Surf Popper surprises
Went for a fish at Buffalo beach last night. On the beach a bit late and line in the water at 6pm. Water was like glass. No wind, slight swell.
I used a rig with gang and mulie, surf popper below, sinker on bottom. Wasn't expecting to get anything on the surf popper at night.
Nearly caught more fish on the poper than on bait. Herring, small bream, whiting, pike, and this is what I was most surprised about, a Mulloway.
Ended up catching a dozen herring, 2 pike, 2 small bream, a whiting and 5 undersize mulloway biggest being 42cm.
Just starting to do a bit of fishing around Bunbury a bit more now so hopefully I will have some larger specimens to talk about soon. Had a few decent bites but no big hookups. Really want to get a big mulloway and a shark to fill the freezer.
Cheers
Rob
Willlo
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Well done i rate those surf
Well done i rate those surf poppers as well.
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Snags
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Where do you guys buy surf
Where do you guys buy surf poppers from?
robduca
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Date Joined: 13/10/08
ebay
I got mine off ebay. Had them for years but only just started using them the last couple times fishing.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/6-New-Generation-Quality-Surf-Poppers-medium-sized-fishing-lure-ExcitingColours-/141278998566?pt=AU_Accessories_Tackle&hash=item20e4e27026&_uhb=1
Will be using them a lot more now
robduca
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Kmart
Kmart and Big W also have pre mad rigs with a gang and surf popper for $3 I think. Only comes with a green popper
Snags
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Thanks Rob. I have seen
Thanks Rob.
I have seen them at the department stores, will definitely grab a few whilst im there stcking up on Raiders.
What's the quality of the the hooks and tie point like?
robduca
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No probs Snags.
I can't really comment on the quality of the hooks, only jst started catching fish on them. Caught the 42cm Mulloway on it. Real test would be catching a salmon on one.
Niko
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Date Joined: 26/11/13
A mate newly discovered this
A mate newly discovered this aswell and says he always includes a popper on his beach rigs now, even landed a few salmon down south on the green kmart ones. Did u have to work them at all or just let the bait sit out and wait for a bite? Didnt think theyd work just resting in the surf buf its how my mate made it sound.
robduca
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Just left it.
Hey Niko
i just left it sitting while I had a mulie on the gang. Wasn't working it at all and it was a dead calm night so wouldn't have been a lot of movement.
Was very surprised with the result.
TonyT
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Date Joined: 09/07/10
yep caught my first mulla on
yep caught my first mulla on a $3 kmart surf popper rig, was only 500mm approx, went back to live another day....
Definatley worth having one on your rig.