Why I Prefer Berkley's Whopper Plopper (Massachusetts Summer Topwater Bass Fishing)

At this point I'm fairly confident the Berkley Choppo is a superior lure to the Whopper Plopper for a number of reasons. Today I went post-rainstorm Bass fishing at a lake in Massachusetts for some Topwater Bass. Here's what happened
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[@Tackle2thePeople]

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[@kingbowlcutsiphone6440]

Watching fishing KZbinrs makes me feel bad about my fishing abilities and pb bass.☹️

[@timb1937]

Nice action. Gotta love all the clouds this season

[@kingbowlcutsiphone6440]

I wish there were clouds in ohio, we’ve only had about 9-10 nice and cloudy days.

[@Tackle2thePeople]

Yessir - the overcast has been incredible

[@bassma5ter11]

to all you plopper newbs, the plopper SHOULD float no matter what. the tail end sinks when it stops so it seems to "not run right" the first few reel turns since that tail needs to get up to the surface. If your plopper sinks, it's defective. nice tip on keeping the rod tip high to keep the nose of the bait up. Great video!

[@Tackle2thePeople]

Nice tips - thanks boss!

[@hellyeahyessir-qf7is]

I'm from Florida so I've been struggling to find good spots like I'm used to. Definitely going to have to get me a yak. I had 4 down south. Thanks for your advice

[@PurpleBassThumb]

Been loving these longer fishing videos man! Your calm while fishing yet still show some emotion when its needed. Reminds me a lot of NDYakangler and, ba da ba ba baaa, I'm lovin it!

[@Tackle2thePeople]

Oooo honored to be compared to the Midwestern kayak legend. Thank you sir!

[@Tightt88]

I just picked up the Ozark Trail 2000 spinning reel. It looks different from the 3000 but it’s just as smooth and feels a little more sturdy / heavier. I’ll be using it for the first time tomorrow morning.

[@Tackle2thePeople]

Nice! Good luck my man - let me know how it goes

[@shannonkirby9295]

I love the black one. I have it in the 105

[@Tackle2thePeople]

Definitely. The Maverick slays

[@joegrande4848]

@Tackle2thepeople hey brother love the videos hope you got a picture of you when you caught the over 6.5 lber 🙂🤘🤘🤘👊

[@joegrande4848]

I never overhand cast anymore because 2 reason. 1 you have less likelihood of hanging up lure in low hanging branches an the lure splashes less.

[@jakelynch3450]

i appreciate your respect to the topwaters get a good jig going and none stope hits

[@joegrande4848]

The only lures I use now are a buzzbait, a wake bait, flies, and a kvd splash. I also use 4 setups, a dropshot, a bobber attached to a bait holder hook, and a 7-inch leader. I'd use flukes, live worms, plastic worms, or soft plastic hellgamites, trout eggs, or soft plastic creyfish. Then I use a 7 inch leader tied to main line an a split shot a 1/4 inch above where leader line and main line tie. Lastly a plain hook ties to main line with a spit shot just above where I tie line to hook so line is less likely to break. Its always important to never put a splitshot where the knot is where it will break your line quicker. These 4 simple rigs with live worms, minnows or soft plastics, are what have helped me consistently catch fish and catch more fish. Before I could use properly a lot of lures, even knowing where fish are, I'd rarely or almost never catch a fish. At most, with all these other lures, 1 at best. That's why I went back to basic and simple it works. Funny thing too I have alot more room in my room now. 😂 the 4 rigs I started out with 2 rigs I haven't used since I was a kid were very simple an work really well. The bobber with the 7 inch leader tied to main line. Then 7 inch leader tied to main line with the split shot a 1/4 above where I tie two lines together this rig is great for finicky fish. When water seems dead and you can't catch fish. It falls slow its more of a finess technique 😊

[@rodanreel]

very nice top water video

[@lelandbrownell9708]

Love the choppo. Usually catch more and bigger bass on it that whopper ploppers

[@Tackle2thePeople]

Definitely. The hard plastic tail is 🔥

[@steveisham4177]

Man I wish I could get on a yak, in my area parks and rec will not allow any type of water craft in the water. Keep slaying all of those splendid bucket mouths and razor jaws!

[@Tackle2thePeople]

Dang - that’s tough. Where are you from?

[@steveisham4177]

Brockton ma

[@joegrande4848]

@Tackle2thepeople early afternoon brother grab if you have 1 a lunkenhart frog 🐸 with the kicking legs. Spray with a proline frog attractant an bass will crush that frog. Throw in the opening in the pads

[@evanh5532]

Nice video! If the Berkeley choppo came with better hooks it would probably be better then the river2sea whopper plopper

[@Tackle2thePeople]

I actually think the choppo hooks are nicer. They seem to be larger and sharper out of the box

[@noahlapointe5233]

whereabouts in MA are you fishing?

[@Tackle2thePeople]

North shore

[@timkonin7151]

What is a piccolo

[@himothy116]

What lure is that called

[@Frostyxfy]

The way i use a berkly whopper plopper is that ill give a light jerk to walk it like walking the dog but it catches me toads in my pond

[@upstatenyfishingguy8851]

I feel for you loosing that big fish had that happen a few times to myself. I would maybe suggest a net.

[@Tackle2thePeople]

Yeah definitely might invest in one soon

[@rickricky2087]

the raintoday was nice for fishign cought so many on the fly why the whopper ploppers so much tho smh

[@Tackle2thePeople]

Cuz it slays! 😁 Nice - fly fishing is in my bucket list.

[@joegrande4848]

It's because bigger fish don't expend alot of energy to get big. They adapt to conditions

[@zelly-3213]

I always get nervous you are going to get a treble hook in the foot when you toss it back in the water fml

[@Tackle2thePeople]

Lol just you wait for Tuesday’s videos bro

[@SilkyXShadowX]

Ok i cant be the only one afraid that if you hang your feet in the water a pickerel or a turtle is gonna nibble your toes

[@Tackle2thePeople]

Lol snapping turtle maybe. I doubt picks would though unless they’re absolutely starving

[@jamie.777]

Why not mention the location. Haha..I know this spot

[@louisferunden3836]

Are there els or alligators

[@Tackle2thePeople]

thankfully no. plenty of turtles though haha

[@rickricky2087]

first lol