Ploppers

[semble]

Missed out on the initial hype that surrounded this bait but finally picked up a few last month in the 110 and 130 sizes.  Been a fun bait that has produced some quality fish.

Not sure what this guy was thinking but he got the front treble in his mouth.

[moguy1973]

They just came out with a tiny 75 size that i heard is working really well for a lot of people. 

[timinmo]

Jim, Moguy, we have them.  Stop by.

[Gavin]

Like the 90 allot. Like walking plugs better though. They all sound a bit different. Seem to work best when it is at its loudest.

[semble]

Talked to a buddy last week that was telling me about the new 75 size. I might have to stop in to check them out in person. Same buddy has a few 90s he doesn't throw that I was planning on picking up to try.

I've gotten away from throwing any WTDs. Used to fish them quite a bit for largemouth, they just never made their way into my river arsenal. The plopper has me wanting to get back to them though. I've been fishing the plopper in places that I would normally throw a buzz but also in areas I think a Walking plug would be better suited for. With so many options out there now, any recommedations on sizes and styles to get me started?

[Seth]

I've started using them recently as well. I like the 130 for largemouth and the 90 for smallies. The only problem with the 90 and smallies is that I miss so many fish. They will knock the bait out of the water and ever get hooked up. I swapped the stock hooks out for #4 KVD triple grips and still have issues. Those hooks will get stuck in the rubber mat of my truck bed for crying out loud so I don't see how those fish hit those lures and not get pinned.

[TroutRinger]

5 hours ago, Seth said:

I've started using them recently as well. I like the 130 for largemouth and the 90 for smallies. The only problem with the 90 and smallies is that I miss so many fish. They will knock the bait out of the water and ever get hooked up. I swapped the stock hooks out for #4 KVD triple grips and still have issues. Those hooks will get stuck in the rubber mat of my truck bed for crying out loud so I don't see how those fish hit those lures and not get pinned.

I have “missed” a lot of smallies with the 90, but I would say at least 75%...maybe 90% will hit it again on the same cast or the subsequent cast. 

If they don’t hit it on the second cast, I make 3-4 casts somewhere else and then go back to where I missed them. That works almost everytime. 

I have caught a crap ton of smallies on the Plopper. 

[Gavin]

My hookups have been fine on the 90. Just keep it plopping until they are hooked up. They will smack it it before they eat sometimes. Keep it moving & speed up.

[Seth]

I have had zero luck getting fish to bite again once they blow up on my baits this year. Most of the time they seem to come from nowhere and hit them near the boat so I don't really have any real estate to get them to bite again. The other day I had one about knock the bait in the boat. I'd given up on the cast and was ripping the bait in for another cast and a 15 incher came from out of nowhere in the riffle and chased the plopper all the way to boat. I killed the bait about 12" from the boat and that fish absolutely clobbered it. I've not checked the GoPro, but I'm hoping it picked it up well. Should be pretty cool footage.

[fishinwrench]

The only niche I've found for the WP demands the use of the big one that you can cast 1/4 mile with.   Get close to the bank and fire that sucker parallel as far as you can throw it, then just keep it coming all the way back about 5-10' from the shoreline.   It's a great way to cover alot of water and pick up a bunch of (surprisingly large) bank feeders.  I have watched fish follow it for 30+feet until another fish shows interest....then the follower will explode on it.   

I really have no use for the smaller versions.