Whopper Plopper Review 2024

Heron reply :

First time out with it, and caught a 5lber.

iabass8 reply :

Pics or it didnt happen

aj88kc reply :

I just got one in my mystery tackle box for this month and can't wait to try it out. Still a little early to throw it here I think but will give a try here in a couple of weeks when the water temp gets a touch warmer.

Heron reply :

I've reserved mine for use primarily as a night time bait. Was a good idea

aj88kc reply :

Do you think a mh will handle the 90 size?

Heron reply :

On 3/13/2016 at 1:07 PM, aj88kc said:

Do you think a mh will handle the 90 size?

I'd say it depends on your rods lure-weight limits. Not all MHs are created equal.

Bluebasser86 reply :

On 3/13/2016 at 1:07 PM, aj88kc said:

Do you think a mh will handle the 90 size?

Most all MH casting rods are rated at least up to 1oz so you'll be fine if you have the 90.

BTW, I had a topwater fish Friday, so it's not too early, especially with a bait that can be paused like the WP.

aj88kc reply :

Thanks for the info clayton. I will be trying it out here soon then.

Heron reply :

One thing I had noticed that I wasn't expecting, is that when you retrieve it super slow, it causes the body of the bait to have a noticeable side-to-side wobble. I like that

Mumbly reply :

On 3/13/2016 at 11:41 AM, Heron said:

First time out with it, and caught a 5lber.

Shortest review ever!!

I plan on grabbing a couple 90's and trying this season.

dignan2121 reply :

I love the whopper plopper. I lost a 4# smallie and the treble hook to the split ring bending out though.

Heron reply :

On 3/14/2016 at 3:16 AM, Mumbly said:

Shortest review ever!!

I plan on grabbing a couple 90's and trying this season.

You should see my Smash Shad review

strikefc34 reply :

I love the plopper 90, but I loose a lot of fish on it. Started throwing it on a Dobyns Champion 734 with braid, I've backed off to a 705cb with mono and its gotten better.

buzzed bait reply :

saw it in action yesterday and really liked how you can just stop and go with it unlike a buzzbait that will sink when you pause!

Heron reply :

I also like how loud it gets when you sweep the rod to the side and pull it through the water faster. All of the different ways you can vary your retrieve makes this a definite keeper. Now I understand why the Musky guys like this style of bait.

Bluebasser86 reply :

On 3/14/2016 at 3:56 AM, dignan2121 said:

I love the whopper plopper. I lost a 4# smallie and the treble hook to the split ring bending out though.

I swapped mine out for heavier hooks on the 130. I went to VMC Spark Point 4X strong hooks and haven't had any issues since. I'm fishing mine on a 7' 3" H/F rod with 50lb braid so a hook upgrade was pretty much mandatory.

Ridi620 reply :

Awesome topic. Just got one in this months box as well. When I told my brother and asked if he ever heard of it he nearly lost it. He couldn't believe it came in the box. I'm really excited to try it now!

ibobpeb reply :

I can't believe you guys got that in your mtb either. It's one of my favorite topwaters for early morning and at night and it's not cheap. I love the chugging sound it makes.

Ridi620 reply :

Yea the plopper alone covered the price of the box!

River Dave reply :

This was my first ever MTB so I'm beyond thrilled. I've been eyeballing the W.P. for a while now but was having trouble pulling the trigger on a $12-$15 bait. I did the promo code for my first Mystery box so the whole thing only cost me five bucks. I couldn't believe it when I saw it in there.

Fisher-O-men reply :

On 3/14/2016 at 3:56 AM, dignan2121 said:

I love the whopper plopper. I lost a 4# smallie and the treble hook to the split ring bending out though.

I lost a big largie when the belly hook pulled completely out of the bait. It is possible that I cracked the bait when I landed it too close to a rock. BTW, in my experience it is a big fish bait. I probably caught 6 fish on it before I caught one under 4 lbs.

noway reply :

Line twist?

gardnerjigman reply :

On 3/16/2016 at 6:34 AM, noway said:

Line twist?

Huh????

frogflogger reply :

Fished it on Johns Lake central Florida - 2lber on first cast on a very windy day had to quit in 15 min.

Heron reply :

On 3/16/2016 at 6:34 AM, noway said:

Line twist?

Noway

dam0007 reply :

I fished this thing a dozen times, once when smallies were breaking. They wouldn't hit this thing but they were smashing a sammy. IDK.

Dye99 reply :

I use the red one in the spring, the black one at night, and the silver the rest of the time...One of the best top water baits out there!

Bluebasser86 reply :

First 5 1/2 minutes of this video are all smallies on a WP 130 from last fall here in KS. The second fish was one of the most vicious topwater strikes I've ever had from a bass. Even on the fish eye lens of my Garmin Virb (which don't do long distances well), you can tell it threw a ton of water.

Hurricane reply :

I bought 2 of them.. The 130 and the 90... Can't wait to try them out...

AQUA VELVA reply :

I tried mine out on my lake today and all it did was bounce off the water. I'll have to try it again after the ice melts. Stay tuned for further results.

aj88kc reply :

I tried mine out yesterday. The Front half was spinning as much of the back half. The only way I could get it to stop was to raise the rod tip high or slow roll it. It was pretty windy and choppy so I do not know if that had something to do with it or not. I will give it a shot on a calmer day to see if I have any better luck with it.

Heron reply :

On 3/17/2016 at 11:33 AM, aj88kc said:

I tried mine out yesterday. The Front half was spinning as much of the back half. The only way I could it to stop was to raise the rod tip high or slow roll it. It was pretty windy and choppy so I do not know if that had something to do with it or not. I will give it a shot on a calmer day to see if I have any better luck with it.

Whoa that's really strange

aj88kc reply :

Yeah I really hope it was just a fluke as I really liked the action of it when it worked right.

Heron reply :

On 3/17/2016 at 12:07 PM, aj88kc said:

Yeah I really hope it was just a fluke as I really liked the action of it when it worked right.

Makes me wonder if the tail was getting jammed somehow. I'd make sure that tail is free spinning.

aj88kc reply :

I did have a couple of times that it came back with grass in the tail so I could understand on those instances but there was many times it would come back clean and the front was still spinning.

Heron reply :

Hmmm, that's sounding defective

Mumbly reply :

On 3/17/2016 at 11:33 AM, aj88kc said:

I tried mine out yesterday. The Front half was spinning as much of the back half. The only way I could get it to stop was to raise the rod tip high or slow roll it. It was pretty windy and choppy so I do not know if that had something to do with it or not. I will give it a shot on a calmer day to see if I have any better luck with it.

Was that a 90 or 130?

aj88kc reply :

On 3/17/2016 at 1:38 PM, Mumbly said:

Was that a 90 or 130?

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