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It’s hard to beat a popper if there is a chop or a big heave on. However, if the water is calm and if the prey items of choice are fish and not squid, the best surface lure is a Zara or any lure you can impart the “walk the dog”or zig-zag action to.
I’ve done a number of side by side comparisons with spooks vs. poppers and while the popper brought about strikes, the spook outperformed the popper hands down. The side to side action of a spook is a much more true to life example of what wounded bait fish do. The straight chug and splash, chug and pop action of a popper is more akin to what a squid would do on the surface. If it’s squid they’re on, I’ll use the popper, if it’s herring season or the menhaden or mullet are around, make mine a spook. The only exception would be late season when the LARGE are in shallow water, then I’ll be tempted to go with a pikie or Danny plug, but once again you’re looking at creating a zig-zag motion on the surface.
If they made an oversized 6 or 8 inch Zara, I’m sure it would be a killer plug....hint, hint Mr. Habs.
Mike
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