BONE WHITE POPPER BODIES added to the store today

5/16 oz Popper ~ Bone White

Most anglers tend to have plenty of spare treble hooks and split rings, or they may prefer a certain brand of hooks, so they replace whatever hooks come stock on a lure anyway. That's why I offer you these lure without hooks or split rings. You'll need to provide your own treble hooks (two) and split rings (three) for this lure.

Note: These lure bodies come WITHOUT hooks or split rings.

Most anglers prefer #6 trebles on this size popper, and a feather dressed tail treble.

CONSTRUCTION

These lures are made in America, and if it looks familiar, it may well be identical to your favorite name brand lure. They're sold under several different labels.

The hollow internal chambers have ball bearings that rattle noisily on the retrieve and the sound resonates loudly. The rattles roll around each time the rod is jerked to create topwater action. The sound isn't a tinkle, chatter or knock. Few other poppers have this kind of rolling resonant noise that sounds so good, like a baby's rattle.

HOW TO USE

There are several surface fishing presentations that work best with this popper. These tactics, done properly, are certain to generate explosive topwater strikes. It's best to master each tactic separately. Once you do, you'll also be able to combine the three actions in different ways:

1. Spitting. This is the typical topwater retrieve for this lure type - popping, spitting and splashing water out of its concave mouth cup whenever the rod tip is jerked. Sometimes bass want a very slashy, spitty action. Other times they want it pulled along a few feet first and then popped. Sometimes they just want it to sit there and soak, and only popped once in a while. But no matter how you work it, pause often which is when the hits happen.
    
2. Walking. This popper "walks the dog" better than most other poppers. In fact, many other brands of poppers cannot be made to walk the dog at all, but this one does quite well. Right, left, right, left - splashing and struggling movement as it zigzags side-to-side across the surface. To walk the dog, you need to jerk the rod tip slightly, slack the line an instant, jerk, slack, jerk, slack. Done properly, this popper sidesteps first left, then right on every other jerk. Without slacking the line properly, the swerve does not reach its maximum sideways slide. Practice makes perfect. It is usually easier to do this by holding the rod horizontally or slightly downward so the tip is close to the water.
    
3. Waking. Many other poppers are not effective this way. Indeed, waking a popper is an unusual method to many anglers. But this popper can be deadly at times just to wake it slowly across the surface, trailing a rippling vee wake like a buzzbait. The popper body will wag slightly every so often, the rattles will roll, and most important, if you have added a feather teaser tail, it will flutter and wriggle seductively in the popper's vee wake. If needed, throw in a slight pop or pause as you wake it. On a choppy day, surface ripples may provide all the bounce necessary to bring this waking tactic to life. Just reel slowly.

Don't Forget a Feather Tail. Adding a feather teaser tail can be an important part of the allure. A popper with a feather tail will stimulate more strikes. With a feather teaser as a tail, you add a second completely separate lure - a baitfish-imitating streamer fly - to the popper. Sometimes I get the feeling that bass only want to grab the feather, not the entire lure. It's as if the spitting, walking commotion gets their attention - and then when you pause the retrieve momentarily, they grab the fluttering feather teaser tail.

Bone White Color. The latest super-realistic crankbait paint jobs do count for something, especially on a store shelf. But there is a bona fide reason why an "old standby" color like bone white has indeed become an old standby... because it simply keeps on catching bass after bass, year after year, decade after decade, for millions and millions of anglers and countless fish that still will fall for it. No sir, not even with all the latest technological advancements and wizardry in painting super-realistic good looks on crankbaits, it's hard to beat bone white as a topwater color.

HOW TO RIG

The following rigging suggestions are NOT INCLUDED. They are sold separately in Bassdozer's store:

Perfect for belly treble ~ Sold separately in Bassdozer's store

Perfect for tail treble ~ Sold separately in Bassdozer's store

Heavy duty unplated rust-proof stainless steel ~ Sold separately in Bassdozer's store

Note: These lure bodies come WITHOUT hooks or split rings.