6 minutes ago, scaleface said:

Ive got to get one of those but that price . How durable is it ?

 

Super durable. I use Booyah Padcrashers which are about $6. 

 

I've never lost one so they've lasted at least 3 years and tons of fish!

 

Have lost a few tails though. 

Just now, tcbass said:

 

Super durable. I use Booyah Padcrashers which are about $6. 

 

I've never lost one so they've lasted at least 3 years and tons of fish!

 

Have lost a few tails though. 

Oh , I thought it was a Teckle frog that cost 13 dollars . I'll have to get a couple of those . I have a use for them .

4 minutes ago, scaleface said:

Oh , I thought it was a Teckle frog that cost 13 dollars . I'll have to get a couple of those . I have a use for them .

 

I tried the Teckels and they didn't work well for me. 

5 hours ago, scaleface said:

Oh , I thought it was a Teckle frog that cost 13 dollars . I'll have to get a couple of those . I have a use for them .

The Booyah Toadrunner is a few dollars cheaper than the Teckel and runs better IMO. They're been really durable for me and they come with 2 extra tails. I haven't had to use a single spare tail yet though.

14 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

The Booyah Toadrunner is a few dollars cheaper than the Teckel and runs better IMO. They're been really durable for me and they come with 2 extra tails. I haven't had to use a single spare tail yet though.

 

I have some one Booyah Toadrunners to and they just didn't work great. 

 

The homemade ones work amazing though. 

10 minutes ago, tcbass said:

 

I have some one Booyah Toadrunners to and they just didn't work great. 

 

The homemade ones work amazing though. 

I've got a couple dozen of the regular size and the Jrs and they perform great. The only thing I don't care for is the Trokar hooks on the full sized version. 

How are you plopper guys retrieving the plopper? I happened to acquire one and tried it out, I had to reel fast to get it on plane and spinning and then I basically had to burn it to keep the plopper spinning. I couldn't get a slow bumbling plop like I thought it might have. Are you guys fishing it stop and go or just burning it? Seems like it is becoming a river smallie staple around here.   

If I'm not burning it I keep the rod-tip up at about 2 O'Clock...helps keep the nose up and the tail spinning. This is for both the Plopper-90 and Berkley Choppo-90.

18 hours ago, MassBass said:

How are you plopper guys retrieving the plopper? I happened to acquire one and tried it out, I had to reel fast to get it on plane and spinning and then I basically had to burn it to keep the plopper spinning. I couldn't get a slow bumbling plop like I thought it might have. Are you guys fishing it stop and go or just burning it? Seems like it is becoming a river smallie staple around here.   

What size did you get and was it the River 2 Sea authentic Plopper or a knockoff?
 

The 90 size is the only one I have to reel fast to get it on plane. If any other size gives me that problem it’s because the tail has accumulated junk where it spins and needs to be cleared.

 

As far as retrieves it depends. They all work. I have had success on all of the following retrieves:

 

Cast and immediate retrieve.

Cast and pause then retrieve

Stop and go

Popper style of pull then pause
Cast upsteam, let float downstream with subtle twitches (90 size just enough to make head bob up and down)

 

That last one has got a lot of bites.
 

Fished a Plopper for the first time last weekend...caught pike on the darn thing! Bone colored.

 

They hit on a steady retrieve consistently.

 

One time the pike smacked it in to the air...I sped up the retrieve as fast as I could and triggered a follow up strike. Fun!

The WP has been a steady producer at dusk this year and as someone mentioned, they cast a mile.

 

They're fun to throw hook-up ratio is outstanding. 

 

Here's good fish on a bone 110 I believe. 

Can you tell me what this is? 

If I'm not mistaken I believe that is a Whopper Plopper in the color called Yoda. 

Looks like a money hungry plopper. 

I noticed that my 110 plopper tail is not spinning as freely as before. I checked and there are no dirt/weeds stuck between the body and tail. I do see that at times the tail seems to be rubbing against the body (like the connecting wire is bent). And I've tried to bend it back but cannot get enough angle to do it (the clearance is very tight). Any of you guys have the same issue?