Plopper 110

[NHBull]

Folks,

I got the 110's in last night and went out early the AM to compare.

I went to 5 favorite spots.

Used only top waters and swimmers for the same amount of time in each spot.

Caught 4 fish in for different spots all on the 110 in white.

To date the rat has been a reliable top water but failed to land the 2 hits this AM.

A couple observations

...the wake was very similar the the mid sized rat.

...all fish were well buttoned and lip hooked 

...I see no reason to throw the 90 

...well balanced in the water

...today the fish hit this above everything else I through regardless of spot.

Sorry mods, had a senior moment and posted in the wrong section

[UPSmallie]

Well done!  Wishing I would have held back and saved for the 110 over the 130 I have.  It works great, but is a little too big for the areas I fish.

[NHBull]

I still love the 130, but will be replacing my 90's with the 110.

 

When there are white caps or getting dark, the 130 gets the call

[everythingthatswims]

I traded my 90 for a spool of fluorocarbon lol. The 130 on the other hand......

[Koz]

I bought a few of the 90's the other night (Bone and Munky Butt) and today I got to try them out for the first time. On my 4th cast with the Bone I landed a largemouth just over a pound. Not very big, but the lunkers have been elusive the last 4 or 5 weeks. The area we were bank fishing is massively overgrown. It's hard to find a break to cast and you have to clear 12-15 feet of thicket when you reel in. I got tired of the hooks snagging so I switched to a worm and caught a few more.

 

I moved to a different lagoon with clear casting lines and easier retrieval and tossed the Munky Butt 90 and caught a small bass on the first cast. A thunderstorm was moving in quickly and we high tailed it out of there after a few more casts. We bike to our fishing spots and needed to outrace the storm.

 

So overall it was a good debut for my Whopper Ploppers. Next week we're heading up to Lake Warren (Hampton SC) and renting a Jon boat and I can't wait to try them up there.

[tcbass]

Here's a reason to throw the 90.

 

Although the 110 is only slightly bigger it hits the water a lot harder and deeper. I was fishing with my bro and there was weeds underneath the surface of the water. My 110's on the splashdown would go deep, grab these weeds, and I'd immediately be tangled up. The 90 was light enough that it didn't happen and he quickly outfished me, although when I was in weeds I was also catching fish. He was using a 90 Bone and I was using a 110 Munkybutt.

[gim]

I just got a 110 and plan to use it soon.  The 130 is over kill for northern bass in my opinion.  You can cast it a mile and it has beefy hooks but it may honestly repel fish when it hits the water.

[NHBull]

3 minutes ago, gimruis said:

I just got a 110 and plan to use it soon.  The 130 is over kill for northern bass in my opinion.  You can cast it a mile and it has beefy hooks but it may honestly repel fish when it hits the water.

Biggest hit are on impact and within the first 20 feet of retrieve......often a reaction strike

 

I often work it like a popper with great success

 

Don't underestimate the 130.....even up north 

[lonnie g]

see NOW YOU HAVE DONE IT! I gotta go get one. please explain to my wife it wasn't my fault! I'm easily perswaded!!

[BassB8Caster]

Glad to hear you are having success. I picked up a loon 130. Tried it out for the first time Sunday morning with no hits. It is big. But I think it will work. It casts a Mile and does splash decent on landing. But if you cast beyond your target it should work out ok. I also have the spro bbz1 40 rat which is 7" I believe total length. I have had great results with that up here in Maine, so can't say too big for northern bass. I actually want the spro50 as well. As far as the 130, I tried different retrieves. Reeling fast with a 7.1:1 reel gives the plopping/ blooping sound with a pretty big wake. If I slow down just A bit the sound went away and the wake/splashing was less (but seemed to me to be more realistic). Time will tell with experimentation for me. On one hand I love the versatility and action of it, and on the other it takes time away from the rat. I think the wopper plopper is a great lure, especially at dusk and night. 

 

I had one cast out of say 50 to 75 that the rear treble hook caught on the propeller.  Other than that no issues.

[JustJames]

Two things the splash from WP do, scare the fish away or call the fish to come and check it out.

I felt the same way like you when first using 130 and 110 but many times now I got hit on 110 after a few second of retrieving. After the lure hit water I will wait awhile maybe 5-10 seconds and start SLOW retrieving. Another way to help reduce noise and a lot easier on 110 than 130 is to side cast to target.

After playing with 110 for awhile last time I use 90 size it seems to be too quiet to call any bass.

[Koz]

Most of the action I have had on the 130 is to cast, let it sit for one second, give it a quick pop, let it sit for another second, then start my retrieve. The hit comes as soon as I start the retrieve. I've never had a hit on the 130 midway through a steady retrieve, but on the 90 that happens all of the time.

[BassB8Caster]

3 hours ago, Koz said:

Most of the action I have had on the 130 is to cast, let it sit for one second, give it a quick pop, let it sit for another second, then start my retrieve. The hit comes as soon as I start the retrieve. I've never had a hit on the 130 midway through a steady retrieve, but on the 90 that happens all of the time.

thats interesting. I will try all possible combinations. The lure sure does make a scene. I would assume its either going to scare the fish off or rile them up. the 130 is a big bait and quite a commotion. I can see how it could be a bird, a bat, etc scurrying across the surface. It should work. Should be a good return on energy spent for a bass perspective. 

[Bluebasser86]

All my fish on the 130 have been during a slow, steady retrieve. I think a lot of people fish them too fast. I always have to tell guys on guide trips to slow them down, always seems to get immediate results when they do. I reel them just fast enough to get them plopping.

[James Janousek]

I agree with Bluebasser, most people retrieve it too fast.  Slower, the better.  I really prefer the 130 over the 90. Just got the 110 delivered today from TW, itching to give it a try.  Last time I threw the 130 in Bone and stuck with it all day, I had a 3lb, 5lb and a 5.5lb, lost two others that were 3+.  The 5 pounder hit it about 15 feet from the kayak and it scared the cr*p out of me, so they will strike at the end of the retrieve too.

[Koz]

On 7/17/2017 at 9:13 AM, BassB8Caster said:

 I picked up a loon 130.

 

Have you caught anything on that? I haven't had one strike on my Loon 130. I find that odd because the Bone 130 gets hit all the time, no matter the time of day or the water condition. I also get hits under all conditions with the Munky Butt 90. But not one strike on the Loon.

[BassB8Caster]

4 hours ago, Koz said:

 

Have you caught anything on that? I haven't had one strike on my Loon 130. I find that odd because the Bone 130 gets hit all the time, no matter the time of day or the water condition. I also get hits under all conditions with the Munky Butt 90. But not one strike on the Loon.

I have not. But i have only fished it for about 20 minutes one morning. The fish were very finicky that morning. I was able to catch a few on the spro 40 rat but not much else. I bought the loon color because from my research it seemed most people recommended that color. In theory it sounds like it should work (could be a bird, bat, or any other small animal flailing away on the surface). Im hoping to get out this weekend and give it another try. Maybe i should leave the rat at home and dedicate some time to the 130. 

 

Ill use the suggestions on here of a slow retrieve, just gettng it to plop. I just may have to buy one in bone color as well if this one doesnt work. I think bringing it along cover (lilies, grasslines, docks, etc) just as it starts to get light out should work perfectly. 

[bholtzinger14]

On 7/7/2017 at 8:56 PM, tcbass said:

Here's a reason to throw the 90.

 

Although the 110 is only slightly bigger it hits the water a lot harder and deeper. I was fishing with my bro and there was weeds underneath the surface of the water. My 110's on the splashdown would go deep, grab these weeds, and I'd immediately be tangled up. The 90 was light enough that it didn't happen and he quickly outfished me, although when I was in weeds I was also catching fish. He was using a 90 Bone and I was using a 110 Munkybutt.

 

The same thing happened to me while fishing a private pond. Weeds right underneath the surface were getting me most cast. Still landed a few but I know exactly what you are talking about. Did not even think about putting on my 90.

[tcbass]

49 minutes ago, bholtzinger14 said:

 

The same thing happened to me while fishing a private pond. Weeds right underneath the surface were getting me most cast. Still landed a few but I know exactly what you are talking about. Did not even think about putting on my 90.

 

 

The 90 did work. Now though the grass is at the water surface and no Whopper Plopper will work. Been using a homemade Sprinker Frog and it has been great. 

[CybrSlydr]

Holy Jesus, the 130 and 190 are HUGE and HEAVY.  

[Koz]

We took a 40 minute drive to Bass Pro in Savannah yesterday to pick up a few things including a 110 in Bone to go along with my 90 and 130. I agree with others that it is pretty much an ideal size. The 90 is OK if you have a weed free surface, but even then the tail does not engage right away all of the time. Since 50% of the strikes I have had on it occur on the first movement after splash down to me that's a big deal. I do like the 130, but I think that the heavy landing sometimes scares fish away.

 

Anyway, I tossed the 100 last night and I liked the weight on it as the landing was a bit softer than the heavier 130. The tail end engaged quickly and while it shrugged off a small weed or two better than the 90 it's still susceptible to having the tail action stopped if more than that snags the rear treble or the tail. But with the action I get on this lure it's not a deal breaker.

 

I had three fish attempt to hit it last night but only one made contact and I landed that one. Nothing big, it was just over a pound. The fish in that lagoon seem to like the Plopper and I've caught a bunch on the 90 there. I threw the 110 in another lagoon but had zero luck there. It may be a coincidence, but that lagoon has more alligator activity and I've never caught on on any sized Plopper there.

 

I also bought a Booyah Pad Crasher and tossed it in that last lagoon and caught one just under 3 pounds. There's one spot on that lagoon where top waters work very well as the sun sets. But when I landed that fish a 6 foot gator came over and camped out in that area and ruined the night.

 

This gator is a real nuisance. When we fished that lagoon earlier I was on the bank at the end of a point and I saw this gator approach. Rather than approach in open water I saw him hug the bank and try to sneak up on me through the weeds. He was in ambush mode so we left and fished another lagoon.

 

When we came back to that lagoon later in the evening we fished atop the railroad ties about 5-7 feet off the surface of the water depending upon the location. After I landed that fish on the Booyah he hugged the railroad ties waiting to ambush. Then he kept slamming into the railroad ties and at one point lifted himself out of the water and crashed into the side. We weren't near him at that time and had already released the catch far away from him. I'm sure some idiot has fed him their catch and that's why he got aggressive.

 

Anyway, so far I like the feel of the 110 better than the 90 and 130. I'll keep fishing it and hopefully will land something with more significant size.

 

 

[BassB8Caster]

I fished the 130 for about 20 minutes again Saturday morning and no action on it. I'm not giving up on it though. That morning the 10.5" work was the ticket around weed and grasslines.  I typically hit up the top water lures in the early am and gave had great success with the spro rat . Possibly (where I fish anyway) the 130 wp may be better midday or evenings. I'll have to experiment with it. As I recall, both mornings I fished the 130 were really calm. Maybe with the big splash it may do better with some surface disturbance. Time will tell.

[gim]

On ‎7‎/‎30‎/‎2017 at 5:33 PM, CybrSlydr said:

Holy Jesus, the 130 and 190 are HUGE and HEAVY.  

 

LOL ya they are.  You need a friggin' broom stick to throw the 190.