bobbyg Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 I am a fan of top water bass fishing but haven't been in the tackle buying game in a while. A few days ago I learned of the existence of the Whopper Plopper. Is it really that good? I have seen many posts on here talk about them, so I know I have come to the right place. Usually a hula popper or a buzz bait guy, but very intrigued. . .convince me why I should buy one. And if so what colors do you like? Quote
Fishin' Fool Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 Google Whopper Plopper bass strikes. If it doesn't intrigue you don't buy one. Btw read my topic about saving money at TW. It will save you $5 2 Quote
Super User MassYak85 Posted February 23, 2018 Super User Posted February 23, 2018 Part of it is it's just different. I've seen it outfish a buzzbait 15-3, but that doesn't mean the opposite won't be true on other days. It's a tool and offers something different than other topwaters, but it's not a magic bullet. The biggest thing to me is you get to pause it. I like to throw it right on the edge of cover, let it sit, and a lot of times fish will just destroy the thing the instant you start to reel. It also gives off an extremely loud "plop" noise (at least the 130 does) that is very unique compared to buzzbaits. And I can also fish it in whitecaps without it getting swallowed up commpletely, I cannot say the same about many other topwaters. (Again, talking about the 130, I would not say the same about the 90 and have not tried the 110). 1 Quote
Super User Scott F Posted February 23, 2018 Super User Posted February 23, 2018 1 hour ago, bobbyg said: I am a fan of top water bass fishing but haven't been in the tackle buying game in a while. A few days ago I learned of the existence of the Whopper Plopper. Is it really that good? I have seen many posts on here talk about them, so I know I have come to the right place. Usually a hula popper or a buzz bait guy, but very intrigued. . .convince me why I should buy one. And if so what colors do you like? What if you had a buzz bait where the hook up percent was 2 or 3 times better than any other buzz bait? How about a buzz bait that you could pause? How about a topwater that catches a lot of bass? If that appeals to you and a $13 bait doesn't scare you away. Get one. Color hasn't mattered for me. 3 1 Quote
Super User NHBull Posted February 23, 2018 Super User Posted February 23, 2018 Just do it! White Chrome Black 1 Quote
Super User NYWayfarer Posted February 23, 2018 Super User Posted February 23, 2018 Whopper Plopper, with a name that stupid it has to work. That was my theory when I bought one. It does work and being a top water bait it is exciting. I have yet to go on a trip where I haven’t caught something while throwing it. Got my PB Pickerel on the Bluegill color. My favorite color WP is Bone. 1 Quote
JimW Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 I three of the whopper ploppers. I haven't caught a fish with one yet, but then again, I haven't been fishing but three times so far. Maybe next time. Mine are bone, shad and black. 1 Quote
Fishin Dad Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 I also have not been blown away by the whopper plopper. I bought 2 in the 130 size (loon, bluegill) and have only caught a couple small bass on them. I am not going to say they are a bad bait, I probably haven't really figured them out completely yet. I will keep trying. It is fun to fish, just waiting for the "magic". 1 Quote
RPreeb Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 Just bought one a week ago... doesn't work in hard water so I still have a bit of a wait to be able to use it. I'm looking forward to having a go with it. 2 Quote
bobbyg Posted February 23, 2018 Author Posted February 23, 2018 2 hours ago, Fishin' Fool said: Google Whopper Plopper bass strikes. If it doesn't intrigue you don't buy one. Btw read my topic and saving money at TW. It will save you $5 I've never seen a bass shoot a lure 4 feet out of the water before!!!! OK so I just ordered a bluegill and a terminator colored 90. . .worth a try at least. 1 hour ago, NYWayfarer said: Whopper Plopper, with a name that stupid it has to work. That was my theory when I bought one. That is perfectly sound logic. My all time favorite top water bait was from the 90's called a Hydrilla Gorilla!! 1 Quote
Super User FryDog62 Posted February 23, 2018 Super User Posted February 23, 2018 It does not work even on a major cold front when nothing else worked - jigs, spinnerbaits, tubes, drop-shots. Yep, WP is totally overrated... 5 1 1 Quote
bobbyg Posted February 23, 2018 Author Posted February 23, 2018 1 hour ago, FryDog62 said: It does not work even on a major cold front when nothing else worked - jigs, spinnerbaits, tubes, drop-shots. Yep, WP is totally overrated... Those are some good lookin smallies!! Now you got me excited. Color?? I ordered Bluegill and Terminator Quote
Comfortably Numb Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 Good colors. I like the 110 myself. 90's can be temperamental. You need to keep the rod high with them. Use a line that floats for sure. 2 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted February 23, 2018 Global Moderator Posted February 23, 2018 I have a 3700 box of nothing but Ploppers. 90's, 110's, 130's, and a 190. I've caught fish on every size and color I've fished. They aren't magic, they won't catch fish in every condition, but something about them just makes the fish want to kill the bait at times. Bone and Monkey Butt are my favorite colors. There's times when they'll outfish a buzzbait badly, and times it's the other way around. It may not be magic, but I wouldn't want to have to go without them. 3 Quote
Super User JustJames Posted February 23, 2018 Super User Posted February 23, 2018 Plain and simple because it catch fish. The only time I use buzzbait over WP when weed presents and when bass what something more subtle. 2 Quote
long island basser Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 3 hours ago, Comfortably Numb said: Good colors. I like the 110 myself. 90's can be temperamental. You need to keep the rod high with them. Use a line that floats for sure. Same here. 1 Quote
GrumpyOlPhartte Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 As a once-or-twice-a-week fisherman who fishes extremely weedy lakes, I was a skeptic since anything with treble hooks is doomed to failure around here; however I was sucked in by a color called “Monkey Butt”. To be honest, I started with a black 90-sized model and caught five or six bass from shore in a half hour. Sounds good ... except the largest was just 10 inches!! That’s when I bit the bullet and bought a Monkey Butt in the 110 size. Got a really nice fish (I’m guessing around three pounds) but it broke off as I tried to get it in my kayak. What excites me about the Whopper Plopper is that even with the weedy environment I can use this lure because all my fish were caught before the lure had moved ten feet. I’ve found I don’t have to retrieve the lure far to get results! I cast to a hole in the weeds and let it sit ... and sit ... and sit. Then I twitch the lure and let it sit some more. Then I move it a foot or two and let it sit again. Yes, I can only move the lure a few a few feet before it gets covered in shrubbery but those few feet are exciting. Made me rethink my attitude about using treble-hook lures in weeds. The few casts I could fully retrieve didn’t result in fish, but that first ten feet is the secret for me. Kind of a pain in the butt to fish, but worth it. Oh, and I’ve only tried fishing it at dusk. This year I plan to experiment more during the day. As a side note I have picked up a couple of jerk baits to see if the same or a similar technique might work. It would be great to fish something besides soft plastic weedless rigs. Hope this info helps. 5 Quote
Super User NYWayfarer Posted February 23, 2018 Super User Posted February 23, 2018 5 hours ago, Comfortably Numb said: Good colors. I like the 110 myself. 90's can be temperamental. You need to keep the rod high with them. Use a line that floats for sure. I fish the 90 size and I agree. My next WP will be a 110in loon color 1 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted February 23, 2018 Super User Posted February 23, 2018 It works, but it isn't that much fun to fish. 3 1 Quote
YoTone Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 well its almost like a buzz bait but the plus sides is that the hook up ratio is much better since it uses treble hooks and secondly you can retrieve it the slowest of speeds or even kill it where a buzzbait must be retrieved at a certain speed or else it will sink. 1 Quote
Super User J Francho Posted February 23, 2018 Super User Posted February 23, 2018 They're no magic bullet. I saw the Larry Dahlberg Hunt for Big Fish episodes where showed how he made the prototype, and I was pretty excited when R2S put it into production. I just haven't had the results that reflect the hype. 4 Quote
Super User senile1 Posted February 23, 2018 Super User Posted February 23, 2018 10 minutes ago, J Francho said: They're no magic bullet. I saw the Larry Dahlberg Hunt for Big Fish episodes where showed how he made the prototype, and I was pretty excited when R2S put it into production. I just haven't had the results that reflect the hype. Same here, but I haven't fished them that often. I did catch this last fall. The rod with the 110 WP was lying next to my right foot while I was fishing barefoot. I slid my foot back to set the hook on a fish and the hook went right in. I didn't even feel it at first so I am impressed with the sharpness of the hooks. 2 2 Quote
Super User Deleted account Posted February 23, 2018 Super User Posted February 23, 2018 That's the nature of hype. You can go on YouTube and watch insane catches on most lures (and some things that aren't lures). In a few months ya'll move on to the next new must have, that will not be new or must have... 2 1 Quote
OCdockskipper Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 On my lake, I catch more on top with poppers & prop baits than walking baits and buzzbaits. That said, the Whopper Plopper's I bought have produced fish, even at times I didn't really expect them too. What impressed me the most was a 13 lb catfish tracking one down & hammering it. I believe he thought it was a small coot. Like most lures, it is lake dependent. If buzzbaits are winners where you fish and you don't need the weedless properties of the buzzbait, I would bet the whopper plopper may outproduce them. 2 Quote
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