I HOPE You're Not Making These PLOPPER Mistakes

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The Whopper Plopper is one of the best baits to go and catch a big bass. In this video I break down the 5 mistakes I see a lot of anglers making with a Plopper Style Bait;
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One of my favorite topwater lures to fish is the plopper style bait. When this bait came out it was phenomenal and although it has died a little, it is still a very effective bait at catching big bass!
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@douglaswheeler3720 Год назад

I mentioned this once before. Strongly suggest a small, quality swivel, on the front of the plopper. Just a small piece of grass, wrapped in the joint during a retrieve, will result in massive line twist. A swivel will alleviate this.

@41treyofficial Год назад

Thank you this has been an issue for me thanks for the fix!! 👍

@mezzyboy203 Год назад

or just use braid- not only will it solve ur line twist problem without adding another failure point, itll give u more strength to pull fish out of weeds, as well as more hookups due to no line elasticity

@douglaswheeler3720 Год назад

@@mezzyboy203 Ummm.......I don't agree

@HereIAmGoodbye Год назад

I’ve had that issue lately. Just started using a plopper for the first time recently and had a lot of trouble with twists. I’ll give this a try 👍🏼 thanks

@HereIAmGoodbye Год назад

Also, i am using braid

@brmicklos Год назад

Biggest mistake I see is having too many color choices. Keep it simple! You only need 3 colors for most topwater baits: White, Chrome, & Black. Unless your topwater rolls over or does backflips, the fish don't see or care how fancy the top of it looks. Just my observations & thoughts.

@ConrailSD80MAC Год назад

I got the perch...

@BassinWitBC 8 месяцев назад

@@ConrailSD80MACBEST color. In my opinion.💯💯💯

@DoYouLoveTheSilverHairedGod 11 дней назад

I’d add a gold or bronze type color to that list too. To imitate bream.

@Fugettaboutit Год назад

I always have a wacky rig ready as a followup to topwater, like frogs. Sometimes you get two hits that miss and you know the fish is pissed. Drop the wacky right on the spot and it's instant. Also fluke and skim along surface in same area. Problem is sometimes it's a pickerel/pike and he slices it off!

@zarekmoffatt1287 Год назад

Great points, content, and video as always!! Keep it up and good luck to you this weekend! It’s been really warm the past 2-3 weeks where I am and I’m seeing a lot of bass feeding in the grass off of a lot of the bluegill / red ear spawn spots.. They won’t go for my poppers too much right now with the heat even though I don’t just retrieve I’ll pause and pop as you were mentioning, and I know if I followed by throwing in my whacky I’d catch one but I’ve just got a good few new poppers I’ve been testing the waters with recently, but I may just have to go back to ole faithful (whacky rig / or the texas rig) until temperatures cool down a bit..

@bobjohnston5527 Год назад

Good day. I bought a savage 100 whopper plopper for smallmouth and chain pickerel. I used it this past Sunday afternoon, I had a chain pickerel missed it on the first cast and kept casting to the same area about 15 more cast and never caught it. I changed my retrieve every cast. I changed to a black, blue chatter bait, the pickerel nailed the chatter bait. Gould it been the chatter bait putting out more vibration when the pickerel went for it stead of the whopper plopper. I was fishing the Nashwaak River here in Fredericton New Brunswick

@rodcashman4793 Год назад

Great info. Thanks again for sharing.

@fishncoach8699 Год назад

I had one morning where they were on fire for the 90, had a couple get off so I cut the leader and fished straight braid and never lost another. I think with the heavy wire stock hooks you don't need the soft rod or mono leader

@codybieker4924 Год назад

Great video as always. I had the monster bass box for 4 months and then canceled it. I didn't have much luck with their box, but others have.

@JacobE-23 Год назад

Love your vids man. Thanks for the upload! You've helped me alot.

@blainewilkins7397 Год назад

I just started keeping a throw back bait tied up after seeing you do it in another 1 of tour videos and it paid off this morning fish blew up on my popper threw a 6 sense hogwalla at it a BOOM 💥 FISH ON BABY

@blackbirdrc8348 Год назад

My favorite’s are the 110 Plopper and the 105-120 Choppo. For those I use my 7’2” MH, moderate action, Ark Lancer pro. With that moderate action loading up on casts I can get those baits WAYYYY out there. Also a great rod for chatters and lipless cranks! I don’t know how Ark is able to offer 40ton blank rods for 100 bucks 🤯 Every Ark rod I’ve even gotten has had perfect fit and finish also. Such a slept on company. Really interested in their new Gravity reels. Anyway, before I rant off topic any longer I’ll just say I’m enjoying the videos! Tight lines.

@bobschlotterfishing2678 Год назад

For any of your followers who may be Kayak fishing people. Like i am ( thats all i do besides wade creeks ) I found out that the St Croix mogo bass Glass spinning rod is the bomb for any treble hook bait. Not to long so easy to use in a kayak and full parabolic bend.. keeps them hooks stuck even when your kayak is moving all over the place.

@paulhorton7792 Год назад

I've always used a rod that is more for like deep diving crankbaits. A little more backbone but super good parabolic action. I've never changed the hooks that's something I should look into. Other than that I've always fished the bait how you said it. And I always have a throwback lure on (usually a wacky) for any top water. Only time it's not a wacky is when I'm fishing a frog and then I'll usually have a ribbon tail worm or something like that to go right back into where the bass missed. Help me in a ton of tournaments and just fun fishing.

@vernervanschalkwyk2280 Год назад

Excellent advice! I always have a weightless senko texas rigged as backup for ALL my topwater, spinner and chatterbaits. Thanks for a great channel.

@ItsMasq Год назад

Caught my first fish off my Plopper today! Granted it was a bass and the lure was half its size… I’ll take it 😂

@theonlyrobot Год назад

I catch so many small fish on mine, and I use a larger size. Something about the plopper makes the boy scouts break red and go for it.

@PandemicPete Год назад

Brooooo same here!! Lol on my 3rd cast of ever using a top water bait I got a bite but the bass was only a little bigger then my plopper 130. Was expecting a 5 pounder lol

@michaelmccormick1016 Год назад

One more thing. I tie my flourocarbon leader to a swivel. When the popper hooks snag up on the line when casting, which seems to happen 10% of the time, these poppers will spin twist the entire way back. So I use a swivel.

@kmw5100 Месяц назад

I just got into fishing, and I bought a cheap combo to start, just to learn how to work with a baitcaster, it's an Abu Garcia black max x that's a 6' 6" medium rod, I got some lures from my brother, a couple chatter baits with some trailers, a berkley choppo 90, a football jig, and some stuff for texas rigging googan bandito bugs, I was missing fish and plain just not having luck with a chatterbait where we were fishing it, we went down to our river just out of town by a dam, and the watter is pretty shallow, so the chatterbait kept hitting snags, so I decided to try the choppo, just threw it on and back to back brought out a couple of 1.5-2 lbs bass. Nothing crazy but those first couple catches have me so hooked on the feeling of catching them, i'm ready to get out this weekend and get at it some more. I do know I want a longer and slightly heavier backbone rod, but I feel like this combo will be fine for now.

@erichoffman2243 Месяц назад

GREAT video! I've only been fishing for about a year now but I quickly developed a liking for whopper ploppers. Heck I caught my personal best on one (largemouth, 18-inch, 3-1/2 lb). But this video has pointed out a few mistakes I've been making with them, especially the part about casting past the target area. Anyway, great info! I just subscribed so I'll be tuning in for more.

@marctheriault Год назад

More good stuff, as always!! Some great lessons that are, as usual, both technique specific and generally sound principles to incorporate into our methods. 💥👊🏻🥰

@NeilGraham.I.M.F Год назад

My best successes on the prop style bait is on a choppo 90 size. Been workin great lately

@302FISHING Год назад

Great video....gonna have to make some cadence changes and I already switched the hooks out....Keep up the great work !!

@softballn4 Год назад

Appreciate the tips! 👊🏼I throw the plopper and wacky most mornings!🎣✌🏼

@mr.skeptical3071 Год назад

I like a medium action for ANY treble hook lures!! I guess a med/hvy crankin stick would be good for the 130 size

@Devildoc2875 Год назад

I love the hooks that river2sea puts on their whopper ploppers. I have no issues hooking bass when using the plopper. I actually lose more fish with the hooks that the Berkley choppo come with. Way too thin for me. Some head shakes and I’ve seen the bass just shake the choppo right off.

@BassinWitBC 8 месяцев назад

The 75 is my FAV size. Ive caught SO many on that dang thing lol. Shout Out to MONSTERBASS. So happy to see you mentioning them. By far, the BEST boxes 💯💯💯

@krustysurfer Год назад

Great video thank you

@seantobin8547 Год назад

You put out the best content/tips. Thanks

@BassFishingHQ Год назад

Thanks Sean!

@AaronHuntFishing Год назад

Appreciate the tips. Just starting to do more topwater, and plopper style baits have been my best producing topwater baits.

@DFWdarin Год назад

another great video! ty

@raymaylone8563 Год назад

Great vid Tyler. My question is what color stickbait is that for your throw back bait. And do you tie directly to the bait or use a snap or oring. ?????thanks

@mikegardiner3934 Год назад

good vid Tyler! Totally agree on the backup bait ready to GO! The pearl fluke works for me with Spots. If largemouths, I personally think a wacky is better. 🙂

@zarekmoffatt1287 Год назад

Gotta love flukes next to craw dads and worms there’s nothing better imo.. I’ve been using some that sound similar Pearl belly with a bluish grew top side stripe and they’ve been killing. I’ve honestly had about the best luck with pumpkin red flake worms or just the red and black worms this season for whatever reason..

@JohnJames. Год назад

I have a pack ( I'm new to plastics, not fishing) how do you rig them and when would you use one? I've been hooked on tube jigs 1/64- 1/32 on the ultralight. Got crazy and got a wacky rig on my medium light, got one first cast yesterday with it, but the tube was nailing it

@mikegardiner3934 Год назад

@@JohnJames. Hi John, couple of ways to rig the fluke. The most common is using a 4/0 EWG hook. Similar to rigging a worm as hook comes out the top. Great if fishing around any cover. The other way is a small circle hook and just nose hook the fluke. I will use it that way sometimes if fishing in open water for schoolers. Btw- you can’t go wrong with plain pearl. A bream colored one is also great for ponds. Good luck!

@uni_shadow164 Год назад

Great tips!

@sovaine 10 месяцев назад

Cool video and informative 👍

@craigwagner327 Год назад

Thanks for the tips I just have one question. I switched my hooks out like you mentioned to do and went with the size 2 trebel. I put an owner st 36 on. I noticed the size 2 treble is a little smaller than the factory hook. Is that ok?

@johnharrison6745 3 месяца назад

3:37 : While he was busy pulling-in a bass, a *FLYING SAUCER* was thinking about pulling HIM in! Fortunately, the crew were, apparently, fellow sportsman, and decided to cloak and leave, and go after someone who wasn't fishing. 😉

@lanehensley3271 Год назад

Got the Ark rod today, man that thing is a noodle. Can't wait to try it out. Thanks for the info tight lines.

@tedthilly1934 Год назад

Great info

@zebur4170 Год назад

You ever use katsuage outbarb hooks? They're commonly found on megabass vision 110s I put them on a lot of my topwater lures as well, any style bait that the fish take a quick swipe at. The barbs are angled out and REAL sticky, so it's perfect when fish short strike. I implore you to try them, not just on the plopper; but on poppers, spooks, etc.

@raygissendanner1476 8 дней назад

Great information thank you what is more affordable rod for wapoper

@basschaser9356 Год назад

Spot on with the rod , I throw plopper on same rod I use chatterbait with

@joegrande4848 Год назад

Also good to have a rod with a parabolic bend rod for even drop shot style set up an also a baitholder hook with that heavy leed line. If hooks have smaller diameter hooks moderate fast action rod is key to have

@offroadnut Год назад

Lots of 2 minute landing violations in this video. LOL. Excellent video. Keep up the great work

@mjgolden1 Год назад

As always great tips!! Two questions, what reel are you using with this set up and I would like to know what wacky rig bait that is?

@peghead Год назад

I rarely retrieve a crankbait or prop-style surface lure of any kind without a change of cadence, either by varying crank speed or rod twitches or stops. I've caught many a bass that missed a surface lure, by stopping and soon after twitching the lure as if the fish stunned or wounded it.

@charlesgeorge4391 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for another great video what type of swivel do you use

@guilhermenunocortezfaria8959 Год назад

What sizes do you use on the WPlopper 110 Berkley Fusion19 and do you ever use Berkley Fusion19 Feathered Treble Hooks. If yes what size? Finally, do you change the rings?

@greg6162 Год назад

What about the 60mm whopper plopper for my Shimano Nasci 2500 spinning reel on a Sellus 7.1 Med/Fast rod? That’s the only rig I have and literally the Whopper plopper is the first bait I’ve used considering I’m using 6/lb Trilene XL mono. I have P-line 15/lb moss color braided line but if I use the fluorocarbon leader I can’t use top water lures. Also, I only know the Palomar knot?

@michaelmccormick1016 Год назад

I was just fishing the plopper 75 tonight. I would add that I seem to get more plopper bites at sunset. Time of day makes a difference. Maybe it’s just my area, small lake with Largemouth. Dusk is best for me. Also I totally agree on a softer rod. I’m using a bendy Ugly Stick Medium eLite. That bend is forgiving. Does not yank the lure out immediately on the crush.

@forestcityfishing4749 Год назад

Dawn and dusk are best because the bass are after flies on the surface

@RH-nc8uu Год назад

Any time (minus a couple exceptions) I'm using a treble hooked bait - I've replaced them with inline singles.

@mikewagner7930 Год назад

Thanks Tyler

@billymitchem5256 Год назад

Amen on the throwback lure

@jacoblessard1438 Год назад

I love using a size 75! Iv caught tons of small bass and then an 8 pounder! Bluegill color

@corymeyer1162 Год назад

noticed a split ring on some not all. do you tie directly to the bait? do you need a loop knot or is a palomar ok?

@adamxiong1817 Год назад

I have yet to catch anything with my whopper ploppers. And I've been fishing them for years. There were days that I would toss them for hours on end with no bite. But as soon as I throw in a spinner or even fly, I get bites left and right.

@hookreelfishing Год назад

Great info ++

@VG-913 Год назад

I have pretty much every kind of bait you can think of and for some reason this summer with it as hot as it's been and the drought and low water in NY and PA we have have I have not been able to catch anything on artificial baits of any kind but if I stop throwing lures and go to a night crawler or a minnow or another live bait and toss it out I catch a dozen fish. I'm like 1 artificial bait catch (emerald shiner on a small panther martin) to 100+ live bait catches. I'm not sure why. Had very few hits at all on baits most seem like they just bump then and not try to eat it.

@rodfatherfishing9223 Год назад

I use a medium light gx2 ugly stik. It's cheap durable and will fish with the best rods. I use the same rod for striper fishing and it is awesome.

@Oldbasshole Год назад

Almost forgot about a plopper ! So many baits so little time

@bobjohnston5527 Год назад

I was using a whopper plopper and a chain pickerel blow up on it without taking it. I can't about 5 more times without any hits. I changed to a black and blue chatter bait, I cast it in the same spot as the whopper plopper, that chain pickerel hammer the chatter bait. It was the only fish I caught last month

@miltonalbright1606 Год назад

Hay bf milt here enjoyed your video will try the hooks you said l like the plopped but I do have the problem of fish getting off one more thing the split ring dose it work better or not thanks a bunch Milton

@dem0nchild610 Год назад

I'm gonna have to check out that monster bass box everytime I got that mystery tackle I felt screwed I mean 25 bucks for a couple of soft baits and two hooks that's bad

@jamieruhland9362 Год назад

After casting, do you let it sit for a second or start reeling?

@bobjohnston5527 Год назад

I have 4 savage whopper plopper in 100 size. I use 7 foot Quantum smoke rod with micro line guides and Quantum smoke S3 baitcaster with 7.3:1

@dominic24332 Год назад

Hi , what kind of knot u use for a top water ??

@cassaran 11 месяцев назад

i can tell you those hooks penetrate and stay by experience. my thumb was the only thing I caught that day.

@AGTP527 Год назад

That's so funny I always have the wacky up too right next to me

@mattquinlan4629 Год назад

Great vid bud

@kentucky_x_stream9441 Год назад

Banger bro

@shadlinbradlin Год назад

I just got my first boat yesterday what should I fish and where

@RCSTILE 3 месяца назад

These 5 suggestions apply to every hard bait known except a buzz bait. You can't start and stop a buzzer and keep it on top.

@caseycherrington2812 Год назад

One of the best fishing RU-vidrs

@Jophus1er Год назад

The head of my Berkley Choppo rotates along with the tail. It spins much slower than the tail, but I can see it rotate as I’m reeling it in. How can I fix this or should I not worry about it? Thanks.

@erniebrightfishing Год назад

I was having similar issues. Turns out it was where I was retrieving it to fast. I slowed down and it fixed the issue. Also it will turn to one side but shouldn't completely roll over. And if your using any kind of swivel or snap. Take it off tie directly to the lure. Using a uni knot. Hope this might help. Tight lines from Ohio.

@inlikemin Год назад

Can’t believe you didn’t mention adding a swivel from winding up your line! Think that’s more important then the hooks!

@adammitchell3462 6 месяцев назад

Berkeley choppo comes with fusion hooks, that's why I always use a choppo vs whopper plopper

@greenpighunter6930 Год назад

Excellent

@paulbrantley535 Год назад

I've had huge success with whopper ploppers. I love the lure especially in monkey butt color. Instead of a steady retrieve I'll jerk it and get huge amounts of bass. It's very effective near shore as bass react to it hitting the water especially in large size ploppers.

@lukedenbleyker5091 Год назад

awesome 😎

@johnfredenburg2042 2 месяца назад

Gamakatsu make the bedt hooks imo, sharp n strong , my goto for Slamon and Steelhead 👍👍

@brendanlee8287 Год назад

what type of line are you using for the ploppers.

@MAX99999 Год назад

Every point you made is correct about the whopper plopper. I fished this lure a lot and everything you said including the hooks and retrieve are spot on. You must have put a lot of time in

@forestcityfishing4749 Год назад

Read my post if you want real info, he has no idea, hes a rookie.

@JaidenDaltonOutdoors Год назад

Where do you get your size 4 hooks

@robertbain2435 Год назад

Thanks Tyler. You didn’t mention line. Do you fish on mono (straight or braid to mono leader)?

@ricksonora6656 Год назад

If you have the bending pole he described, an elastic line (mono or fluoro) isn’t as important, so braid is OK. But if you have a stiffer pole, you need more elasticity in your line. Also, if you’re using the plopped as a search bait, the bass has less time to study it. But if you slow down to target areas such as shade or openings in weed beds, the visibility of the line matters more.

@forestcityfishing4749 Год назад

Mono is terrible when using ploppers...it sinks and has too much stretch. Too hard to get a good hookset.

@ricksonora6656 Год назад

@@forestcityfishing4749 The line and pole form a system. If the line stretches, use a stiffer pole.

@austinmannigel8611 Год назад

What size of plopper do you prefer for smallies?

@curtismajeskie3419 Год назад

I just caught my pb in wi this past weekend on a 110 bone color, 20.25" 4.4lbs. I had a bigger one on right after but it threw the hooks, believe my drag was set too tight. I was crushed. Flung em right as i was flipping it in.

@curtismajeskie3419 Год назад

I really like the hooks on river2sea ploppers, they stick to everything they touch and Idk if im just luck but I barely have to set the hook i can almost reel in while lifting up, full penetration with both hooks most the time

@forestcityfishing4749 Год назад

@@curtismajeskie3419 They are ok. I swapped mine to red in front and bigger in the back, now i catch many more

@miltonalbright1606 Год назад

Hay bf milt here l have that trouble with the plopped l will try the hooks one more thing the split ring does it work or not thanks Milton

@whiskeygordon2452 Год назад

I’ve tied on a plopper about 75 times at this point and they haven’t produced a single fish for me. So frustrating. The only thing I’ve ever had even bite it was a gar and they bite everything that moves!!!

@Tallnerdyguy 11 месяцев назад

Same here, also never seen anyone catch anything with those.

@allenbmooresharinginformation Год назад

Use single inline hooks on mine.

@jasonhernandez980 8 месяцев назад

Berkley choppo is what I use the plopping sound is better. I feel it draws more strikes.

@user-iu7oy8wg7y 11 месяцев назад

would a parabolic rod still be needed if you replace the treble hooks with inline hooks

@Tallnerdyguy 11 месяцев назад

Helps with slowing your reflex, keeping you from pulling it out of their mouth. You need the fish to swallow it, not just get close. He explained it

@deanfarrell5680 11 месяцев назад

Adding an extra split ring or larger split ring will help with more hookups as well

@bobd.fletcherjr4912 Год назад

👍👍👍🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️👍👍 I took your advice from the first video I watched with you and went out and bought the rod that you have and you would not believe the difference hookups I have thanks for the advice Bob Elkhart Indiana

@ricksonora6656 Год назад

Good advice, regardless of whether you use a plopped.

@Djkoe 11 месяцев назад

i use a 90 choppo and for the first half of the cast it doesnt spin. Almost runs slightly under water till i get it closer. I keep the tip of the rod up and everything.

@hanburgundy4317 4 месяца назад

I've never thrown a plopper, but I've seen a lot of guys using em on RU-vid and I wonder what makes em different from a buzzbait.

@mirsadmemic5863 14 дней назад

Differences are that buzz bait you can not throw so far , except when you add more weight on the hock. But also buzz bait has the same excess as this flopper. Buzz bait have One Big advantage. You can stop casting buzz bait and let him to dive 1-2 second. You will catch a lot bass. So both are good