The Rebel Pop-R was a decent popper but didn't get popular until Zell Roland modified the lure by sanding the sides smooth and reducing the under lip so the lure spit instead of blumped and could be retrieved quickly by slimming the shape. The Japanese took Zells modification to heart and came out with the Micheal. Zell countered the Micheal by working with Rebel to produce the Zell Pop-R. Rick Clunn worked with the Japanese with the Rico, Iovino followed with his Splash-It. Megabas came out with the open gill version followed by Max size and prices jumped with each new lure.

If the Pop-R did all the things the lures that followed, those lures would have never been developed. The Pop-R is a decent slower moving popper, it's not a faster moving spitter like all the others.

Tom

This Zell Pop

I bought some of the new Booyah Boss pops in the similar color, hopefully they will be just as good. 

 

I really like the R2S Bubble Walker 80 too (very similar to a PopMax, for a fraction of the price). 

I did pop for a White Python Pop Max this winter that I hope to get wet very soon. High, muddy waters have killed our topwater bite lately. 

10 hours ago, Yeajray231 said:

@Sam  no favorite for you Sam ? 

 

No. I like them all which is a problem in itself.

 

Just keep trying them until the sun stops the topwater bite and then it is on to frogs for topwaters or maybe a Sammy.

 

Whatever works is the best one. At least until the pattern changes.

I have a megabass pop-x and a rebel pop-r. The megabass spits and walks while the pop-r does more of a "bloop, bloop" action. Haven't fished them enough to say which works better but at this point I actually like the rebel's action more. I can use a walking bait to get a splashing sound while walking better than the pop-x, but I don't have any other lures that make that bloop sound. 

pop-x is my favorite by far

 

 

Storm Chug Bug -- the little one. Dynamite...

 

On 5/15/2017 at 6:16 PM, Crestliner2008 said:

I've fished a lot of poppers over the years. The only one I use now is the Pop N' Image by Bill Dance. Extremely easy to walk the dog with. Great variety of popping sounds. Inexpensive. And, best of all, it flat out catches bass.

 

 

 

 

I have 16 of these baits in 2 different sizes.

 

I like this bait but think the Spit'n Image is the best walk the dog bait I've ever seen.  I search EBay daily for these and buy all I can.

I use Rio Ricos and Megabass pop max.

Popmax has accounted for more fish in the past two years than any other bait I've thrown.

I keep coming back to the yellow magic. Any color as long as its bone.

12 hours ago, bassh8er said:

 

I have 16 of these baits in 2 different sizes.

 

I like this bait but think the Spit'n Image is the best walk the dog bait I've ever seen.  I search EBay daily for these and buy all I can.

 

Let me know if you want to sell a couple!

Yellow Magic Poppers, Lobina Rico Popper, River2Sea Bubble Walker, and the Megabass Pop Max are four "Poppers" that can get the job done.. These "Poppers" may be of the high end walking poppers but they really work great. I use all four for my "Top Water" fishing