I HOPE You're Not Making These PLOPPER Mistakes

[@douglaswheeler3720]

I mentioned this once before. Strongly suggest a small, quality swivel, on the front of the plopper. Just a small piece of grass, wrapped in the joint during a retrieve, will result in massive line twist. A swivel will alleviate this.

[@41treyofficial]

Thank you this has been an issue for me thanks for the fix!! 👍

[@mezzyboy203]

or just use braid- not only will it solve ur line twist problem without adding another failure point, itll give u more strength to pull fish out of weeds, as well as more hookups due to no line elasticity

[@douglaswheeler3720]

@@mezzyboy203 Ummm.......I don't agree

[@HereIAmGoodbye]

I’ve had that issue lately. Just started using a plopper for the first time recently and had a lot of trouble with twists. I’ll give this a try 👍🏼 thanks

[@HereIAmGoodbye]

Also, i am using braid

[@cassaran]

i can tell you those hooks penetrate and stay by experience. my thumb was the only thing I caught that day.

[@Fugettaboutit]

I always have a wacky rig ready as a followup to topwater, like frogs. Sometimes you get two hits that miss and you know the fish is pissed. Drop the wacky right on the spot and it's instant. Also fluke and skim along surface in same area. Problem is sometimes it's a pickerel/pike and he slices it off!

[@luke_8_17]

I went fishing the other morning using a frog color Berkley Chopper and just bank fishing, caught 8 Bass (4 were 6 inches long) 2 were about 2.5 pounds each and 6 perch. All before sunrise. I love this bait. I fish it like a frog bait. Hardy ever catch any with a steady retrieve.

[@ItsMasq]

Caught my first fish off my Plopper today! Granted it was a bass and the lure was half its size… I’ll take it 😂

[@theonlyrobot]

I catch so many small fish on mine, and I use a larger size. Something about the plopper makes the boy scouts break red and go for it.

[@PandemicPete]

Brooooo same here!! Lol on my 3rd cast of ever using a top water bait I got a bite but the bass was only a little bigger then my plopper 130. Was expecting a 5 pounder lol

[@Devildoc2875]

I love the hooks that river2sea puts on their whopper ploppers. I have no issues hooking bass when using the plopper. I actually lose more fish with the hooks that the Berkley choppo come with. Way too thin for me. Some head shakes and I’ve seen the bass just shake the choppo right off.

[@brmicklos]

Biggest mistake I see is having too many color choices. Keep it simple! You only need 3 colors for most topwater baits: White, Chrome, & Black. Unless your topwater rolls over or does backflips, the fish don't see or care how fancy the top of it looks. Just my observations & thoughts.

[@ConrailSD80MAC]

I got the perch...

[@BassinWitBC]

​@@ConrailSD80MACBEST color. In my opinion.💯💯💯

[@DoYouLoveTheSilverHairedGod]

I’d add a gold or bronze type color to that list too. To imitate bream.

[@shawnwhalen8314]

I use the Color Pac man,(clear/gold), and smallmouth bass in clear rivers just kill it in clear water rivers.Perch in muddy water.I use a parabolic bend St Croix Legend glass rod... perfect for these baits. And add a barrel swivel to the front as previously mentioned.

[@ThatGuy-sd3zl]

I use the frog colour in my area. By far the most successful so far.

[@blainewilkins7397]

I just started keeping a throw back bait tied up after seeing you do it in another 1 of tour videos and it paid off this morning fish blew up on my popper threw a 6 sense hogwalla at it a BOOM 💥 FISH ON BABY

[@michaelmccormick1016]

One more thing. I tie my flourocarbon leader to a swivel. When the popper hooks snag up on the line when casting, which seems to happen 10% of the time, these poppers will spin twist the entire way back. So I use a swivel.

[@blackbirdrc8348]

My favorite’s are the 110 Plopper and the 105-120 Choppo. For those I use my 7’2” MH, moderate action, Ark Lancer pro. With that moderate action loading up on casts I can get those baits WAYYYY out there. Also a great rod for chatters and lipless cranks! I don’t know how Ark is able to offer 40ton blank rods for 100 bucks 🤯 Every Ark rod I’ve even gotten has had perfect fit and finish also. Such a slept on company. Really interested in their new Gravity reels. Anyway, before I rant off topic any longer I’ll just say I’m enjoying the videos! Tight lines.

[@joetodd5963]

Always luv the pro's (?) With a boat load of electronics telling the average fisherman how to fish

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

My best successes on the prop style bait is on a choppo 90 size. Been workin great lately

[@paulhorton7792]

I've always used a rod that is more for like deep diving crankbaits. A little more backbone but super good parabolic action. I've never changed the hooks that's something I should look into. Other than that I've always fished the bait how you said it. And I always have a throwback lure on (usually a wacky) for any top water. Only time it's not a wacky is when I'm fishing a frog and then I'll usually have a ribbon tail worm or something like that to go right back into where the bass missed. Help me in a ton of tournaments and just fun fishing.

[@zarekmoffatt1287]

Great points, content, and video as always!! Keep it up and good luck to you this weekend! It’s been really warm the past 2-3 weeks where I am and I’m seeing a lot of bass feeding in the grass off of a lot of the bluegill / red ear spawn spots.. They won’t go for my poppers too much right now with the heat even though I don’t just retrieve I’ll pause and pop as you were mentioning, and I know if I followed by throwing in my whacky I’d catch one but I’ve just got a good few new poppers I’ve been testing the waters with recently, but I may just have to go back to ole faithful (whacky rig / or the texas rig) until temperatures cool down a bit..

[@kmw5100]

I just got into fishing, and I bought a cheap combo to start, just to learn how to work with a baitcaster, it's an Abu Garcia black max x that's a 6' 6" medium rod, I got some lures from my brother, a couple chatter baits with some trailers, a berkley choppo 90, a football jig, and some stuff for texas rigging googan bandito bugs, I was missing fish and plain just not having luck with a chatterbait where we were fishing it, we went down to our river just out of town by a dam, and the watter is pretty shallow, so the chatterbait kept hitting snags, so I decided to try the choppo, just threw it on and back to back brought out a couple of 1.5-2 lbs bass. Nothing crazy but those first couple catches have me so hooked on the feeling of catching them, i'm ready to get out this weekend and get at it some more. I do know I want a longer and slightly heavier backbone rod, but I feel like this combo will be fine for now.

[@SamEichers]

Just got in from my home lake. It's a private lake with mainly old people that live on it. None of them use whopper ploppers. Every time I go out I catch at least one every other cast. Up here in northern MN s 5lb bass is huge and I've got 3 already on this lake. Makes it really hard to use any other lure.

[@peghead]

I rarely retrieve a crankbait or prop-style surface lure of any kind without a change of cadence, either by varying crank speed or rod twitches or stops. I've caught many a bass that missed a surface lure, by stopping and soon after twitching the lure as if the fish stunned or wounded it.

[@erichoffman2243]

GREAT video! I've only been fishing for about a year now but I quickly developed a liking for whopper ploppers. Heck I caught my personal best on one (largemouth, 18-inch, 3-1/2 lb). But this video has pointed out a few mistakes I've been making with them, especially the part about casting past the target area. Anyway, great info! I just subscribed so I'll be tuning in for more.

[@offroadnut]

Lots of 2 minute landing violations in this video. LOL. Excellent video. Keep up the great work

[@michaelmccormick1016]

I was just fishing the plopper 75 tonight. I would add that I seem to get more plopper bites at sunset. Time of day makes a difference. Maybe it’s just my area, small lake with Largemouth. Dusk is best for me. Also I totally agree on a softer rod. I’m using a bendy Ugly Stick Medium eLite. That bend is forgiving. Does not yank the lure out immediately on the crush.

[@forestcityfishing4749]

Dawn and dusk are best because the bass are after flies on the surface

[@jamieruhland9362]

After casting, do you let it sit for a second or start reeling?

[@allenbmooresharinginformation]

Use single inline hooks on mine.

[@joegrande4848]

Also good to have a rod with a parabolic bend rod for even drop shot style set up an also a baitholder hook with that heavy leed line. If hooks have smaller diameter hooks moderate fast action rod is key to have

[@VG-913]

I have pretty much every kind of bait you can think of and for some reason this summer with it as hot as it's been and the drought and low water in NY and PA we have have I have not been able to catch anything on artificial baits of any kind but if I stop throwing lures and go to a night crawler or a minnow or another live bait and toss it out I catch a dozen fish. I'm like 1 artificial bait catch (emerald shiner on a small panther martin) to 100+ live bait catches. I'm not sure why. Had very few hits at all on baits most seem like they just bump then and not try to eat it.

[@RCSTILE]

These 5 suggestions apply to every hard bait known except a buzz bait. You can't start and stop a buzzer and keep it on top.

[@basschaser9356]

Spot on with the rod , I throw plopper on same rod I use chatterbait with

[@302FISHING]

Great video....gonna have to make some cadence changes and I already switched the hooks out....Keep up the great work !!

[@bobjohnston5527]

I was using a whopper plopper and a chain pickerel blow up on it without taking it. I can't about 5 more times without any hits. I changed to a black and blue chatter bait, I cast it in the same spot as the whopper plopper, that chain pickerel hammer the chatter bait. It was the only fish I caught last month

[@diamibueno7298]

Man makes it sound like a video game, like it got a nerf after release, love tha video

[@softballn4]

Appreciate the tips! 👊🏼I throw the plopper and wacky most mornings!🎣✌🏼

[@adammitchell3462]

Berkeley choppo comes with fusion hooks, that's why I always use a choppo vs whopper plopper

[@MAX99999]

Every point you made is correct about the whopper plopper. I fished this lure a lot and everything you said including the hooks and retrieve are spot on. You must have put a lot of time in

[@forestcityfishing4749]

Read my post if you want real info, he has no idea, hes a rookie.

[@johnfredenburg2042]

Gamakatsu make the bedt hooks imo, sharp n strong , my goto for Slamon and Steelhead 👍👍

[@rodfatherfishing9223]

I use a medium light gx2 ugly stik. It's cheap durable and will fish with the best rods. I use the same rod for striper fishing and it is awesome.

[@lanehensley3271]

Got the Ark rod today, man that thing is a noodle. Can't wait to try it out. Thanks for the info tight lines.

[@raygissendanner1476]

Great information thank you what is more affordable rod for wapoper

[@jasonhernandez980]

Berkley choppo is what I use the plopping sound is better. I feel it draws more strikes.

[@JacobE-23]

Love your vids man. Thanks for the upload! You've helped me alot.

[@brendanlee8287]

what type of line are you using for the ploppers.

[@randyoney8793]

Doug hannon says to smash your barbs they penetrate easier and hold better. Thoughts sir?

[@raymaylone8563]

Great vid Tyler. My question is what color stickbait is that for your throw back bait. And do you tie directly to the bait or use a snap or oring. ?????thanks

[@leehill3844]

What would be a similar rod to that but in a spinning not casting model?

[@robertbain2435]

Thanks Tyler. You didn’t mention line. Do you fish on mono (straight or braid to mono leader)?

[@ricksonora6656]

If you have the bending pole he described, an elastic line (mono or fluoro) isn’t as important, so braid is OK. But if you have a stiffer pole, you need more elasticity in your line. Also, if you’re using the plopped as a search bait, the bass has less time to study it. But if you slow down to target areas such as shade or openings in weed beds, the visibility of the line matters more.

[@forestcityfishing4749]

Mono is terrible when using ploppers...it sinks and has too much stretch. Too hard to get a good hookset.

[@ricksonora6656]

@@forestcityfishing4749 The line and pole form a system. If the line stretches, use a stiffer pole.

[@whiskeygordon2452]

I’ve tied on a plopper about 75 times at this point and they haven’t produced a single fish for me. So frustrating. The only thing I’ve ever had even bite it was a gar and they bite everything that moves!!!

[@Tallnerdyguy]

Same here, also never seen anyone catch anything with those.

[@Dumazz501]

Should have left it tied on, you wou eventually learn how to fish it and start catching fish.

[@charlesgeorge4391]

Thanks for another great video what type of swivel do you use

[@guilhermenunocortezfaria8959]

What sizes do you use on the WPlopper 110 Berkley Fusion19 and do you ever use Berkley Fusion19 Feathered Treble Hooks. If yes what size? Finally, do you change the rings?

[@deanfarrell5680]

Adding an extra split ring or larger split ring will help with more hookups as well

[@L0st-n0found]

Any time (minus a couple exceptions) I'm using a treble hooked bait - I've replaced them with inline singles.

[@bradfjord]

Caught likely my biggest largie on a plopper with inline singles. Pain in the ass to find those hooks though.

[@L0st-n0found]

I have been using mustad kaiju from saltstrong cheapest place if you exclude membership price I recently found aliexpress in 100 packs of no-name (Burle 2x tuna actually I see at 2 to $3 for 50pack no 100 option) inline circles They seem very good, strong and corrosion resistant. The eye is a bit big but doesn't matter and they eye opens to the hook side which doesn't seem to be best but also haven't seen matter These Ali are very cheap at about 5-$10 for 100 Looking now they appear to be about 13-15 for 100 and 22 is for 200 Sales are hit or miss. There are some with eye opening other way and appearing smaller. I haven't tried the 9km ones yet. Got a few hundred in a few sizes Will be ordering more.

[@bradfjord]

@@L0st-n0found I'm using Amazon ones from one of those come and go Chinese companies. I think the only difference that I notice between those and the Owner Americans is the eye being thicker and a little more annoying to put on, other than that I got bit a few times by the hooks and they're sharp

[@L0st-n0found]

@@bradfjord that's good Could you mention which? I used owner before the mustad and mustad seemed to be much better corrosion resistant about as strong and much cheaper. Now the Ali Burle 2x seem fairly corrosion resistant and so far strong enough so being a fraction of the price is nice. Some of fhr 9km ones look a bit thicker than the Burle but haven't ordered yet. I have thousands of Lures to make the switch. Found some big inline circles to 11/0 on Ali so looking forward to replacing some large popper and other top water

[@bradfjord]

@@L0st-n0found Owner Treble Replacement 2/0, Laxygo 60pc assorted treble replacement (2/0 to 6#), and also the Laxygo 6# 30 pack. The 6# ones are nice and thin and easy to work with and I guess the 30 pack was the coated steel instead of the matte steel.

[@jacksonharris-l6m]

would a parabolic rod still be needed if you replace the treble hooks with inline hooks

[@Tallnerdyguy]

Helps with slowing your reflex, keeping you from pulling it out of their mouth. You need the fish to swallow it, not just get close. He explained it

[@johnharrison6745]

3:37 : While he was busy pulling-in a bass, a *FLYING SAUCER* was thinking about pulling HIM in! Fortunately, the crew were, apparently, fellow sportsman, and decided to cloak and leave, and go after someone who wasn't fishing. 😉

[@shadlinbradlin]

I just got my first boat yesterday what should I fish and where

[@myriammorrison9840]

I use my deepdiver crankbait rod 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@krustysurfer]

Great video thank you

[@eclecticdivas9762]

Man I was like damn there smashing this bait but chunking it every time they jump def gonna grab sum hooks

[@derekcornett1976]

Have you ever tired taking the front treble hook off and just use the back hook ?

[@greg6162]

What about the 60mm whopper plopper for my Shimano Nasci 2500 spinning reel on a Sellus 7.1 Med/Fast rod? That’s the only rig I have and literally the Whopper plopper is the first bait I’ve used considering I’m using 6/lb Trilene XL mono. I have P-line 15/lb moss color braided line but if I use the fluorocarbon leader I can’t use top water lures. Also, I only know the Palomar knot?

[@mikewagner7930]

Thanks Tyler

[@craigwagner327]

Thanks for the tips I just have one question. I switched my hooks out like you mentioned to do and went with the size 2 trebel. I put an owner st 36 on. I noticed the size 2 treble is a little smaller than the factory hook. Is that ok?

[@miltonalbright1606]

Hay bf milt here enjoyed your video will try the hooks you said l like the plopped but I do have the problem of fish getting off one more thing the split ring dose it work better or not thanks a bunch Milton

[@tim9273]

I fish the wp almost exclusively with amazing success. Never changed the hooks. Throw it right at where I think the fish is and boom ! When it lands right at the fish, they kill it.

[@sovaine]

Cool video and informative 👍

[@DFWdarin]

another great video! ty

[@gregorybickham4871]

Parabolic rods is why you can't get a hook past the barb. Too much power is lost in bending the rod and not setting the hook. A stiff rod fixes that by transferring more energy into the lure and less into flexing. A parabolically flexed rod is also what allows bss to shake free easily. The flexing and straightening of the tip is what allows the hook to shake loose. A stiff rod and consistent pressure on the hook is the fix.

[@BassFishingHQ]

Maybe with fluoro or mono that’s stretches but with straight braid parabolic bend is key with treble hooks. That’s my best hook up and land ratio. But you do you

[@gregorybickham4871]

@@BassFishingHQ If that was the case salt rods wouldn’t be so stiff. I’ve never heard anyone say it was necessary but bass fisherman.

[@austinmannigel8611]

What size of plopper do you prefer for smallies?

[@jamesbarron1202]

My very 1st Plopper bass a 8+ in about 6 cast. That’ll make you believe in a bait.

[@BernPisarcikJr]

When I used this lure, I liked to mimic a bird falling out of a tree. Had good success with that mindset.

[@ricksonora6656]

Good advice, regardless of whether you use a plopped.

[@JaidenDaltonOutdoors]

Where do you get your size 4 hooks

[@tedthilly1934]

Great info

[@bobd.fletcherjr4912]

👍👍👍🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️👍👍 I took your advice from the first video I watched with you and went out and bought the rod that you have and you would not believe the difference hookups I have thanks for the advice Bob Elkhart Indiana

[@sdhkrakov]

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[@Oldbasshole]

Almost forgot about a plopper ! So many baits so little time

[@law1831]

I never caught sh*t on the whopper plopper. The walking bait does it for me. That's a timeless lure

[@wyattguay9043]

Help! I broke my tail by casting on the ground how do. Repair????!!

[@mattquinlan4629]

Great vid bud

[@michaelbrohl1625]

You throwing that on just strait braid ?

[@Cladman3001]

so sharpen the hook?

[@ericpennington6530]

Change the hooks with owner inline single hooks, you'll get way better hookups and you'll collect less grass and sea weed crap on your bait.

[@nickbosco5112]

Me and my son just stumbled on your Channel awesome content information how can I go about getting an autograph hat for my son

[@kentucky_x_stream9441]

Banger bro

[@hookreelfishing]

Great info ++

[@sterlynholley7751]

I've tried many different ploppers and frogs and I can not get a top water hit ever. Must be doing something wrong😓😓

[@Tallnerdyguy]

Me too 😢

[@mikeantes9597]

Mistake #6 fishing a plopper without a swivel.Unless you like like twist.thanks Ty

[@ryankissee4333]

Couldn’t agree more with periodically stopping othe lure on the retrieve.

[@BjornIronside12]

Oh definitely. Sometimes I’ll twitch it and make sudden short bursts. They like that too. I have the Choppo.

[@jimchandler1766]

Why do we as fisherman buy baits that need the hooks changed? I'm guilty. They charge $15 for a bait knowing the hooks are not good. They should change them for us or we stop buying.

[@imgmakr]

Many times I have had fish the plopper as it's hitting the water.

[@Rage1732]

The problem with the R2S plopper is the different sized props. The 75 has the loudest plop. Why don’t all sizes have the same big prop?? The 110’s prop is too high-pitched and sound more like an electric motor driven propeller. I’ve had much more success on the 75 than 90 or 110. The hooks seem to do the job, though.

[@ZZ430T56]

90 was first out. Great bait but have to hold rod high to get it plopping. 110 has a deeper belly with bigger prop and runs better. I believe the deeper belly 75 has the 110 size prop. Try the new 65 size. It is killer.

[@lukedenbleyker5091]

awesome 😎

[@KayakFisherman75]

I just started bass fishing last fall and had a blast catching largemouth in the lakes and smallies in the river on ploppers. This year ive noticed all of my ploppers are running on their side. I also notice that im getting alot less bites than last fall. I have three different brands. R2S, Berkley Choppos and cheap ploppers from Amazon. They all run on the same side and they all ride that way till they are about 5ft from my kayak. Ive tried using a ball bearing swivel with a snap, straight braid, braid to fluro and braid to mono. Ive also tried bending the tail different ways and ive tried holding my rod tip in different positions and so far nothing has helped. Any other suggestions?

[@ericpettyfishing]

Reeling it in too fast.

[@jasonhalljr8453]

Why has it dyed down ?

[@joeanderson418]

I NEVER change the hooks and ALWAYS catch fish. Also, I ALWAYS just cast and reel in and CATCH fish... so "YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS" are probably good for you.

[@jnjbassphanatic6816]

You are crazy plopped hooks are the best treble hooks on the market

[@SizZy_TV-0]

works just fine for me lol

[@alfamac9471]

You should make a video on how to fish with no fish finder.

[@allenbmooresharinginformation]

Sure it has been done, but consider getting a depth finder. Garmin Striker costs just over 100 and has a basic GPS too. I've learned so much more about water I have fished for decades finally getting one on my smaller boat too.

[@robertdtimmerman6507]

A mistake fisherman make with a Plopper style lure is not putting a swivel and O-ring on the tip. If any grass or dirt stops that spinning action, your line will twist and could become a total mess. I put a 60lb O-ring and 120 lb swivel on all my ploppers. It does not affect the action, but allows the bait to spin if any obstruction gets in the spinner.

[@BjornIronside12]

That’s one thing I don’t like like about them. They catch everything. But usually a stick to a wacky rig for cover or near cover.

[@givemeabreakdoc]

Before I listen to this…….I changed hooks to 2x hooks. I don’t know why they thought those stock hooks were good…..they’re not. WAY to heavy gauge. Next, put a sampo swivel on the front. That’s all you need.

[@israelvillarreal649]

i think the orijinal es the bill lews sttuter step lol

[@bradfliflet9299]

I disagree with you on throwing away from where you thing the fish are, I throw the 75 plopper and have had landed a ton of bass almost the instant it hits the water

[@JohnDoe-tf8ov]

I disagree with number 4 I've caught numerous monsters instantly when that lure lands on their head! It causes a reaction strike bro

[@Tracy-Inches]

Just go fishing! Take a kid with you too. Hey little one, grab that snoopy rod and let’s go, tie a bait on and go. Shalom