Just wondering who uses poppers and -

• which brands are the best,
• worst,
• so-so
• is cheap & cheerful or expensive but good the way to go?
• How much $$'s would you spend on a good popper - $20, 25, 30, 35, $40?
• What are the must have colours?
• What weight - 30, 60, 100 gms?

Not much popper fishing here in Wgtn but occasionally get out for a cast when tagetting Kingies.  Really enjoy seeing Kahawi torpedoes heading for the popper, highly visual and exciting fishing. Would love to throw a few (probably one each cast) at GT's, Tuna and other tropical pelegics.  Oh to have Capt Asp as my Sugar Daddy!

Was drooling at the Kokado poppers recently and also like the look of the Fishwest poppers at Smart Marine.  Shame that the Pili Poppers are no more, maybe the $30 price tag was too high.

Pop til you drop! 

Hmmmm. Poppers. Where to start. good brands? The old Cotton Cordell are good poppers, don't know where you'll get any these days though.

I think the Yo-zuri poppers, the Surface Cruiser and Surface Bull GT are probably my favourites, but the paint does flake off these pretty quick. My preference for these is that they FLOAT, so if you duff a cast, your lure does not torpedo into the rocks/coral to lock solid forever.

However, after a coupla years using the fishwest poppers in the Sollies and Aussie, I have to say I have had no worries with these either. I am sure looking forward to trying the new Xtreme Poppers they make... wood body (so it floats), 1 tonne b/strain thru body construction, shackles instead of split rings for extra strength, and munty hooks, either trebles or s/s doubles.

I am not a fan on the pilli popper/yo-zuri hydro-tiger style poppers sorry, just  don't ring my bells, which is the most important thingin any lure... If the angler doesn't like it, it'll never catch a fish coz it'll never get wet!

If I only ever could chose one popper, a Yo-zuri Surface bull GT, even at the $40 price tag. If I had a second choice , for a sinking popper a number one choice, a fishwest Rodent GT Special. If it had the foam head to make the super chugger, make it a flat face version, not the cup face.

And I will gladly be your sugar daddy, but only if you are a 5'10" slim blonde goddess with a passion for overweight asparagus growers, 10million US$ in your cash account, a fleet of private sports fishing boats, and a damn good cook.

If not, damn, sorry, you're outa luck! :-)

cheers,

Stu.

i only own 2 poppers, both are rapalas. they have caught me fish so i am happy. they cost about $25 i think. i used to have this awesomeone that was completely clear with a mirror in it. quite bit and make out of stuff that felt a bit like dried up sellys. it was quite expensive i think and i lost it to a big kingi anfter thinking there were only kahawai round and stuck it on 6kg......biiiiiiiiiiig mistake. never found another 1.

b.m