Lost my Pop Max! story and advice.

[roadwarrior]

Get another PopMax. It is by far my best topwater producer.

 

 

[bigfruits]

everybody needs a pop max or two.

not my pic, stolen from the webz

[J Francho]

3 hours ago, Thane1616 said:

hahaha I find it hilarious people would go to the effort of cutting down branches for $20. Dont get me wrong $20 is $20 but I figured almost everyone would just say whelp shes gone for good.

Who said it was OUR lure we were getting.  Heh!

I find good baits left behind all over the place where I fish.

[rippin-lips]

2 hours ago, bigfruits said:

everybody needs a pop max or two.

not my pic, stolen from the webz

That's a buddy, Jerry's collection. He's added to it over the past couple weeks. The addiction is real. 

 

[deaknh03]

7 hours ago, bigfruits said:

I have the white python one. is that the skeleton?

I did not notice an adjustable lip. i'll have to take a closer look but I think I would have noticed. its the smaller version of the pop max.

The xpod has the adjustable lip.

[MassYak85]

7 hours ago, buzzed bait said:

i'd "suck it up" and shimmy up that tree!!

There are few lures I own that I would go swimming for or climb onto a tree limb....if I ever get a Pop Max though it's going to be on that list.

[Molay1292]

It always hurts to loose an expensive bait but it does happen.   My advice is you should wait until you can control your casts a little better than putting them 30 ft. into the trees to use an expensive bait, there are several good baits in a much more affordable price range.

Sorry you lost your bait.

[Thane1616]

7 hours ago, S. Sass said:

Well I for one don't buy $20 lures so this won't happen to me. 

As for my pole saw comment I would want to cut a limb but I was teasing as much as anything. 

When a $20 lure causes you a headache your fishing lures out of your pay grade.  Otherwise go buy 10 more and forget about it. 

I can go buy another one its not like $20 is going to bankrupt me but I was trying to see how much respect Pop-R's hold against one of these newer fancy poppers. As an update I did fished the Pop-R again today after some sanding and did catch a fish but it was a very small white bass. Im still thinking about the tree trimmer in the garage going with me for a walk in the morning haha.

[Molay1292]

Some other very good poppers are the Yellow Magic and Rio Rico, these are both of more a traditional design.  I do like the Megabass but sometimes the traditional style out produce the newer versions.

 

[Master Bait'r]

[Gundog]

9 hours ago, Thane1616 said:

I honestly thought about getting a saw and cutting the branch off as far out as I could but this is in a public park lol

 

Listen, if the state I live in didn't have a winter where the water temp goes down to the 30's I'd have a lot more lures. The things I'll do to get my bait back include, but are not limited to.....climbing a tree, skinny dipping, greasing my self up to slip into a rocky crevice, wrestling a bear, slapping a swan, imitating a female turkey vocally, and dressing like Betty White. And I don't even own a $20 bait. 

[Thane1616]

I am going to see what I can do in the morning with that kind of inspiration haha

[MikeWright]

Popr from Revel has worked for me A LOT...but if you are going to use them I would change out the hooks. Brought in a 4 lber and 2 feet from my grasp the hook broke off and I lost the fish. You might have to sacrifice losing the little feather on the back but it's better than losing a fish because of a weak hook. Good luck.

Also check out the Shibuki Popper from GYM.

[Gundog]

9 hours ago, Thane1616 said:

I am going to see what I can do in the morning with that kind of inspiration haha

Good luck and don't give up. You'll get that lure back.

[Big-Bass]

Iovino Splash-It is a pretty nice popper.  I haven't used a Pop Max but heard they are nice.  All depends on what you want to do.  

[snake95]

The suggestion to work on your casting is a good one.

A friend who is serious about tournament fishing gave me what I thought at first was sort of condescending and obvious advice:  every cast you have to stop, think about your cast, then make the cast.  If you don't want to lose a lure, be especially careful and weigh the risk.   It seemed abundantly obvious to me when I first got back into fishing about two years ago.  Then after losing a few favorites I started to realize I really needed to take that advice to heart and practice it:  think strategically and consciously ever single cast.  Your fishing gets a lot better too because you land more casts on target instead of spooking fish.

Well, that, and I usually take my wife's van and load it up with her extendable tree pruner and an extendable lure retriever every trip I can.

 

[Wind Knot]

We all know too well that instant disappointment when you feel a lure get snagged on something.  I've waded into a scummy pond to retrieve a $5 squarebill that hooked a submerged log... not worth it.  Turns out that pond has snapping turtles.

20 hours ago, bigfruits said:

everybody needs a pop max or two.

not my pic, stolen from the webz

 

I cried inside a little upon seeing that

[bigfruits]

im worried about Thane1616. he hasn't reported back after climbing the tree. i hope he didn't get locked up. or attacked by an eagle.

 

 

[Thane1616]

I tried but basically would have had to cut the tree down to get it. The branch hung over the river bed which is about bone dry right now making it even higher. I ended up just buying another Megabass Pop Max in Black Orochi this afternoon. This was an expensive way to learn to slow down my casting and think about everything including THE WIND.

[timsford]

Try the Zell pop if you like the pop r. It's basically a Zell Rowland tuned pop r with better colors. They were made by caliber and are discontinued, but can still be found.  Some other poppers I like and that are a little more affordable are made by duo, lucky craft, and yo zuri. They aren't the same as the pop max but if you want to try a regular popper these are all good ones. 

[CybrSlydr]

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[S. Sass]

50 minutes ago, CybrSlydr said:

That's kind of a crappy sentiment. 

Kind a crappy to not see the smiley waving the sign with LOL on it as in I'm kidding. Duh 

But hey if that is all you could comment on in this entire thread I can see how you missed the joking 

[CybrSlydr]

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[Bluebasser86]

Get a telescoping lure retriever. I have one and get all kinds of baits that guys like yourself leave in trees, including at least one Megabass and over a dozen Lucky Craft. They run about $40, but I've pulled well over $100 worth of baits out of the trees in a single trip with it (other peoples baits, not my own), so it's paid for itself many times over. 

[S. Sass]

2 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Get a telescoping lure retriever. I have one and get all kinds of baits that guys like yourself leave in trees, including at least one Megabass and over a dozen Lucky Craft. They run about $40, but I've pulled well over $100 worth of baits out of the trees in a single trip with it (other peoples baits, not my own), so it's paid for itself many times over. 

Good idea. 

http://www.basspro.com/Bass-Pro-Shops-Telescopic-Lure-Retriever/product/37104/?hvarAID=shopping_googleproductextensions