3 yr old. As a teenager I used to watch with a Rebel Pop-R, took a 15 year hiatus where I did very little fishing. Wanting to try the Yamizuri

@shannonboatright4894 2 года назад

Dude I love the popper!!

@JustAnMMAfan 2 года назад

The popper is literally my favorite top water lure! always have one tied up as well.

@nolanwilliams2622 2 года назад

Probably should tie one on again. Just too many top waters to choose from!

@Cornelius798 2 года назад

I use a Rapala Pop R and landed a few bass. My favorite during late evening during summer is the good ole' Jitterbug.

@Turlesy 2 года назад

Man, I wish I knew everything you did with the line, rod and reel combinations and their efficiency. I'm still learning even after years of bassing nearly daily and consuming all that youtube has to offer.

@Oldbasshole 2 года назад

Learn all that you can to be as versatile as you can !! You can never have too much knowledge

@Oldbasshole 2 года назад

@RICK POWELL disagree, braid in clear water on a pressured lake will get you a skunk more times than not . Dirty muddy dark water with some reaction baits ( frogs especially) it does matter but if you’re only using 10 lb braid you better be ready to lose a lot of fish ( and frogs )

@Turlesy 2 года назад

@RICK POWELL I understand what you mean. Here where I live in Tx, the water is usually so dirty you could use a chain for line & I bet it wouldn't matter! Lmao However, I'm discussing the knowledge on reels' reaction most efficiently with different pound test line as far as casting goes. I use straight braid on everything for bassing! A uni knot flouro leader for crankbaits with trebles will give you a bet of stretch. I agree the rod plays a big part in it. Flouro leader in case of a skin or loose hook. Started doing that when spotted bass would rip loose of my crank trebles. They're mean. And it can't hurt to know your line is nearly invisible. When flipping into hard cover over chunky logs, you don't want a soft rod and 10lb anything. You're physically winching a fish out depending on how big it is. Furthermore, when heavy catfishing I've always gone straight braid (60-80lb) -> swivel -> 50-60lb mono. Not just for abrasion resistance but if you get snagged, you can break off just the hook and keep the swivel and weight.

@skylerbroussard4505 2 года назад

I love fishing poppers any time after the spawn. My absolute favorite is a Yellow Magic in Bone color

@jamesspurlock5136 2 года назад

Storm chugbug is my all time favorite popper/walking bait

@topwaterwes2339 2 года назад

Bloop Bloop! Luv it.

@andrewwatson754 2 года назад

Recently heard a tip on keeping braid out of front treble out of braid 2-3 bobber stops at knot does the trick. Have you ever used or had any success with Berkley Power Pop? Picked one up a new one the other day looked interesting. EWG hook, frog-like legs, popper style body but not hollow body more of a foam like make-up. Got one late last fall cast it a few times & went back to buzzbait figured it'd do better when bluegill started slurping bugs again in spring. Material did not react well to hollow body frogs and trailers I stored it with.

@onlyoutdoors3100 2 года назад

Best hook up ratio in the game💯💯

@Turlesy 2 года назад

I love poppers. I've always thrown them on spinning reel. I have a shimano slx150 that will launch a whopper plopper a mile, but I think a popper is too light for it.

@dipster14 2 года назад

Nope. Ive been throwing them all 😆 want to try that triple R2S whopper plopper rig

@markbass4622 2 года назад

I have never stopped fishing a pop-r,,,I'm a top water nut lol. Great tips with the line tho thanks for sharing...

@landos_kicks9102 Год назад

I use a chug bug, and the bass love it!!!!

@danielchrist8651 2 года назад

Last year on my home lake the popper was the number one top water choice last year. I’ve never caught so many fish on a popper as I did last year. A tip for the noobs, if you’ve never fished a popper before you can’t work the bait to slow. 50% of your bites will come while the bait isn’t moving at all. I usually mix 1-3 pops and let it set for a minute or two. Fish will either bite right after a pop or after the bait has set still awhile.

@Gr8one76 Год назад

What type of hook do you use when texas rigging it? How do you rig it as well? Thanks Randy! 🤙

@samanthadavis8472 2 года назад

I'd love to team up when you come to Florida and do a fishing trip

@robertdtimmerman6507 2 года назад

I’ve never used braid with a popper. I e always use straight Flurocarbon. I will give braid a try.

@orlandoduran7740 2 года назад

the arashi cover pop is my favorite

@rodcashman4793 2 года назад

Great video 📹 thanks for sharing 8

@mattadams7922 Год назад

Rebel tinie PopR in silver and Black or kinda like a perch or gill pattern on my 6 ft 6 spinner with 2500 reel and 8 or 10 lb mono I've caught so many fish with it its unreal. I seem to ahve better luck with the Tiny PopR then the full size

@mr.goodbass9445 2 года назад

Poppers work great, probably my most effective topwater lure. Hula poppers suck though IMO.

@cheapshotfishing9239 2 года назад

The bloop you noticed the bass seem to like mirrors the sound of bluegill feeding at the surface, just to a more exaggerated extent

@jakevandevoorde5194 2 года назад

Do you use a loop knot on your poppers or a split ring?

@matthall8378 7 месяцев назад

Poppers have caught me some of my biggest bass!

@robinallen8773 2 года назад

I stopped fishing them for I’m a Zara spook guy! I’ve been fishing them my whole life unlike poppers!

@kellymoore4517 2 года назад

🔥🔥🔥

@PastorPeewee20 2 года назад

Seen a guy who had a 3inch rectangle block of wood attached a trailer and fished it and no joke caught nice bass no paint nothing

@SilkyXShadowX 2 года назад

Iv always fished my booyah prank, to this day still one of my favs

@wadesoutdoors1914 Год назад

What gear ratio is your reel

@n0myst3ry 2 года назад

caught my 7.5 lb pb with a popper!

@danielsauls6561 2 года назад

Skip on up to around 2:45 and enjoy. Top water poppers all day

@phantomshtter 2 года назад

Hell no aint stopped fishing top water poppers, the rebel pop R is a killer and stays in the tackle Box. 3 small pops with a pause then pull it a foot, long pause... then 2 tiny twitches... deadly technique!

@byvbasser278 2 года назад

I use poppers and walking style baits most the time

@JoeTayMetal 2 года назад

Tried top water yesterday. 65 degree water. No luck. Been Cool last couple nights tho.

@melvin768 11 месяцев назад

My first popper was my most successful topwater it was a hula ppper back around 1970

@440-fishermandrock8 2 года назад

I use a whopper plopper 80 percent of the time. The other 20 I mix in various others including a popper. Whopper plopper is just unbeatable for both smallies and large mouths

@zaneoverfelt4104 2 года назад

Thats crazy I'm the total opposite I throw a popper or a walking bait and I never use whopper poppers threw them a lot last year and never caught a fight on one and I have 3 different sizes but if I throw a r2s Rover it catches them like crazy

@440-fishermandrock8 2 года назад

@@zaneoverfelt4104 yea man fishing is always like that forsure. Some lures work better for some ppl , I throw the 110 almost exclusively and it's the perfect size I think

@zaneoverfelt4104 2 года назад

@@440-fishermandrock8 I'll have to try it out what colors you like throwin? I have a black one a bone colored one and a little 75 in sexy shad

@440-fishermandrock8 2 года назад

@@zaneoverfelt4104 I throw the bone , and powder the most. But monkey butt (sunnier days) works great too. All in 110 . I also throw the choppo a little, I like it but not as much . 105 and 120 I believe . Black (maverick) and bone

@440-fishermandrock8 2 года назад

@@zaneoverfelt4104 What state u in bro?

@tonyb-50 Год назад

Lol The video suggested by the algo was my previous one watched

@mydogbullwinkle Год назад

I've caught more and bigger bass on poppers than any other lures. It's my secret sauce. You all know when you have those perfect conditions, you can almost feel it in the fishy force guiding you to put the plug right where it needs to be for an immediate explosive strike. I don't get that with subwater lures. I catch fish with subwater lures but I don't get that intuitive prelude that I get with topwater, especially poppers.

@tonik342 2 года назад

In my opinion, pencils and frogs outperform poppers by a long shot. I still bust out my popper every now and again, popmax usually, but it never catches fish as easily as those nice walking baits.

@jddarby007 2 года назад

Nope... Caught my PB on a Popmax

@440-fishermandrock8 2 года назад

Top water 100 percent is possibly in direct hot summer sunny days. Don't be fooled, keep throwing your favorites top waters In the 🔥 summer !!!

@ThroneOfDespair 2 года назад

No ,I haven't. Anyone who has is a fool and cheating themselves of some of the most fun you can have fishing. Megabass popmax,lobino ricos,yellow magics,LC gunfish and s8 poppers are top picks of mine.

@TimHaunFishing 2 года назад

Nope. Definitely did not. Poppers are my favorite top water bait.

@sladenorthernil 2 года назад

Never! Although, maybe I should watch the video before I answer the question... Naw.

@evanskipper5324 Год назад

They don't work

@roberto3262 Год назад

You're doing something wrong then. For me, I've never, ever caught a fish with a frog. Not sure what I'm doing wrong or not doing. But Spooks, poppers, and Jitter Bugs have always produced fish for me.

@tudor.turtle1958 2 года назад

A lot of guys......

@TheEastBayAnglers 2 года назад

Video title makes no sense thumbnail makes no sense the word forgotten next to a popper that’s been fish since the 1860s when it was patented tells me even a bigger channel on RU-vid resorts to click bait and Deception then start talking about some thing that has nothing to do with the title or the thumbnail