Bottle Popper vs Cigar Popper

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

I want my poppers to swim.
Super strike 2-3/8 oz is close to perfect.

I agree. The Frechs I made did not but I suspect I cupped the face too much. Also, the super strike was likely an accident. The larger and smaller styles don't swim as well. The large atom and big rebel poppers supposedly swam. I'll bet the large original three hook Gibbs popper did as well but I've never tried getting one wet.

[bart]

Originally Posted by numbskull

The larger and smaller styles don't swim as well. The large atom and big rebel poppers supposedly swam.

I still have and fish a few of the large atom bottle poppers and they definitely swim, at least with a siwash and feather on the back. I actually did well with the classic blue head, white body scheme on a full moon fishing an inlet one night. Like someone else stated, I was basically just letting it swing in the current....