Ray R Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Hi Raiders, okay so I'm gonna get a couple of poppers for the kings and see if I can entice a larger variety of king. My question is which one would be the best or most sucessful for them. Hoping for some input from kingy guru's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I'm not any kind of Guru or even a Guru's big toe but there are 2 poppers that are my must haves... Cotton Cordell Pencil Poppers and Halco Roosta Poppers. The Cotton Cordells are easier to work fast in open water and the Roostas are good around beacons where you can bloop them as well as ripping them a bit faster. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framedtrash Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 yeh no guru but i have a few diffrent Halco Roostas seen them being used in quite a few kingie dvds i have and those guys seem to no what there on about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olitay Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Hi Ray, ive only ever caught 2 kings on poppers so i wouldnt say im a guru. However both fish were caught on a red head rooster popper at South West Rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hottyscotty Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 any red head popper is good starter as far as colour choice is concerned. even if they don't bite, it'll still get them inquisitive. at least that will give you an indication that they're there also i've noticed the smaller ones will mostly beat the larger varieties to the popper. so how large are you expecting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogtooth Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Hi Ray , Slinky is on the money , Cotten cordell popper ,they are not cheap but will get you the desired results or cost you a fortune in lost lures..... Another good lure is they spray poppers , will try and post a couple of pics later , usually found in the bargain bins at your tackle store just need to upgrade rings and hooks if fishing heavy tackle . Fishing marker bouys or calmer water , Owner tango dancer 115 is a great strong lure out of the box , lots of action ( definatley a must have ). River to sea make a similar lure , rover 128 both work well, fished winding flat out of popper style fishing with pauses Cheers Dogtooth.... . John.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 any red head popper is good starter as far as colour choice is concerned. even if they don't bite, it'll still get them inquisitive. at least that will give you an indication that they're there also i've noticed the smaller ones will mostly beat the larger varieties to the popper. so how large are you expecting Mate after catching hundreds of little ones anything over 65cm's will do LOL.. :-)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framedtrash Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Hi Ray , Slinky is on the money , Cotten cordell popper ,they are not cheap but will get you the desired results or cost you a fortune in lost lures..... Another good lure is they spray poppers , will try and post a couple of pics later , usually found in the bargain bins at your tackle store just need to upgrade rings and hooks if fishing heavy tackle . Fishing marker bouys or calmer water , Owner tango dancer 115 is a great strong lure out of the box , lots of action ( definatley a must have ). River to sea make a similar lure , rover 128 both work well, fished winding flat out of popper style fishing with pauses Cheers Dogtooth.... . John.... cheers john looks like im off to the tackle shop again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregL Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 In a "normal priced" popper I love the Saltiga's, cast like a bullet and pops as big as a haymaker, you can cast this on as small as 20lb outfits and as big as 50lb no problems. G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighthouse2k Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I spent the money on a good popper and got a result the first time out. I was about $60 and is a blooping popper so no need for heaps of speed. Caught this on a Sydney ledge on the weekend. Weighs about 100gms and got some big owner trebles on it which were never coming out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregL Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I spent the money on a good popper and got a result the first time out. I was about $60 and is a blooping popper so no need for heaps of speed. Caught this on a Sydney ledge on the weekend. Weighs about 100gms and got some big owner trebles on it which were never coming out. Which ledge, I want the weed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framedtrash Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 haha what popper is that i want one looks nice and chunky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 These Gillies poppers look ok...... These Gillies poppers look ok...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justinp Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Which ledge, I want the weed! Great minds think a like, me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 Thanks for all the input Raiders.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameldownunder Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Shy question: Do you attach the lure straight on the line, or do you put a swivel in between ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Personally i have a small black snap swivel right at the end...Im constantly rotating colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Hammond Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Have caught kingy's on the Halco Roosta poppa's, if your fishing braid make sure you tie on a flurocarbon leader, otherwise say bye bye poppa if yoou get a little excited and lift the fish out of the water, yes there is a rat king swimming around with a new peircing on its face from me!!! Not cool loosing expensive poppa's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighthouse2k Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I have a swivel to split ring to lure. All high quality, as you don't want to be disappointed on fish of a lifetime. I have had cheaper bearing swivels break jigging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca02 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 what sorta retrieve do you guys use for kingys off the rocks with the poppers? Do you actually work the popper with the rod much, or is most of it winding in? On some of the tv shows when the chucking poppers at gt's it looks like there just winding the thing in as fast as they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caranx Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Alternate your retrieve. Some poppers you can wind in quickly, others dont work too good like that. Bloop them 2- 3 times, pause, go again, working them with the rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagle ray Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I like the river to sea live popper hybrid popper. Not avail in oz any more. I just ordered more from the states 3 for about $26 aussie delivered. http://www.river2seausa.com/t/livepopper.html Its great on surface feeders. Just watch out for tailor. More of a blooper but have also caught fish on it just trollin it behind the boat while downrigging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framedtrash Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 i picked up a big river2sea poper last week comes with some big owner trebbles and was less then $20 lets see if i can turn it into a nice king this weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I reckon you'll get a salmon before king... They love that colour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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