slicendice Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I had to go check a few repairs that had to be done on a house we are buying in Tarbuck Bay (Smiths Lake). There is a spot that I have been wanting to give a good try(fished once before with only one hook up but no fish). So after I had been to the house I stopped for a quick fish before lunch with my usual 3 year old companion. Tarbuck Bay The spot fished Fished for about ten minutes with plastics with only a few tiny nibbles. So I decided to give the Poppers I bought yesterday a go (3 for $9.95-Surebite Poppers). I tied on the clear looking one. Second cast and I'm on and land this fellow 22cm first fish on a popper Next cast and with three little bloops and a pause the water erupted with a leaping fish. One of the coolest moments I have had fishing. The fish jumped again and had me puzzled as to what it was. Then I saw it a nice looking flatty. 42cm he decided to have a little dance as the camera went off. The next 20min saw me land two more bream. 28cm this one didn't want to come to the shore and put up a nice little fight. Another 22cm one. By now the little fella was ready to go home so we left. So glad i decided to give the popper a go. I am in love- dont tell the haha The other good thing is that when we move into the house, is that this spot is only about 500m away from the front door step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Gee that's a nice catch on low priced poppers Slicendice... when the house is ready I reckon you'll have a lot of fun with these poppers in the early mornings when you suss out all the good the spots... Nice report mate and I'll bet you'll have a bit of female company bringing yaks down from Forster to fish poppers in Smiths Lake too. Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 That's great mate, a new style of fishing for you and it worked, sounds like a fun session, congrats to you.. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scienceman Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I'm jealous mate. I love Smith's lake. We go camping there at least once a year usually more. Although shallow the fishing can be great with mostly flathead and bream on plastics. I am going camping there in a few weeks and intended to give popers a thrash so your report has got me twitching already. I'm thinking it would be a great place to retire so hopefully it stays underdeveloped over the next 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.dawg Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 wish i had that much sucess in 40mins with poppers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 You have discovered a very successful and affordable popper, particularly in that color! That popper has accounted for a huge amount of bream for site members over the last 18 months. Well done on a top session mate. Sounds as though they will be a regular occurrence for you! Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slicendice Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Thanks guys, it was quite the enjoyable session. Not bad for $9.95 Scienceman if you see someone with a little boy following then that will be me. Say gday or you can let me know when you are here and maybe we could catch up for a fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Well doen S&D!! Top session!! Congrats on cracking the code. Top lures, too, as Hodgey says! Hope to see you out & about Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanker Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Jealous jealous jealous I am sooooooooooooooooo sceptical of the whole popper thing. I have 2 now and have flagged sand flats, rivers and esturies for 1 crappy tailor. Never felt like I was going to catch anything lol ! I am going to give them ONE last try then gonski BTW bought one of them sugarpenn lures...........no luck so far. Spanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Hi Spanker, I've only been using poppers this summer, but usually manage a couple of bream a session and sometimes a whiting. Try the 35mm River to Sea Bubble Pops. I've had much more success in Sydney with those than anything else. Fish early morning or evening until dark. If you are fishing flats you need ripple on the water or the fish are very spooky. I usually wade out and cast with the wind, retrieving against the ripple helps keep the line tight and makes it much easier to get the right popping action. I use a very short sharp flick to kick the splash up about 10-20cm and just repeat this in a bit of a rhythm with pauses every now and then. A long dragging bloop just doesn't seem to work where I fish. If you are in Sydney and want to get together for a landbased surface session send me a PM. Cheers, Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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