poppers

TobyFlint · #1 12-07-2010, 10:57 PM

Hi Guys,

I bought a 3 pack of berkley bream poppers....how the hell do u fish them?? i just cant get the action happening!!

theres motion in the ocean...just not the right kind! lol

afro-man · #2 13-07-2010, 12:28 AM

tobyflint,

the idea for surface fishing is to attract attention to the surface and influence a fish to strike. where abouts will you be fishing first of all???
the main place to use a suface lure is just simple flats, these parts of the river are playgrounds for bream, whiting, flathead and you may even come across a queeny

just a simple bloop is enough to grab their attention.
to create this bloop, just hang the rod tip low and flick the rod downwards to pull the lure through the water.
there are other methods such as walking the lure and constant blooping.
you can just experiment with retieves and find what works best for you.
you should also try some other proven surface lures like;
reidys poppers
px45
bubble pop 35/45
baby rover
rack raider strike pro.
anyways, i hope this helps and hopefully you can get into some fish

cheers

Kickback · #3 13-07-2010, 03:08 AM

Minimal splash of water doesn't mean the breams won't see it. All you need is a small pop/bloop.

Unless you're using a skitterpop, sounds like a jetski passing by

forsterfisho · #4 13-07-2010, 03:57 AM

Youtube is your friend. I'm sure there is some footage of brett wilson chasing whiting on poppers in forster somewhere on youtube, failing that, buy the squdgies dvd 6. It has some info on how to use poppers.
Just a pull the rod down in a short jerky motion to make the lure move foward quickly. The cup face will make water shoot out from it and go "bloop". repeat, so on and so forth.
You can also lift the rod up to impart the same action, this is handy if your landbased.
When the water is very still, I like to use small bloops, but when its windy i prefer large bloops, with the reasoning behind this being that when the water is glassy, bream can get spooky and less so when there are ripples on the water.

where abouts are you from? The surface fishing improves in summer and is harder at this time of year if your from the cooler southern states.

TobyFlint · #5 13-07-2010, 06:40 AM

hi guys....thanks for ya replies...im in sydney...i have found a ok fishing spot...very still water...i have caught a few good size flatheads there and last weekend a tailor

that was using soft plastics though

ill have to check out the you tube vids on how to use the poppers properly...sounds pretty easy though

so are the berkley poppers any good???

#6 13-07-2010, 07:18 AM

what is the actually name of the berkley poppers

TobyFlint · #7 13-07-2010, 07:29 AM

no idea of the actual name...it came in a 3 pack...they are called bream poppers....not sure of any other name...the packaging got thrown out...sorry

#8 13-07-2010, 07:33 AM

the best way to get info on them is to get out and try them and figure out the best retreive and you will love it

forsterfisho · #9 13-07-2010, 07:38 AM

http://www.purefishing.com.au/baits/...popper-frenzy/

is that them? They might be a bit big for bream?

Denhamjeans23 · #10 13-07-2010, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by forsterfisho

http://www.purefishing.com.au/baits/...popper-frenzy/

is that them? They might be a bit big for bream?

Then how come we use up to 100mm sp's?

forsterfisho · #11 13-07-2010, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Denhamjeans23

Then how come we use up to 100mm sp's?

Different styles of lure mate. A soft plastic lure with a long riggly tail doesnt have a big impact on the water surface. Where as a popper that is 70mm long and about 9grams moves a load of water and can spook bream. Im not saying it wont work; but it can spook bream.
On the other hand; a windy day with plenty of ripples and waves, a bigger lure can work really well.
But as was said earlier, this guy fishes in a protected area with smooth water. So i dont think a popper would work there very well, especially this big. Perhaps he could try a sammy 65, or a jazz zapper. smaller profile lures will not spook bream as easily.

Denhamjeans23 · #12 13-07-2010, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by forsterfisho

Different styles of lure mate. A soft plastic lure with a long riggly tail doesnt have a big impact on the water surface. Where as a popper that is 70mm long and about 9grams moves a load of water and can spook bream. Im not saying it wont work; but it can spook bream.
On the other hand; a windy day with plenty of ripples and waves, a bigger lure can work really well.
But as was said earlier, this guy fishes in a protected area with smooth water. So i dont think a popper would work there very well, especially this big. Perhaps he could try a sammy 65, or a jazz zapper. smaller profile lures will not spook bream as easily.

True true. sorry that's my bad should have worked that one out

TobyFlint · #13 13-07-2010, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by forsterfisho

http://www.purefishing.com.au/baits/...popper-frenzy/

is that them? They might be a bit big for bream?

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nah thats not them....when i get home tonight ill take a couple of pics of them and post them up

TobyFlint · #14 13-07-2010, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by forsterfisho

Different styles of lure mate. A soft plastic lure with a long riggly tail doesnt have a big impact on the water surface. Where as a popper that is 70mm long and about 9grams moves a load of water and can spook bream. Im not saying it wont work; but it can spook bream.
On the other hand; a windy day with plenty of ripples and waves, a bigger lure can work really well.
But as was said earlier, this guy fishes in a protected area with smooth water. So i dont think a popper would work there very well, especially this big. Perhaps he could try a sammy 65, or a jazz zapper. smaller profile lures will not spook bream as easily.

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these poppers arent that big...they are about 50mm??? and light as

what weather conditions and water conditions should i use it in then if not in smooth calm water?

forsterfisho · #15 13-07-2010, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TobyFlint

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these poppers arent that big...they are about 50mm??? and light as

what weather conditions and water conditions should i use it in then if not in smooth calm water?

They'll be fine, just the only berkley poppers I could find on an australian website was the big ones. As previously said...the windier the better for surface fishing usually. A according to that, today would be fantastic, as it is currently blowing a good 30knts. Howling

Altho I have caught fish when its been glassy/raining/little breeze