bass poppers

[Will Brumas]

Hey all,

 

I went fishing after work at my neighborhood pond yesterday which usually fishes well when it's raining. I found there was a lot of action with poppers...but often found myself losing fish pretty quickly after the strike. I did hook one though where I tried waiting longer to set the hook.

 

What's the best way to set the hook with topwater poppers and bugs? Should there be a short pause before lifting up the rod tip? Any other bass topwater tips?

 

THanks!

 

Will

 

 

[Jeffrey Silvan]

Will - How big of a popper were you using? If they were small sunfish or even slightly bigger fish on a big popper, they may not have been able to actually get their mouth completely around the hook. Personally, I don't do much differently with a popper than I do with other flies. I use a normal hook set without any pause beyond normal reaction time. 

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[Will Brumas]

Pretty big...size 4s. I didn't have any of my smaller ones (size 10) but will probably try again today with those.

 

 

On Tuesday, April 29, 2014 10:49:18 AM UTC-4, Jeff Silvan wrote:

Will - How big of a popper were you using? If they were small sunfish or even slightly bigger fish on a big popper, they may not have been able to actually get their mouth completely around the hook. Personally, I don't do much differently with a popper than I do with other flies. I use a normal hook set without any pause beyond normal reaction time. 

On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 10:39 AM, Will Brumas <will....@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey all,

 

I went fishing after work at my neighborhood pond yesterday which usually fishes well when it's raining. I found there was a lot of action with poppers...but often found myself losing fish pretty quickly after the strike. I did hook one though where I tried waiting longer to set the hook.

 

What's the best way to set the hook with topwater poppers and bugs? Should there be a short pause before lifting up the rod tip? Any other bass topwater tips?

 

THanks!

 

Will

 

 

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[Matthew Longley]

Yea, you were probably getting hits from sunfish, who love poppers but can't really get their mouths around the big ones.

[Danny Barrett]

Do they have a weed guard on them?  I normally cut them off the top water stuff I buy, as they affect hook sets for me.  I don't set the hook on top water until I feel a solid tug, but that's just my personal opinion.

Thanks,

Dan Barrett

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[Josh Cohn]

strip set everything

[Andy Thomas]

I recommend strip setting as well. Lifting the rod tip with a larger fly like that can inadvertently direct the hook upwards and allow it to pull right out of the fishes mouth if he opens it.

[Will Brumas]

Thanks everybody!

 

Let's hope this rain ceases soon.

[namfos]

I'm with the others on strip set/slip strike. Also make sure the body of the popper is clear of the hook point. When  tying my rule of thumb is that the body ends above the point of the hook and doesn't go past it.

Mark