Hodgey Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 (edited) G'Day all, Has been a long time since I have been able to view the forum as I have commenced a new employment opportunity. I have had my eldest daughter with us on holidays for the last 5 weeks and we have been targetting fish on poppers, as she had yet to catch anything on a popper. To her credit, she picked up the 'popper principles' very quickly, and finally she snagged three small tailor. She was really chuffed as they gave her a bit of curry on the light line, although they were quite small. I was targetting the timbered areas and using my popper to demonstarte the different technique required when hunting bream. In front of my daughter's eyes, this bloke thumped the popper: 43cm and 1.52kg of muscle and attitude ... niiiice! A couple of smaller fish located around the snags but nothing else worthy of a mention, so I started targetting the deeper water for whiting. Different technique used, resulting in a good whiting of 39cm. Found a shallow bay with a forest load of underwater timber. 1st cast and a 30+cm bream nailed the popper, leapt out of the water and threw the popper, with the fish going east and the popper going west, all in about 3 seconds. LMAO! Next cast, and a 40cm 1.2kg breambo wasn't quite so lucky! All in all we had a fun session, with the icing on the cake being my daughter's first captures on popper!!! Hodgey Edited January 23, 2008 by Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalliser Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Holy Moly!!! That's a stonker! Well done on that and especially on top water, great stuff! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 great breambo mate would have pulled hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveD Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Nice report mate, few really great fish there. Whats on the menu tonight Nice way to show how its done too, with specimens like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Nice work! What a screemer! And a to your daughter 2 Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer666 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 nice catch there mate and congrats to ur daughter on her catch Cheers Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Hodgey, That is a thumper of a bream. I have been a keen SP fisherman and only converting as of the last months. In that period I have caught better quality fish then previous years. Since going to a trip in Lake Cathie I have been converted. I have converted my friend on S.P's and he is now he is addicted like me. I am yet to test the MIGHTY Popper and would be keen to go outside. Let me know you go on the weekend? That is awsome that you showed you little girl how great it is. I have a little girl too and cant wait to covert to S.P's fishing... Good luck!!!! Cheers Mav.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laredo Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Awesome Bream. Identical to my PB Bream except with the prestige of a lire. well done ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Terrific fish, Hodgey - which popper were you using? I've been using some surecatch ones & caught little bream - gee it is fun, seeing the swirls! Exciting stuff! Well done Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulg Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 WHAT A MONSTER ! ..... WELL DONE. MR RB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey.Espiritu Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Niiiiiiice bream there!!! especially off the surface Im so jealous ...still havent landed a bream over the 40cm mark but im still casting and waiting for that stonker to hit my lures. Well done on a great session!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 this popper thing is really taking off i think good size to that fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 this popper thing is really taking off i think good size to that fish You might be surprised at how long this has been going on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Give it a go, guys! I even had takes on my 'do nothing' retrieve! I was playing around with my anchor in the yak & there were repeated swirls as the bream had a go at the popper that was just sitting there doing nothing!! Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roffo Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Bream on a popper that's got to be worth a go. Great fish!!!!!!!! Roffo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve07 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Great report Hodgey,sounds like you have this popper fishing mastered down there mate. A couple of thumper bream too & i bet the excitement on your daughter's face makes it even more enjoyable. Well done guy's! cheers steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 You might be surprised at how long this has been going on my fave type of bream fishin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donjuarez Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Anyone know of a good site that I can learn a bit about the different techniques on poppers ofr the different types of fish? bought myself my first popper on the weekend... now to try him out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Pm Hodgey - he is pretty good at it!! Other than that, just get out & give them a go. Bream like them slower or stopped, whiting like them retrieved faster! Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Anyone know of a good site that I can learn a bit about the different techniques on poppers ofr the different types of fish? bought myself my first popper on the weekend... now to try him out! Go to youtube and put in bream on poppers there is a japanese guy doing it and it shows exactly how to do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Here it is Anyone speak Japanese?? Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roffo Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Hi Gang, Just popped in to see Pete and got my first bream popper, Can't wait to hit hen and chicken. Roffo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendong Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 I agree Hodgey is a Freak on poppers....I caught up with him last year at Tuross (his local system) and he and his mate had two of the biggest bream I've seen in my life. Light Popper fishing is so visual and soooo addicative....before I go fishing these days I pray for overcast days just so I can popper fish for longer periods of time. (Hodgey gave me the tip about shade and overcast days too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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