Poppers vs. stickbaits
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Popper and Topwater Fishing
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Printed Date: 07 Jun 2026 at 11:55pm
Topic: Poppers vs. stickbaits
Posted By: mozz
Subject: Poppers vs. stickbaits
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2010 at 10:24pm
| I had this chat with AP, Ginga and andrem when I was at home and we all had similar thoughts on whats a better option. anyone else got an opinion? |
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2010 at 10:26pm
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well what evers best mate I am going to target marlin on them this season, seeing those U tube stuff etc has me wondering what if last season.
------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2010 at 10:29pm
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Theres a huge difference in fish raised vs' fish hooked. I wouldnt bother with poppers for stripeys, we got our one in cabo on a smith stickbait and most stripeys I have heard of being hooked have also been on stickbaits.
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Posted By: Blue Asparagus
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2010 at 10:31pm
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cool thanks for the heads up makes life easier knowing what to use. Out of interest are you useing large hooks like we do in lures.
------------- Ultimate GAME Fishing Adventures. Northland |
Posted By: mozz
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2010 at 10:37pm
| jobu's and if they are too light for the lure then small hayes hooks to make up for the weight lost by not using big trebles which are ****ing useless on billfish IMO |
Posted By: stellajigger
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2010 at 6:26am
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stikb8s for me, but it is very cool working a popper to some thrash arse tunes.
------------- Live Bait , the Lance Armstrong of catching KINGFISH |
Posted By: ginga
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2010 at 8:21am
Yep i would have to say stick baits are number one for me, but then these little babies arrived in the post today. I think they gonna slay them. Carpenter Katoobi.
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Posted By: stellajigger
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2010 at 9:30am
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sexy
------------- Live Bait , the Lance Armstrong of catching KINGFISH |
Posted By: hookerpuka
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2010 at 2:40pm
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Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2010 at 3:54pm
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A mate I ocassionally fish with gave me what he described as an Oman rigged lure that is primarily used for YFT in the Arabian sea. It is a bibbed lure that they snap the bibb off and stiff rig. The belly through wire us twisted 90 degrees, the hook snooded on and then this is slipped over the twisted belly wire. The front wire is also twisted 90 degres to be horizontial, through which the leader passes. He recons for catching tuna they are leathal. Mark has just gone upto Nova Scotia chasing BFT and has a couple he is gonna use.  The bibb has been snapped off and expoxy filled.  ------------- "I love standing by the ocean and just knowing what its for" |
Posted By: hardstickbaiter
Date Posted: 04 Jan 2011 at 3:26pm
| Stickbait man not only do they look beter in the water it feels beter when you finaly get it rite and the king takes it |