poppers?

[blue oyster]

12-14 stripers yesterday on yozuri hydro popper blue and chrome all schoolies but a lot of fun on lite tackle , i tend to only throw poppers now to breaking fish or when i see other signs of life (swirls ,birds hanging around , nervous bait ect.)strange thing about yesterday was when i put on a storm to see if there were any bigger fish underneath they came back shredded the blues were hanging underneath and i did not catch 1 blue fish on top , never saw that one before usually its the other way around .

[Finaddict]

S-L-O-W is the answer when working poppers for bass, in fact, try this technique -- it has worked wonders for me over the years ...

... pop and then let the rings settle, pop and then let the rings settle, pop and let the rings settle, pop-pop and let the rings settle, pop ...

You get the idea, this was a technique I learned from an old timer on the Cape back in the 70s and it rarely fails. If you switch it up and speed up the retrieve, then slow it down again and let the rings settle, this at times will score the larger bass. But it also varies according to water conditions, but again, the slower method has always been best.

Good luck.

[Skitterpop]

Originally Posted by blue oyster

12-14 stripers yesterday on yozuri hydro popper blue and chrome all schoolies but a lot of fun on lite tackle , i tend to only throw poppers now to breaking fish or when i see other signs of life (swirls ,birds hanging around , nervous bait ect.)strange thing about yesterday was when i put on a storm to see if there were any bigger fish underneath they came back shredded the blues were hanging underneath and i did not catch 1 blue fish on top , never saw that one before usually its the other way around .

Bait concentration must have been down low methinks on that one.