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ecduzitgood 10-01-2016 08:35 AM

Anyone fishing poppers at night
 
I never had any luck so haven't bothered in years. Am I missing anything by not using poppers while preferring to slow swim a surface swimmer or needle?
If the squid are thick do you feel a slow white popper might be effective?

Linesider82 10-01-2016 09:33 AM

Yes, put a skin on the heavy ss and slow it down . Chug it along with steady pops is good too. Versatile plugs when you have a cross wind, because the lip holds your line taught and reduces the belly / maintains hookset power
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chefchris401 10-01-2016 09:47 AM

I've had luck throwing the SS sinking version when it's blowing 20-30 in your face, swimming it slow

Also had a couple nice nights this summer throwing the Bigfish savage tadpole in the back bays while fish were feeding on cinder worms, a couple
Big pops and let it sit, repeat, usually after a couple pauses it would get blown up on. Pitch black conditions
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PaulS 10-01-2016 02:30 PM

I swam the SS popper with a skin on it last night w/o a hit.
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Stripe 10-01-2016 11:02 PM

I throw poppers at night in certain conditions with good success. The tsunami talkin popper or a "smack it" is great when you want a slow presentation with a good sounding audible pop. It really calls out to fish. When water visibility sux and fish can't see, I use sound to attract fish. When they can't see, they can always hear. The SS popper is use also at night but mostly as a swimmer and only when the water is clear. It's the longest casting swimmer in my fishing arsenal.
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Zeno 10-02-2016 07:08 AM

Use 2 3/8 sinking SS popper on many nights, flat or rough
If distance is needed with wide profile and slooooow retrieve, its my first plug our of bag

but its also a confidence thing, you can accomplish similar stuff with needle


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