Megabass Pop Max Colors? 2025

Brett's_daddy reply :

What colors are best for the Megabass Pop Max? Right now I'm going to get just 1 but would like to at some point get a 2nd one too. I really like the Pumpkinseed color as I think that looks more like the perch in my area than the Megabass perch color. The others that look good are the Tonsoma/Mat Frog and the White Python.

flyfisher reply :

I have the black orochi and it has done me well. I honestly don't get too worked up over colors for topwater baits other than is it light or a dark colored bait. Also be sure to look at the belly as that is probably the majority of what the fish will see.

Hogsticker reply :

Whatever you do DON'T go on flea Bay and look at all the limited and specialty patterns!

desmobob reply :

On 8/14/2016 at 10:18 AM, Brett's_daddy said:

What colors are best for the Megabass Pop Max? Right now I'm going to get just 1 but would like to at some point get a 2nd one too. I really like the Pumpkinseed color as I think that looks more like the perch in my area than the Megabass perch color. The others that look good are the Tonsoma/Mat Frog and the White Python.

I also thought the Pumpkinseed color looked like a good match for local bait. I bought one, brought it out fishing, and on the FIRST cast, a big Northern Pike ate it. I barely felt a tug and it was gone. I have other Megabass baits and are afraid to throw them most of the time. They sure look pretty in my tackle box, though! ;-)

Tight lines,

Bob

Brett's_daddy reply :

On 8/14/2016 at 1:14 PM, Hogsticker said:

Whatever you do DON'T go on flea Bay and look at all the limited and specialty patterns!

Why? Is it just because they are outrageously over-priced or are they fakes? Some seem reasonably priced at around $20 but it is sketchy when buying from international sellers.

flyfisher reply :

i think he is saying more because you will want to buy them all

Brett's_daddy reply :

On 8/14/2016 at 11:11 PM, flyfisher said:

i think he is saying more because you will want to buy them all

OOOOOOhhhh...he's right...lol.

On 8/14/2016 at 9:55 PM, desmobob said:

I also thought the Pumpkinseed color looked like a good match for local bait. I bought one, brought it out fishing, and on the FIRST cast, a big Northern Pike ate it. I barely felt a tug and it was gone. I have other Megabass baits and are afraid to throw them most of the time. They sure look pretty in my tackle box, though! ;-)

Tight lines,

Yeah, luckily most of the ponds/lakes I fish locally don't have Northern's...just bass and maybe some chain pickeral so I should be okay .

MIbassyaker reply :

I also don't think color matters much for topwaters....it's all about the action and the opportunity. But I don't think anybody else makes a color quite like Black Orochi, so you know you gotta have it. I have that one and the Frog. You could probably paint one to look like a twig and catch just as many fish.

Oklahoma Mike reply :

Get black orochi and white Python, and you will have all the colors you will ever need.

Now, having all the colors you will ever want, well that's a different story!

rippin-lips reply :

On 8/14/2016 at 11:29 PM, Brett's_daddy said:

OOOOOOhhhh...he's right...lol.

Yeah, luckily most of the ponds/lakes I fish locally don't have Northern's...just bass and maybe some chain pickeral so I should be okay .

Pickerel and Musky are a part of the pike family. So there's no difference as far as them cutting your line and swimming away with your pop max. It's just a part of the game with toothy fish. Bye bye $20

Raul reply :

So, tell us, honestly, which ones you liked ?

Well those are the best.

Personally I don't fish with mine, I like them too much and I want to keep them the way they are ( Tonosama Frog, GG Gill, CMF, GG Bass ) Rapala's Skitter Pops cost 1/3 and catch a truckload of fish when the conditions/locations for poppers are all right.

racedad reply :

I couldn't choose just one?

rippin-lips reply :

Yeah, it's hard to do.

MikeWright reply :

On 8/15/2016 at 9:14 AM, rippin-lips said:

Yeah, it's hard to do.

Is this a shop or your own personal collection?

Brett's_daddy reply :

On 8/15/2016 at 1:56 AM, rippin-lips said:

Pickerel and Musky are a part of the pike family. So there's no difference as far as them cutting your line and swimming away with your pop max. It's just a part of the game with toothy fish. Bye bye $20

So I obviously would want to fish with these lures...I don't want to just put them on display. My spinning reel can handle up to 65lb. braid...would that give me a better chance of keeping the lure even if something big and toothy got a hold of it?

flyfisher reply :

i have found that toothy critters bit through braid easily no matter the weight. Heavier is a little harder but it still doesn't beat the bite resistance of nylon lines. I currently throw mine on yozuri hybrid. The first one i had a pickerel bit me off when using braid, and i saw him jumping around for a while with the bait still in his mouth but i never saw the bait floating or anything so he has some new lip jewelry for a while i guess.

lakeannaangler reply :

Any member of the pike family will cut braid like nothing. I use sufix seige and have caught pickerel and musky on my pop Max and pop x .

The colors I like are white python, black orochi and gg bass

rippin-lips reply :

On 8/15/2016 at 11:16 AM, Brett's_daddy said:

So I obviously would want to fish with these lures...I don't want to just put them on display. My spinning reel can handle up to 65lb. braid...would that give me a better chance of keeping the lure even if something big and toothy got a hold of it?

The other two members already answered, but braid is the easiest for them to cut through. Tie on a leader of #15-20 and it'll offer some protection.

Brett's_daddy reply :

OIC...so right now I have on 15lb. Sufix Superior nylon line...I should just stick with that then?

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Brett's_daddy reply :

On 8/15/2016 at 11:45 AM, rippin-lips said:

The other two members already answered, but braid is the easiest for them to cut through. Tie on a leader of #15-20 and it'll offer some protection.

So would the 15lb Sufix Superior nylon I have on now be sufficient?

Also, because fish will generally be seeing the lure from the bottom would a color like Perch or Pumpkinseed be considered the "light" lure because the bellies are mostly lighter looking? Than maybe a Black Orochi for the dark lure.

Torn Thumb reply :

On 8/15/2016 at 9:14 AM, rippin-lips said:

Yeah, it's hard to do.

Do you fish any of those and if so what percentage of them?

buzzed bait reply :

On 8/15/2016 at 12:51 AM, Oklahoma Mike said:

Get black orochi and white Python, and you will have all the colors you will ever need.

beat me to it!

Oklahoma Mike reply :

On 8/15/2016 at 9:14 AM, rippin-lips said:

Yeah, it's hard to do.

I'm not here to judge you, but I do feel obligated to suggest that you MIGHT have a problem.

rippin-lips reply :

That's not my collection of baits, but it is someones though, and they might have a problem.

Brett's_daddy reply :

On 8/16/2016 at 12:48 AM, Brett's_daddy said:

So would the 15lb Sufix Superior nylon I have on now be sufficient?

Also, because fish will generally be seeing the lure from the bottom would a color like Perch or Pumpkinseed be considered the "light" lure because the bellies are mostly lighter looking? Than maybe a Black Orochi for the dark lure.

If I could reel (yes, the pun IS intended...lol) this conversation back in for a minute or two to answer the above questions that would be great! Thanks guys .

rippin-lips reply :

Yes

They were already answered.

You're probably going to lose it at some point if you have toothy critters in your waters. It's just part of the game. I've probably lost $100 worth of jerkbaits to pike/pickerel this early spring season. I'm gonna lose some more this fall too. It's fishing and you gotta pay to play. Here's a real simple tip - if you aren't okay with losing a bait then don't buy it.

flyfisher reply :

if it is that much of a concern either buy cheaper baits or buy a bite leader or find new places to fish without toothy critters.

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