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FW, you forgot to tell her the other secret... add the teaser.
Topwater is where I think teasers are at there best. With poppers, the commotion attracts alot of followers, but often they don't hit, the teaser will get alot of fish in those situations. And you get the bigger fish on the fly as often as not.
If you haven't fished them alot, it may be a good idea to start with floaters because they are really easy to use. My wife struggled with poppers like atoms that sink, but she can kick butt with a floater. Not saying that's a female thing, cause FW fishes a popper as well as anyone I've seen... just an experience thing.
Favorite colors are white/blue head, white/red head, and chrome. At night, use black for silouette.
I have also found that when you are getting alot of followers on the popper, but no hits, try unweighted jerkbaits or lipless crankbaits. GS' 5" and 7" split tails do a great dog-walk and you can stop 'em and let 'em sink really slowly if you see swirls behind the lure. Lipless cranks like zara spooks, bagley's finger mullet and others can be really good too. I don't like to use teasers with these cause it can interfere with the walk the dog action.
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