Steven Ladner

Depends on what they want. They seem to like the 'Pop, pop, pause.. repeat' method the most.

Thanks for the assistance guys. PA, it's a light amount of grass across the top with open pockets scattered around. So a popper would still function and move water like it's supposed to. Just have to experiment, it's not limited to open water. Only concern are the treble hooks hanging down. Thought of a modification earlier to try that should be good, a popper is where it's at right now.

Lobina Rico. In a color similar to what you've had success with previously. I use Bone and crush them.

Are there any weedless poppers on the market? I'm not talking about a Spro Popping Frog, but a true hardbody popper. If not I'll just try to modify my own. I have a few areas with light grass on top that I'd like to fish with something other than a frog.

There's some packs of the white on eBay right now.

Surprised no one has mentioned a Lobina Rico, they dominate. One in Bone is my favorite.

It's very easy, but for me it was too time consuming at the time. But it is fun to make your own, and they'll last longer than store bought. I may buy another set up as well now that I'm fishing top waters a lot more. Of course, way more options tying your own.

Thanks all. Jody, not just yet. They should snag less around deep timber and such.

Very nice shallow runners Marty.

I purchased some Freaks and devoted this past weekend to trying new patterns. I based the Barfish and Gizzard Shad off of images. Thankfully they were matched near perfectly on the first try, which is very rare for me. Also an Iced Shad, Fatal Natural Shad, and Bruiser (Black/Blue worms are hot locally, so I think this will fish well). Barfish - Gizzard Shad - Iced Shad - Fatal Natural Shad - Bruiser

I'm a big fan of the 110s and am looking forward to using the new lip design. What I'm also anxious for is the Para Bug to use in small ponds around here.

I was worried about them due to the horrible quality that their Wart Hogs had when released. However, I am a huge fan of their squarebills. It may be too early to get much feedback since they're fresh on the market. I agree on it looking like a killer bait, a deep diving square bill type could be deadly.

Has anyone used these yet? Looks very interesting with the "square bill" look, but want to see if you guys have had any bad experiences before ordering a few.

Something I hate painting, a craw pattern. However I wanted to give the Okeechobee Craw color a try.

Yes, I agree. Very difficult to be consistent with it. Here's a Sexy Shad that wasn't as heavily done and not as big splotches.