Lenny, --Welcome Aboard--
You'll find that once you start contributing (as in posting a simple "hello" now and then) you'll enjoy this site even more.
Now a few words on poppers:
Most people (including myself) Love to
see an actual strike, and what better way to see a fish hit a lure than with a popper
The explosion coming from underneath or from just behind.. is INCREDIBLE!!! A miss is almost as good as a strike...the rush you get is hard to describe in words...
(almost I said) 
I think thats the main reason you stick to popping, its the type of fishing that even when the fish are not hitting...you still feel like your doing something productive. I know that I used to feel that a popper would wake up a sleeping fish..and although it may entice some, it will definately scare away others. Learn to diversify your fishing tactics. A whole new world will open up, and so will your wallet
...but you only come around once, so make the most out of it. Join one of our get-togethers, you'll have a blast...and maybe I can weasel some FH info from ya...
Happee Holidaze!!