Poppers--Floating or sinking?

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Originally posted by Slipknot
...slow sink....they are more versitile..

...kinda what Slip said, but I prefer a "Suspending" popper. My perfect popper would tip the scales at 3 - 3 1/4 oz. and sink like a bobber with a pinhole in it. I could use it in many different ways as stated above. By allowing it to sink, and giving it the occasional twitch, it would appear to be a dying/sinking baitfish. Also by allowing to sink a little..you could almost work it like a Darter, if the 'cup' in the front is deep or angled enough, it will somewhat ..dart~!...Don't get me wrong, there are different lures for different types of fishing and a popper is meant to "POP"..but you could, if you wanted....get a little bUckWilD!!

The problem with a sinking popper is that sometimes given the conditions - depth/current/roughness - you can't work it the way you'd like. Sometimes you gotta work it too hard just to pop and then just end up making a mess and not at all imitating a baitfish. Sinking poppers are preferred in rough waters for me. Anything else, I'd prefer a "Suspender"


...guys like Slip / Specialist / Tattoo and someday bloo have the advantage of making a popper exactly or at least fishly close to how they'd like it...