Topwater Popper Lure Article

Shake, rattle and fool

With holographic finishes, built-in noise- and vibration-makers and lifelike appearances, today's lures give anglers an edge when fishing the surf.

Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 09/29/06

BY ALLEN D. RILEY


he special effects incorporated into many current models help make this already-proven lure concept even better than earlier models that were just painted slabs of wood or plastic.

To illustrate this point, here is a look at a small collection of new-age poppers: Stillwater's Smack-It; Creek Chub's Knuckle-Head; Luhr Jensen's Power Pop; Boone's Sundance Striker Popper; SPRO's Popper50; MegaBait's Bubble Pop; YoZuri's Mag Popper; Tsunami's Talkin Popper, and Gags Grabbers Floating Rattling Popper. All share common traits. They are all floating poppers and (except for the Sundance Striker and Power Pop) they all have internal fish-attracting rattle systems, realistic finishes, and 3-D eyes.



The Bubble Pop has an innovative feature that is unlike that found on most mainstream poppers today. A unique water channeling system molded into its cupped mouth allows water to move through its gills in addition to spitting water forward like a traditional popper. To a hungry predator, the lure appears more like a real baitfish than the piece of plastic that it actually is.

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Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 09/29/06