Whopper plopper. . .why the hype??

[LxVE Bassin]

4 hours ago, NorthwestBasser said:

Very true, and that will ruin your line retrieving it back like that on a long cast. Simple fix, add a swivel. It's a straight retrieve bait so that won't be a problem and when the body rolls instead of the tail it won't twist your line

Ima give that’s a try.

[TnRiver46]

On 2/24/2018 at 8:11 PM, WI_Angler1989 said:

Here's why I decided to try the Whopper Plopper. Clearly they aren't "magic" or massively innovative, but they work for a lot of people. 

 

 

I'm a through and through smallmouth guy so this makes me very happy. If this type of thing doesn't do it for ya... then I don't know what to tell you! 

My goodness gracious throw a saddle on those things and try to go 8 seconds!!! Especially that first one!!

[Turkey sandwich]

On 2/24/2018 at 8:11 PM, WI_Angler1989 said:

Here's why I decided to try the Whopper Plopper. Clearly they aren't "magic" or massively innovative, but they work for a lot of people. 

 

 

I'm a through and through smallmouth guy so this makes me very happy. If this type of thing doesn't do it for ya... then I don't know what to tell you! 

 

This is a beautiful piece of river!

[WI_Angler1989]

6 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

My goodness gracious throw a saddle on those things and try to go 8 seconds!!! Especially that first one!!

Right?! The smallies in his rivers are beasts! Plus, add in the current and every fish feels like a tank.

10 minutes ago, Turkey sandwich said:

 

This is a beautiful piece of river!

It sure is, man! I'd love to join him or just fish those waters. The rivers here are really nice, but those over in ND are my kind of heaven haha.

[Djamesbond3]

They're pretty good man.  My only complaint is that grass easily gets caught in the tail portion which throws off the action.  I personally prefer buzzbaits since they are more weedless and I don't think you can beat the trusty ole buzzbait but that's just what I have confidence in.  If you do get one, I have had more luck in the 110 or 130 than I have in the smaller size 90.

[Ads7633]

While they are effective, there are other top waters that are similarly effective.

 

BUT! This is by far my favorite bait to fish. It's just so much fun anticipating the vicious strikes these things draw!

[the reel ess]

I fish topwaters from as soon that they'll hit one thru fall so i had to get one. I bought the size 90 in Dick's and then read reviews that it has a tendency to not work as well as the 110 size. So I bought that one too. Last time out i tried them both and the 110 works way better. The 90 needs to be reeled slowly to keep it from submarining. The 110 is very buoyant. If you'e only going to get one, I'd get the 110.

[tcbass]

On 2/23/2018 at 6:54 AM, GrumpyOlPhartte said:

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.

 

 

If you have really weedy lakes I'd suggest you make a homemade Teckel Sprinker Frog. I've used frogs my whole life and never did great with them. Made a homemade Teckel Frog and killed it all last year. I use it when I can't use the WP.

 

I've tried a few different name brand frogs and found I like the Spro Bronzeye best. I then add a VMC size #4 three way swivel, and a real Teckel Sprinker Frog tail (you can order them seperate).  

 

 

I've never seen a hollow body frog catch so many bass. Fishing with 2 of my friends who were using regular hollow body frogs, they missed 1 I think and I caught like 6 that day, 3 of them right in 3 casts too. They were like what are you using!

[J Francho]

There's some hype for the Teckel Sprinker frog, lol.

 

Actually, probably a good suggestion for a grassy lake.

[tcbass]

7 minutes ago, J Francho said:

There's some hype for the Teckel Sprinker frog, lol.

 

Actually, probably a good suggestion for a grassy lake.

 

I ordered a bunch of the Teckel frogs because I couldn't wait....once I got them found out they failed in their execution, the homemade frog works great though. 

[bobbyg]

Now I see Booyah Pad Crasher has a Toad Runner version that is basically a clone of the Teckel Sprinkler Frog. . . . .

 

[tcbass]

30 minutes ago, bobbyg said:

Now I see Booyah Pad Crasher has a Toad Runner version that is basically a clone of the Teckel Sprinkler Frog. . . . .

 

 

 

Link?

I just googled it and didn't find anything.

[J Francho]

It's on TW.  $10.

 

Booyah Toad Runner Frogs

[bobbyg]

8 minutes ago, tcbass said:

 

 

Link?

I just googled it and didn't find anything.

https://www.facebook.com/tacklewarehouse/videos/10158978801807355/

 

This is the video I first saw it at. TW and DSG have them for 9.99 each. Like the Teckel, but also has some "legs" like pad crasher legs only shorter. Looks interesting. 

I also have an ad for it at the top of the BR forum page. Maybe because I have been searching the WP and other topwater stuff so much the last couple of days.

 

[38 Super Fan]

I threw the WP a lot last year and a buzzbait outfished it almost every time. Plus the hookup ratio was much better with a buzzbait too. I like the WP, but I'm not crazy about it, it's probably my fourth favorite topwater.

[tcbass]

8 minutes ago, bobbyg said:

https://www.facebook.com/tacklewarehouse/videos/10158978801807355/

 

This is the video I first saw it at. TW and DSG have them for 9.99 each. Like the Teckel, but also has some "legs" like pad crasher legs only shorter. Looks interesting. 

I also have an ad for it at the top of the BR forum page. Maybe because I have been searching the WP and other topwater stuff so much the last couple of days.

 

 

 

Thanks. 

 

 

Wow, basically an exact copy. I wonder if Teckel doesn't have a patent.

[Sam]

The Whooper Plooper makes a different sound and vibration than your buzzbait, frog, or popper.

 

Monkey Butt.

[nosdog2]

I can pm anyone my address for all the non-working ones.  I will even pay the shipping.  

 

I have had great success throwing them.  They were outstanding on my 'home' lake when there was a severe algae bloom going on.  

[loumonetti]

I too was hesitant to get into the plopper game, and I regretted that I waited as long as I did. On pressured waters the 90 is an absolute game changer, if you fish somewhere where getting 5 is a challenge throw the 90 in the morning and you'll have awesome results. The bigger sizes have been best for me when throwing them over flats and calling fish out of cover, while the 90 seems to be the bait that they simply can't resist. Get one in a natural color for clear waters and black for cloudy water.

[kingdomFishing]

On 2/23/2018 at 10:08 AM, 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. 

I bought one casted once and caught a 3lbr. I bought the smallest one. The big baits are overkill and scare some bass away. 

If you gutted a hundred bass 70 of them would have crawfish and fish smaller than 3" in there stomach. 

 

 

 

[J Francho]

Four score and five years ago...ploopers still don't work well for me. Doesn't explain the hundreds of fish I've caught on other big swim baits, but oh well. Win some, lose some. 

[NorthernBasser]

1 hour ago, J Francho said:

Four score and five years ago...ploopers still don't work well for me. 

 

I think I see the problem. You're throwing Ploopers instead of Ploppers.  ?

 

For whatever reason I don't throw the Whopper Plopper as much as I used to. But the other day we had overcast skies all day long, and I got on a great Plopper bite (110 size). Couldn't get them to eat a buzzbait or Shower Blows. But they definitely liked the WP that day. 

[Dwight Hottle]

My experiences with the original WP was with the Joe Bucher Top Raider made to target musky & pike. They were a hit or miss bait. The fish had to be in the mood or they didn’t work. But when they did they crushed them especially bigger fish. For me the WP works the he same. It either is hot or it’s not but you have to keep trying to find out. I like the bone color & black (Loon) color the best. Like Katie will attest they are deadly slow trolled behind your boat. The reason for that is because the fish can track it longer before committing. I think it aggravates fish more than it represents a coot or duckling. 

[TheSwearingAngler]

I fish from a canoe and just got a motor a month ago, I’ve been trolling the plopper ever since and have had incredible results… I throw it a lot too but trolling has helped beat the skunk a few times.

 

caught on the troll.