When do you favor a popper?

[txchaser]

On 6/5/2021 at 7:23 PM, WRB said:

Modified Pop-R’s by Zell Roland was a game changer for me.

Is this what the Lobina Rio and Rico Rio are going for? And did you fish it the same way, more of a fast-walking spitting? 

[Biglittle8]

On 6/5/2021 at 8:23 PM, WRB said:

Anytime bass are focused on Shad. 

My 1st poppers were Hula Poppers and worked very slowly.

Next came Chug Bug worked more like a Darter medium fast stop & go.

Modified Pop-R’s by Zell Roland was a game changer for me.

Splash-It worked like a panic Shad spitting water fast similar to a surface jerk bait is the real deal.

Tom

Do you find color choice (matching the bait fish) to be a big factor when working bass on a school of shad with a popper or other topwater? I have found I have better luck with a color that stands out. 

[DitchPanda]

8 hours ago, txchaser said:

Is this what the Lobina Rio and Rico Rio are going for? And did you fish it the same way, more of a fast-walking spitting? 

There is a video of Ruck Clunn on his YouTube channel explaining the evolution of the Pop R technique that he started using with Zell and Randy Fite and how he hooked up with lobina lures to create those baits.

[Ski]

POP-R

[Djenko]

Personally I like a popper near submerged or just any vegetation in general especially when it's cloudy in the early afternoon or near sunset.

[Deleted account]

54 minutes ago, DitchPanda said:

There is a video of Ruck Clunn on his YouTube channel...

I am the next Ruck Clunn...

[Guitarfish]

I used to have every color PopR.  Never caught a thing.  Used to have every color RattleTrap.  Never caught a fish.

 

I am working on developing a package of lures that won't catch a thing,  so you can just go fishing and relax.

 

I just found a small box full of old wooden poppers that I was going to sell on EBay I guess,  but now I'm going to save and try out.  I've been assured Oregon fish are not as smart as California fish.