Popla-popper is both a category of unique bait and a special ultralight equipment. The competent combination of already well-known poppers and micro-lures has opened up new horizons in the field of fishing with ultra-light gear near the surface.

The bait equipment in question allows you to successfully catch not only overly cautious predators in difficult areas of the reservoir, but also peaceful fish.

Pop-popper equipment

The simple principle of this equipment is that installation involves the use of a small popper float, to which a small leash made of thin monofilament or fluorocarbon fishing line is attached. Various micro-baits can be attached to the end of this leash, including: a small twister, a micro-spinner, a fly and other small baits.

What kind of leash should I use?

The diameter of the fishing line used for the leash is usually 0.1-0.15 mm. The length of the leash depends on the desired depth of immersion of the bait at the pause stage. Note that the miniature silicone fish, fixed on a small single hook, sinks very slowly, which reminds the fish of its usual food. If you want to increase the sinking speed of the bait during a pause, instead of a regular hook, you can use a light (1-2 g) jig head or attach a piece of lead.

Benefits of the pop-popper

1. Using a pop-popper and ultralight tackle, you can throw light or almost weightless baits (for example, flies) over quite long distances.
2. The popla-popper is also able to attract the attention of fish with a specific “squelching” sound. Reacting to this sound, the fish swims to the place of its origin, detects the micro-bait following the float on a thin leash, and attacks.
3. The pop-popper is also characterized by excellent cross-country ability, that is, it is not very afraid of the abundance of algae or water lilies. As a rule, hooks are not placed on the popper itself, and therefore it easily passes through areas with grass thickets and snags. At the same time, the hook on which the bait is fixed is so small, thin and sharp that the chance of firmly clinging to algae is minimized. Additionally, you can reduce the number of potential hooks by attaching a silicone bait according to the offset principle.

It is better if the popla popper has a bright color. In this case, the color of the float is important not for the fish, but for the fisherman. The fish should be interested in the bait itself on the hook, but the fisherman must clearly see the popper and regulate its trajectory, avoiding obstacles and directing the bait to the desired places.

What kind of fish can be caught with a popla popper?

We have already mentioned that peaceful fish can also be caught well with the popla-popper. So, many fishermen probably already know the fact that the popla-popper perfectly catches rudd, and a little less often - perch.

In general, you can catch almost any fish that hangs around and feeds at a shallow depth (1-2 m), that is, your catch can be pike, chub, and peaceful crucian carp and roach. This encourages experimentation with micro-baits and mounting variations.

Popla-popper vs sbirulino

The similarity between popla-popper and sbirulino (bombard) is noticeable to the naked eye. However, there are significant differences between these rigs and the fishing itself. First of all, let us pay attention to the fact that the popla-popper is an exclusively floating rig, while the bombard can be floating, sinking, or suspended.

The shape of the bombard allows it to fly further than the pop-popper, but the latter has its own unique game and is capable of making characteristic “squelching sounds” that attract fish. In other words, both the bombard and the pop-popper each have their own advantages, which is why both tackles are worth adding to your own fishing arsenal.

Catching rudd with a popla popper

To catch rudd on a popla popper, you must first find good places where this fish swims. These are shallow areas of a reservoir with a large amount of vegetation, as well as the so-called “windows”, surrounded by dense thickets of nettles and water lilies. Rudd is often found in shallow areas with snags.

The bite is especially good in the summer, when the water is already well warmed up and it’s hot outside. At such times, rudd stays mainly in the upper water horizon, in the shade of coastal or aquatic vegetation.

The wiring technique is as follows: cast out the rig, wait until the hook with the bait drops to the entire length of the leash, make 1-2 light jerks, during which the pop-popper makes a characteristic sound, and wait 5-10 seconds until the bait again drops to the desired depth .

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Spinning is an active fishing tool, and spinning anglers are fishermen who give preference to constant movement in search of cool places, selection of catchable baits, and selection of effective fishing. They will not sit in one place waiting for a float bite or. But there is a way to combine a surface popper and equipment for peaceful fish (for example, rudd) into one tackle. It will allow you to use active fishing techniques to catch non-predatory fish. Thus, catching rudd with a spinning rod became possible thanks to an invention called a popla popper - a tackle that combines a calm float with the excitement of a spinning rod.

The finished device consists of the following parts:

1. Light spinning
2. Spinning reel
3. Main line
4. Small popper without tee
5. A leash with a hook and a nozzle (most often artificial).

It would seem like an ordinary spinning tackle, with the exception of one detail - the bait is not the final link: a leash with a hook is attached to it. Sometimes a jig is used instead of a hook, but bait must be present.

Fishing for poplar popper becomes especially successful if you follow certain rules for equipping tackle, techniques and fishing tactics, which are described below.

Which fishing line should you choose as your main line?

You can use monofilament line. Taking into account or, its diameter should be 0.2 - 0.25 mm. But for a cautious rudd, this size will be too large, which may affect the catch downward. Therefore, it is recommended to use braided fishing line with a breaking capacity of up to 5 kg, which has a significantly smaller diameter, but is able to withstand large fish.

Leash device

Fishing with a popper involves using. It is a little harsh, but resistant to abrasion, and, most importantly, is hardly noticeable under water. It should be attached through a fastener with a swivel to the rear loop of the popper, previously freed from the tee. It is better to prepare in advance several leashes of different lengths (from 5 cm to several tens of centimeters) so that, if necessary, you can quickly change the fishing conditions.

Quote from a classic!“The bait is launched into the water or 18 cm from the surface, depending on where the rudd swim. In the summer, in the heat, it is best to catch a rudd on a fly, with a light float and without a sinker, and a large one takes it very well on a grasshopper” (L.P. Sabaneev, Life and catching freshwater fish).

Popper float features

This design does not provide for the use of a float in the form that the fisherman’s imagination depicts. Its role is played by a small, brightly colored popper. The main task facing him is to create characteristic “slurping” sounds during the retrieve, attracting the attention of the fish and provoking it to bite. The second task is to signal an attack by moving downwards or to the side. In addition to the visible bite, the fisherman can feel the twitching of the spinning rod.

Making a Pop Popper

This float can be easily made by any fisherman. It can be made from wood, cork or foam. We illustrate the production with photographs.

Photo 1. Take a foam blank.

Photo 2. Cut and make a dimple.

Photo 3. We install wire reinforcement.

Photo 4. Glue in a lead weight.

Photo 5. Color the bait.

Choosing a hook and bait for the tackle

The popper hooks installed on the poplar do not differ from those used by or. Usually this is No. 5 or No. 7 according to domestic qualification, with a long fore-end and a well-protruding beard. Tees are not used here, so there are practically no snags. The hook is equipped with artificial bait, for example, maggots or a small twister without a tail. You can also use natural baits, but they will often get lost during the retrieve.

Instead of a hook, a jig can be installed. It goes well with artificial bloodworms and, with skillful wiring, can be very effective.

Variety of fish caught on bait

The main purpose of the described gear is to catch rudd using a spinning rod. But this does not mean that nothing except this one type of fish will bite. On the contrary, practice shows that bright colors, movement, and sound easily provoke attacks from various predators. Attacks by perch, chub, asp occur quite often, and bites of roach and crucian carp occur regularly (especially when using natural bait).

There are also reports of carp coming out, but these cases cannot be classified as a pattern. Perhaps, with further improvement and development of gear, catching these fish will become more successful.

Popla popper is used on the Don, Volga, and Oka rivers. Here the hook is equipped with a nymph, that is, artificial bait in the form of an insect larva, or with a real insect - a grasshopper, a fly, a bug.

For chub, flies are used that imitate various insects, which are usually made for fly fishing.

We can say that the tackle is quite universal and continues to be improved, so the specified fish species are not a final list and the list can be expanded further, and rudd on a spinning rod is an already proven, logical result.

Techniques for using gear and fishing tactics

Like any fishing tackle, the popla popper requires careful study and practical application. Only through practice can you acquire the necessary skills to effectively use bait. But before moving on to practical exercises, it is necessary to become theoretically familiar with some techniques that will be useful in the future.

Catching rudd with a popper requires silence and does not tolerate excessive movement near the reservoir. There are known cases when a fish just visible in the water, when a fisherman approached, swam away in an unknown direction and did not return to its original place during the day. Therefore, when approaching the shore, it is recommended to be careful, using natural shelters (trees, bushes, reeds) whenever possible for secretive movement.

Identification of promising fishing spots

The rudd does not have the habit of actively moving around the reservoir, changing parking places. She avoids strong currents. Her habitats:

• river bays with weak currents;
• sections of the old river bed (oxbow lake), replenished with water during floods and spills;
• flowing lakes, rates;
• large reservoirs.

In reservoirs, she chooses places densely overgrown with underwater vegetation, reeds, and water lilies. She especially likes windows in such thickets, where in the summer heat she gets very close to the surface and basks in the sun. Rudd can also stand in flooded coastal bushes or in areas with a lot of snags.

Early in the morning and late in the evening, fish may come closer to the shore, overgrown with trees and bushes. Here she watches for insects falling into the water. This is the most favorable time to use a popla popper for catching rudd with a spinning rod. The main thing is not to frighten her with your sudden appearance or excessive fuss on the shore.

Techniques and techniques for casting, retrieving, retrieving

The described tackle is quite safe in terms of hooks, therefore it is applicable to rudd habitats overgrown with vegetation. You need to try to take a position near the pond so that the fisherman’s shadow does not fall on the water. It is best to position yourself behind reeds or bushes. Casting from such a shelter will not be very convenient, but the chances of catching fish increase significantly.

It is important to present the bait to the far edge of the window in the vegetation so that the popper can make as many movements as possible during the retrieve with a sound that attracts the attention of the fish.

After casting, you need to wait a few seconds before making the first reel. Each short reeling should be followed by a stop of up to 5-7 seconds so that the baited hook can drop to the length of the leader. It is at this moment that the greatest number of bites occur.

After hooking, the fish is brought to the shore without delay, but also without jerking, where it is retrieved on a long handle, eliminating the need to leave its shelter.

If the bites are active, but the fish cannot be detected, you should reduce the length of the leash. After the bite stops, it is better to move to another promising place.

How to catch a popla popper?

- a rather unique bait, in fact it is a symbiosis of a popper and a float. A popper is used when fishing with a spinning rod, a float is an element of float equipment. The fact that the design is designed primarily to lure fish gives grounds to classify it as a bait. It allows you to cast where any other gear would be ineffective, and it is precisely in such difficult and inaccessible places that fish live. Windows among thickets of water lilies, backwaters covered with algae - these are the places where fish hide and feed, but also those where no other bait will pass. In the best case, it will immediately catch on the grass, in the worst case, it will break off, which ultimately opens up new horizons for fishing with ultralight tackle. The popla-popper catches not only predators, but often peaceful fish as well.

How to equip a popla popper?

A small brightly colored popper, a leash made of fluorocarbon or monofilament of small diameter and a hook with artificial bait - that’s all the gear. A tee is not used here, which reduces and even completely eliminates the possibility of snags, since the hook tip is covered with bait. There is no blade, so the popla popper does not go deep, but works on the surface. For fishing you will need an ultralight spinning rod, which, depending on the situation, can be quickly re-equipped for classic perch lures. You can experiment with the length of the leash, as well as with the bait.

Leash for pop-popper

The diameter of the fishing line for the leash is 0.1-0.16 mm, and the length is selected depending on how deep the bait immerses you want to achieve when pausing. The slow sinking process of a small silicone bait on a single hook is quite attractive to fish, as it resembles the sinking of natural food. If, for some reason, acceleration is required, a regular hook can be replaced with a small jig head (up to 2 g) or a small piece of lead can be clamped next to the hook.

Benefits of the pop-popper

The popla-popper will allow the fisherman to make long-distance casts with light or ultra-light tackle for small and light baits such as microtwisters, microspinners, and flies.

The popla popper attracts fish with characteristic sounds. Swimming up to the place where the squelch of potential food was just heard, the fish discovers a micro-bait impressively moving on a leash behind a pop-popper.

It should also be noted that the pop-popper has excellent obstacle clearance. So, the popla-popper is easy to drag over a continuous carpet of water lilies or other thickets. The popper has no hooks and goes well through grass and snags. And the hook of the bait is so thin and small that even if it touches the algae (which also rarely happens due to the smallness of the hook), it cuts through it.

Popper color

Popla popper color Popla poppers are painted in bright colors so that they are clearly visible to the fisherman and he can avoid obstacles when fishing or direct the bait to promising places in the reservoir. For fish, the color of the pop-popper does not matter, since it will be caught on the bait itself with a hook.

What's biting on the popla popper?

This bait was developed specifically for catching large rudd, but this does not mean that only this type of fish is caught with it. The popla-popper catches fish that often swim at a depth of 1-2 m from the surface of the water, and therefore as a catch you can get chub, pike, and peaceful fish such as roach, carp, and if you bait instead of artificial maggot live worm, then crucian carp will also be caught. This encourages experimentation with wiring techniques and the variety of baits used. Fishing with this bait is also good because you can make long casts, sometimes 30 meters or more. You won’t be able to see an ordinary float at such a distance, but fishing with a spinning rod is a pleasure.

The developing trend in fishing of the symbiosis of various baits led to the birth of the so-called pop-popper. The classic spinning bait - the popper - has been transformed into a special float for highly effective fishing in surface waters.

The popla popper is a classic example of how modern fishing is being developed not only by brand developers and athletes, but also by hobbyists. It is to the latter that we owe the appearance of an extraordinary bite alarm with the functions of a surface wobbler.

I was introduced to the pop-popper by a good friend, who experimentally independently mastered fishing with this element of equipment. Like web genius, the design of the pop popper is quite simple. In fact, this is an ordinary popper about 3.5 cm long, weighing 3-3.5 g, from which both tees have been removed. The point of such a “toothless” bait is that it turns into a bite alarm and at the same time allows you to make retrieves with a classic popper effect. By cutting and splashing water, the popper produces its characteristic “gurgling” sound, attracting the attention of fish. Well, the latter are caught on a classic leash with a hook, which increases the passability of the bait attached to it in difficult water areas and reduces the number of snags. The possibility of successfully using fly fishing flies instead of a hook cannot be ruled out.

The main profile fish for the pop-popper is the rudd. With its help, it is this particular inhabitant of the upper waters that can be successfully pulled out of overgrown and snags in water areas where the use of other equipment is problematic or even impossible. At the same time, other fish that are sensitive to sound are successfully caught with a pop-popper: perches, bleaks, chubs, etc., for which the norm is to eat insects floating on the water and falling into the water. Even carp, crucian carp and pike are among the permanent trophies of such fishing. Even if they are often small, they are quite decent.

Fishing with such equipment seduces with its simplicity. All that is required is a equipped fishing rod and a wading suit. Even boat fishing enthusiasts can avoid using watercraft. However, we’ll talk about the intricacies of fishing later, but for now let’s take a closer look at the popla-popper itself.

Line of pop-poppers

The simplest and most reliable option for a pop-popper is the factory model. It’s not always easy to choose a suitable imitation, and one that is bright in color so that it is clearly visible from a distance. Plus, many complain about the high price of such bait, believing that when they throw it into the grass thickets, they will pick it off one after another. If you can somehow agree with the first argument, then I will argue with the second. With properly installed equipment, one pop-popper will last for more than one year. Well, when a break occurs at shallow depths, where fishing is mainly carried out, it is often possible to retrieve the severed element. In any case, with regular float fishing, the risk of a cliff is much higher.

Among the smart factory models suitable for conversion for pop-popper fishing, I would like to mention the floating surface baits A-elita 50F (color 761 and 861). Their characteristics are slightly higher compared to the relatively common pop-popper imitations (5 cm, 5 g), however, due to high-precision balancing and body bending, both have increased stability, which is important for tempo fishing and on strong waves. Plus, they produce a sharp, clear sound, spray water and fly farther when casting, and the bright red fronts provide good visibility.

The practice of making pop-poppers yourself from polystyrene foam, old floats or wine stoppers has become widespread.

Pop-popper equipment

Popla-popper is a light, shallow bait, so the best rod for casting it is an ultralight spinning rod. It is tough, sensitive, sending and well dampens vibrations after casting. A length of 2-2.1 m is quite enough for work in any conditions. The inertia-free reel is equipped with a braided cord with a diameter of 0.06-0.08 mm.

Optimal leashes are made from fluorocarbon fishing line with a cross-section of 0.16-0.18 mm. For this I use Pontoon21 Gexar Zarkazma or Pontoon21 Marxman Hfc threads. Thinner ones are not suitable not only because of the threat of cliffs after each cast, but also due to overlaps over the “braid” during casts. The length of the running leashes is 5-50 cm, depending on the type and activity of the fish that are supposed to be caught. Usually starting with a leash 15-20 cm long, I shorten it to a minimum with a good bite, simplifying the tackle as much as possible. Sometimes it comes to the point that you can completely abandon the leash by connecting the hook to the pop-popper using a winding ring or a tied loop of fishing line. However, when it is necessary to immerse the bait deeper into the water, I lengthen the leash, on the contrary.

When hunting for rudd and especially for perch, I did not use leashes longer than 30 cm, but when fishing for carp and crucian carp in surface waters, long ones were better suited. As for the pike, it is not the bait on the hook that seduces it, but the popla-popper itself, which the “toothy” one periodically attacks. That is why some anglers who have mastered this type of fishing attach an additional hook to the bottom ring of the pop-popper. I think this is a rash decision. In our case, the pop-popper does not act as bait, but as a bite alarm and the extra hook is just a nuisance. It will significantly increase the number of hooks on plants, and fishing in open water is often less effective.

However, catching small pikes is possible. They are able to be flattered by any imitation of food, even from the category of insects. A funny incident happened to my friend when a hungry predator weighing 1.2 kg immediately swallowed a popla-popper along with a leash, and then threw it out through the gills. As a result, the “braid” entangled the mouth, preventing it from taking a bite. The pike was successfully pulled ashore.

Well, the last part of the equipment is the hook. Taking into account my own developments, I settled on No. 12-16. Moreover, the first option is the most preferable. The bend of the hook is better smooth, arched, without bevels. Good models are Owner 50145, Owner 50457. If you plan to fish exclusively with artificial baits, it is appropriate to wrap a thread around the fore-end so that the imitation does not slip later.

Popla-popper baits

Despite the effect that attracts fish, when placing a pop-popper you cannot do without bait. As such, you can use both artificial and natural ones.

The main bait, aimed at virtually all surface fish, is silicone maggot. If in a static position it seduces fish weakly, then with active wiring it is the opposite. The main requirement is a decent size. An excellent choice is Power Bait (Berkley). I pierce the imitation with a hook and pull it onto the fore-end. To prevent it from slipping, you can first wind a thread onto the fore-end. I tried using maggots with pheromones, but did not notice a significant difference.

At the same time, I note that artificial maggots are good in the warm season. In early spring and late autumn, there are fewer bites for such bait. In addition, there are days when even in summer the fish are picky. That’s why I always keep a jar of natural fly larvae in my pocket. They can either be hooked to an artificial relative, piercing right through the head, or used independently.

Fish are also excellently caught using thin strips of finely porous foam rubber, pre-soaked in egg white and boiled. In reservoirs where there are a lot of cupids, it is useful to tie a strand of grass to a hook, which these fish will probably not miss. You can equip the hook with an edge or string beads on it, as in ice fishing. In a word, experiments are appropriate and justified.

I don’t see any point in stopping at baits such as bloodworms, worms, etc., as well as baits. The fish will bite, but such baits are not designed for active fishing, so you don’t have to think about them. Well, their silicone analogues are inferior to maggots when catching “peaceful” fish.

Subtleties of fishing

On a reservoir, you can act according to two schemes. The first one is the simplest. We choose a promising place and try to catch. There are no bites, we feed the point, as in regular float fishing, and wait for the fish to show activity.

The second scheme seems more preferable. This is active fishing associated with the search for fish sites, which, with proper observation, will reveal themselves by splashes on the water. The main object of popla-poppering is the rudd; It is a schooling fish, so it is not difficult to spot. The main landmark is the water area overgrown with egg capsules, reeds, reeds and other vegetation. And, as a rule, with calm water, in extreme cases with a slow current. The presence of “golden” fish is indicated by trembling leaves of plants and circles in the water. Here, among the “grass”, you can catch other fish.

It’s even easier to hunt for carp, which on hot days rise to the very surface and patrol the pond in schools, being clearly visible even with the naked eye. In general, the first key to success is observation.

The cast is made directly into the vegetation. Either the bait immediately falls into the “windows” between the greens, or it must be directed there with a slight twitch of the spinning rod, pulling it off the leaf. Very often the bite follows just at the moment of splashdown, because the rudd is accustomed to this behavior of insects falling into the water from the grass. If the fish does not react, we pause for up to 10-15 seconds and jerkily move the pop-popper by 5-7 cm, then pause again, etc. The pace of wiring can be of decisive importance. When the alarm comes out of the grass, it is more rational to reel in the tackle and make a new cast rather than cast it across open space: the likelihood of a bite will be low.

You should not be afraid of casting into the thick of strong-looking reeds and reeds. The main thing is that they do not grow very densely. The bites of large rudd, carp, crucian carp and even white bream occur right there or along the very edge of the plant wall.

Considering that we are fishing by wading, we should behave extremely quietly in the water so as not to scare away the fish. We slowly move along the reeds, meter by meter catching new landmarks. The fish are less afraid when we stand in water up to our waists or even higher. But the shallow depths found in some water areas (30-50 cm) should not be misleading. Often it is at such points that good results can be obtained.

Personal observations show that when popping poppers, the best catches of rudd occur in April, May, June and September. However, in late autumn the largest individuals were encountered (400-800 g). By time of day, noon is preferable, it is the hottest. In the evening the bite is worse, but larger fish are caught. Clear, windy days are best for fishing. If the wind is not strong, choose a position where it blows at your back. When the wind is more than 5 m/s, it is impossible to fish, because the wave drives the popper through the water and the hook and bait cannot sink.

If a small rudd bites, then the popla popper glides through the water. If the specimens are large, confident drownings of the alarm follow. Having discovered a school, on favorable days it is possible to catch 10-15 fish in just half an hour.

Fishing for rudd, especially large ones, can scare away other fish, so sometimes it’s worth moving to another place and returning to the previous place after a short time. The bite will certainly resume.

Today we will talk about one interesting bait, installation, equipment. Call it what you want, but this simple combination of fishing with poppers and ultralight provides many new opportunities. We're talking about - Popla Popper. Equipment with it allows you to catch cautious high-water (and not only) and even peaceful fish! Not to mention predators. So let's talk about The principle of fishing with a popla popper and about how to make your own popla popper.

Popper principle simple In a nutshell, this is a small float made in the style of a popper (the “spitting” recess, loops at the front and back and the weight distinguish the pop-popper from a regular float...). A leash made of thin monofilament or fluorocarbon is attached to the rear loop. A micro-twister, other microscopic silicone baits (including edible bait), micro-spinners, etc. are tied at the end of the leash. ultralight baits.

Popla popper is made with bright colors. Because It doesn't matter to us what the fish thinks about the popper itself. It is important for us that we like the bait. But we need to clearly see the path of the bait in order to avoid obstacles if anything happens. Or, on the contrary, move the rod to move the popper to promising windows in the grass...

The leash is usually taken with a thickness of 0.1-0.16mm. Its length depends on how much we want to let the bait sink during a pause. By the way, it is very impressive that a small silicone fish on a single hook slowly sinks, like natural food. But if you need to speed it up, then instead of a simple hook you should tie a small jig head (1-2g), or hold a small piece of lead near the hook.

Intended popla poppers for fishing a very wide range of fish. Firstly, this rudd! In no less cases - perch. And then you can list all the other fish that feed or are found at a depth of 1-1.5 m from the surface. There are chub, asp, pike, and peaceful fish like crucian carp, carp, roach... So, the flight of fancy in variations of installation, wiring and baits is very great.

The main advantages are that:

- poplo popper allows ultralight or light tackle to cast such small baits as micro-twisters, spinners weighing up to 1-1.5g, as well as completely weightless flies, streamers, etc. far away.

The pop-popper also creates the effect of attracting fish with a squish, like a popper. But when it swims up to the place where potential food has just been squished, the fish discovers... our micro-bait, which follows the popper on a leash. And the attack follows. And you don’t have to put hooks on the popper itself at all, because... it serves a purely attracting function, and the point of attack is the micro-decoy behind it. It is possible for a pike to attack the popper itself, but this is an annoying rarity.

It should also be noted that the pop-popper has excellent obstacle clearance. So, the popla-popper is easy to drag over a continuous carpet of water lilies or other thickets. The popper has no hooks and goes well through grass and snags. And the hook of the bait is so thin and small that even if it touches the algae (which also rarely happens due to the smallness of the hook), it cuts through it. To further reduce the number of hooks, you can attach the silicone not as usual, with the tip outward, but according to the offset hook principle (photo below).

You can buy a popla popper made by some semi-handicraft companies. Or you can make your own improvised float. You don’t have to do anything at all... Take a small popper, remove the tees - and that’s it... attach a leash with bait and let’s go! I believe that make a popla popper with your own hands- easily!

Fishing with popla popper is a great field for experimentation. You need to try different wiring speeds, abuse long pauses, up to 15-20 seconds!

Z.Y. Someone probably found similarities between catching popper with a popper and. There is no point in denying the similarities. But there are still certain differences. Bombards come in floating, sinking and suspended types. In the case of a popup popper, we are talking about floating equipment. The bombard is streamlined. She flies on. Often made of transparent plastic, etc. Bombarda does not have the game, attractive effect of the “spit” of the popper. Well, and other little things. And yes, both tools allow you to throw a small, light bait to a wary fish and use it in a very sophisticated and varied manner. So, these two, similar, but still different tackles should be kept in your arsenal and used on occasion. 😉