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Stop saying popper. It's Pop-arr. You pronounce the letter R. That's why there's a dash in front of it. When fishing structure, lay the bait close and let it sit a while. Then twitch slightly. Wait. Twitch again. In open water, let it sit a few seconds, then twitchwiggle it back to the boat steadily.
Does it not even explain technique what line what rod just does what I normally do myself to didn’t learn nothing
Good vid. I work it fast like that too. Always tie the mono leader directly to the popper. No split rings or clips.
good way
On Those hot summer days throw one up in some shade and get ready! Bloop bloop splash!
Love a popper. Poppin frog too. Dang it. Come off under that limb. Thanks for the video Miles ✌️
For beginners especially.. Do not watch your topwater lures. Some tend to set the hook way too soon and pull the lure away from the fish.
I never set the hook till I feel the bite. It should improve your hook up rate.
What Fun!
You fish that thing hella fast like a walking bait.
A Pop R works well by itself for smallmouth but I generally use a Whopper Plopper as I can cover water faster. When I'm throwing a WP I always have another rod rigged with a Pop R as a throw back in case a fish blows up and misses the WP. Smallies will hit the Pop R almost every time in that scenario.
You can really put a popper anywhere and fish will bite it
Been fishing Pop-Rs for over 30 years. Best luck I have is barely twitching it in place tail down. They work great at night too.
Im curious how long it took you to ask Most anglers how they fish a Pop R. That is quite a hefty task. Lol.
well, I caught a 6lb smallouth on a White Bone POP-R & have it mounted I must done something right I Twitch mine 1-2 pause 1-2 and boom he nailed it! Now how is that wrong?
I never fish Pop Rs in the wind. But whatever works..but yes I work them several ways depending on structure and location.
Switch those treble hooks out with singles if your not eating the fish what’s the point in a treble hook.
I have noticed so many folks fish the Pop R by starting to retrieve almost as soon as it hits the water. I have found that it really pays to wait at least thirty seconds when the bait hits the water before starting the retrieve. Have had some football size Smallies slurp the bait off the surface when it sits there. It’s like they can’t help themselves.
What I've found with Pop R s is don't be overly aggressive. A little "ploop"works better than a hula popper type SPLOOSH.
You should really show how to work the bait.
Way too fast , 90% of the time fish react to it not chase it.
Bass have a visual advantage in the shade. It’s much harder to see them in the shade, fish in the light can’t see them. I noticed bass stacking up on shade lines when conducting electrofishing surveys. Once I noticed that I started fishing them and found a lot of active feeders on shade lines. Watch when the sun changes and creates shade across the lake, a nothing bank turns to ‘structure’ when a shade line is created
Great video, really appreciate all the info: Stay Safe
Great video!! Thanks for showing how you fish a popper!! It was exciting watching you catch those bass and I even made a few calls on where you where going to throw before you did. Stay Safe & God Bless!!! 🤠👍
What’s an ideal set up, rod, reel and line for poppers?
Tic-tac-toe happening in the skies is disgusting.
I like your content ,but I’m not down with sonar or any tech to catch fish specifically if you’re in any kind of tournaments !!!!!!!!!!!
Still pursuing my first popper strike. Looks like so much fun.
Thank you for the tutorial. I have been fishing them wrong and have had no luck with them because of it. I am looking forward to trying it again.