wisconsin heat Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 Zell pop is the best I've used. Straight up catches 'em. I got one of the Lake Fork poppers in a LTB and it appears VERY similar to the zell pop. Quote
desmobob Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 I really love the Megabass PopX and PopMax. I really don't know if they work much better than a plain ol' PopR, but I can cast them easier.... Tight lines, Bob Quote
Dypsis Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 I've heard as smalljaw mentioned on YouTube and other forums - the waiting for the rings to disappear before popping it. Why is this important? Quote
Super User Catt Posted August 17, 2015 Super User Posted August 17, 2015 Pop-R's that Zell Roland made for me Quote
Super User smalljaw67 Posted August 17, 2015 Super User Posted August 17, 2015 I've heard as smalljaw mentioned on YouTube and other forums - the waiting for the rings to disappear before popping it. Why is this important? If fish are close and feeding on the surface you make the cast, the bait hitting the water will more than likely spook the fish. By waiting for the rings to disappear you are letting the fish turn around to investigate what caused the commotion and then the first little move of the popper results in it getting crushed by the bass. This is just a general rule, I've made casts already that as soon as the bait hit the water it was smashed but if that doesn't happen, wait until the rings disintegrate. 2 Quote
Super User buzzed bait Posted August 17, 2015 Super User Posted August 17, 2015 i love the popx in white python. i can effectively walk it and pop it and it catches the big fish and small ones too. i also had A LOT of success on the lake fork magic popper before i lost it. that thing probably accounted for most of the topwater fish i caught locally. I keep saying i'll buy more, but just haven't done it. Quote
einscodek Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 I agree most popper are about the same but I like one which I can bomb Quote
Super User Maxximus Redneckus Posted August 17, 2015 Super User Posted August 17, 2015 Its all about the rod holder. .i have them all except the ones over 10$ i forgot to mention a pistol grip makes them 300× more effective 1 Quote
Super User scaleface Posted August 17, 2015 Super User Posted August 17, 2015 Its all about the rod holder. .i have them all except the ones over 10$ i forgot to mention a pistol grip makes them 300× more effective I use 5.5 and 6 foot pistol grips for poppers and walk baits. makes it a lot easier. Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted August 17, 2015 Super User Posted August 17, 2015 This year my best topwater chugger has been a pop-r. I have caught at least one bass on it each time I have been out this year. Quote
robster80 Posted August 18, 2015 Posted August 18, 2015 havent had much top water luck this year but id say my favs r those Yozuri 3DB poppers and Zell Pops and Splash It. also i picked up a couple older yozuri poppers i believe called the ZZ pop and a fish arrow best popper ive had luck with. still havent caught anything on my pop max but its getting slightly cooler here in MS finally so im gonna get out this week and try my luck some more Quote
Ginosocalbass Posted August 18, 2015 Posted August 18, 2015 megabass pop max, evergreen One's bug, and the strike king one. Thats my order. Quote
Super User bigbill Posted August 18, 2015 Super User Posted August 18, 2015 First bass are a predator. I have two kittens there brothers. I take a shoe string one will be aggressive and all over it. The brother may take two throws of to make him attack. The bass are now different they can strike right away or wait. My food for thought is the topwater action might not happen on the first cast be patient. My hottest popper rebel pop R in light blue with white bucktail. My hottest top water lure BPS Topnocker. Discontinued. Either chartruese or firetiger. I have all the colors but never tried them yet. Quote
Super User scaleface Posted August 18, 2015 Super User Posted August 18, 2015 My hottest top water lure BPS Topnocker. Discontinued. I have read about the top knocker quite a bit here. I think I saw one at a trading post. I'm going to pick one up if they have it . Quote
Brett Strohl Posted September 3, 2015 Author Posted September 3, 2015 I decided to try something called a River2Sea Bubble Popper. It was $9 and looks so similar to the $20 a Dicks, that I'd guess it is a knock-off design. I took it too the river yesterday and caught some nice small mouth on it already. Supposedly you can walk-the-dog with this lure but I have no idea how. The tail twitches occasionally when I pop it in, but I can't really get that side to side motion with it. Quote
Super User WRB Posted September 3, 2015 Super User Posted September 3, 2015 Good popper for the price is Storm rattling chug bug, Shad color, if price isn't a major factor Iovino big slash-it in assasin shad color. The Slash-it uses Owner chicken feather hooks. If nothing else replace the rear hook on whatever you popper you use with Owner feather treble hook. The chug bug is retrieved slower, but can be retrieved faster, the splash-It is usually retrieved faster, this gives you 2 different top water retrieves, both work. Tom Quote
Drewski73 Posted September 3, 2015 Posted September 3, 2015 The bass I fish for, seem to like yellow magics over anything else. After that, I have about the same luck with a Rico, KVD, PopR, etc. But that darn yellow magic sounds different to my ears, and apparently the fish as well. Id say it produces at least 2 to 1 for me. I also fish it more often, because I have a ton of confidence in it. I leave the yellow magics at home when Im trying out a new popper, to give it a fair shake. 1 Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted September 3, 2015 Super User Posted September 3, 2015 Pop R plain & simple.. I've used a lot of them, I always reach for a slightly tuned pop r. The Zell model is great straight out of the box.. I love the music of a jitterbug @ night though.. 1 Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted September 4, 2015 Super User Posted September 4, 2015 I can't tell ya'll which is the the most effective until I know what server you keep your emails in... Oh, and the Michaels can only be viewed under the cone of silence after signing the pledge... Quote
Super User bigbill Posted September 4, 2015 Super User Posted September 4, 2015 I have read about the top knocker quite a bit here. I think I saw one at a trading post. I'm going to pick one up if they have it .I can use the topnocker with so many different presentations it's drives bass crazy. I can use a quick snap twitch so it pops vertical in one spot. The 1 twitch, 2 twitch, 3 twitch n pause works, walk the dog on the surface, "walk the torpedo" under the surface by holding the rod tip down and reeling. It walks the dog submerged. It's a bass magnet. Throw the topnocker along side the pads and slowly walk it.The downfall is everyone can catch bass on it. The ones who don't c&r I sent bps emails about offering it again but no luck in doing so. Maybe a Japanese or Chinese company will offer it. I just found the bagley knocker B I just ordered a few to try. It looks close to the topnocker.. on sale at "over stocked bait tackle". 1 Quote
Super User Maxximus Redneckus Posted September 4, 2015 Super User Posted September 4, 2015 Pop r chugbug spit n image . Quote
mhilgtx Posted September 5, 2015 Posted September 5, 2015 d**n u for leading me to this new crack dealer... Errr I mean website! I can use the topnocker with so many different presentations it's drives bass crazy. I can use a quick snap twitch so it pops vertical in one spot. The 1 twitch, 2 twitch, 3 twitch n pause works, walk the dog on the surface, "walk the torpedo" under the surface by holding the rod tip down and reeling. It walks the dog submerged. It's a bass magnet. Throw the topnocker along side the pads and slowly walk it. The downfall is everyone can catch bass on it. The ones who don't c&r I sent bps emails about offering it again but no luck in doing so. Maybe a Japanese or Chinese company will offer it. I just found the bagley knocker B I just ordered a few to try. It looks close to the topnocker.. on sale at "over stocked bait tackle". Quote
Super User Montanaro Posted September 5, 2015 Super User Posted September 5, 2015 What about colors? Bone and black? Quote
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