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Favourite Poppers for Salmon
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TOPIC: Favourite Poppers for Salmon

Favourite Poppers for Salmon 1 year, 5 months ago #116637

I have a few small poppers but none that could really be cast any distance to be of any use when flicking a good distance on a beach (For an example think of browns and trying to cast at the fish up the back of the lagoon). Although I do own a halco roosta 105 (bonito) that I haven't flicked around yet but I think could be cast a fair distance. I also have a TD popper (translucent bluegill) that my mate has done quite well on ST's with.

What do you guys/gals use for chasing salmon on poppers? And what size/s do you recommend? And colours you find most successful

Just looking to expand my ever-growing lure collection and give me a few more options

Salmon big or small I want to cover all my options!

Cheers
Squid
Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths.

Re: Favourite Poppers for Salmon 1 year, 5 months ago #116656

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I use 40 - 50mm Riley's Cone Pop Toppers in all sorts of colours-my fave is Silver Baitfish colour. Havent scored a salmon yet but its only a matter of time i reckon as they have a great action and cast well.
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Re: Favourite Poppers for Salmon 1 year, 5 months ago #116776

I've not heard of those before, I'll have to look them up and see what i reckon. Let me know how you find yours when you score yourself a salmon or three

Come on fellas I've searched the forum and haven't found many examples I want your opinions on what works best for you.

Cheers
SS
Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths.

Re: Favourite Poppers for Salmon 1 year, 5 months ago #116795

I use the surf poppers to get em... if not in surf need a bit of weight... sometimes a SP below it...

Re: Favourite Poppers for Salmon 1 year, 5 months ago #116807

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I like the surecatch poppers, their weighty enough to cast a decent distance, I use the 120mm for big surf salmon and the 60mm for st/coota, their most important benifit is that the dish/scoop has holes that produce a bubble trail for the fish to hone in on, they also have a large dish to displace plenty of water which can help get the salmon excited enough to hit the surface.

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Re: Favourite Poppers for Salmon 1 year, 5 months ago #116808

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when you say the scoop has holes? do the holes run thru the body of the lure? or more dimples in the scoop?

Re:Favourite Poppers for Salmon 1 year, 5 months ago #116811

Ive got some Softy, will show ya. - holes are in the scoop
Last Edit: 1 year, 5 months ago by disturbed1.

Re:Favourite Poppers for Salmon 1 year, 5 months ago #116817

I use the same the 105 bonito. I use a seajigger and a heartland 4000 and it casts a mile. I cast far enough for any surf beach to get a salmon on it....
Last Edit: 1 year, 5 months ago by Shark_Fisho.

Re:Favourite Poppers for Salmon 1 year, 5 months ago #116823

I'm still waiting to break in my seajigger that i bought the other day. Pairing it up with a 4000 of some description. Just wasn't sure on the size of the popper I should use.

Softy the holes are essentially where the gills would open on a real fish so it makes a stream of bubbles which attract the fish to the lure (as Piranha said).

I'll have to check out the surecatch ones and see. I do like the halco's and will stock up on them but looking for a few alternatives as some lures work on some days and get shunned the next
Men and fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths.

Re:Favourite Poppers for Salmon 1 year, 5 months ago #116825

You wont be dissapointed with it, excellent rod for luring. I run a daiwa heartland wid 15pound saltiga surf braid. Awesome outfit for luring...

Re:Favourite Poppers for Salmon 1 year, 5 months ago #116829

hopefully breaking in my Seajigger 305 and Sol 4000 soon aswell.
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