After missing 5 biggins in one morning. I was determined to find a solution. That was on 5/14/20. Found your video and did it to all ploppers. Thanks so much. Now I rarely lose a fish and caught 30 4lbers, 2 5lbers, 1 7lber all on modified plopper 🤙🏽
Another tip for any top water bait to increase hook-ups & reduce hook rash on the bait is to "T" the belly hook. The one downside to putting heat shrink on the rear hook is that storing the bait may become an issue.
David Dudley has a great video on this too! I have NEVER caught a fish on one. In fact, over the course of the last five years, I have cast it everywhere I have fished. It has become my joke. Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Roatan, Wisconsin (while we were slaying huge pike on everything else), Colorado, and on and on. Maybe I have a black one, maybe I should just get the bone colored.
@Tim hansen I am not sure about other species. But smallies absolutely crush whopper ploppers. But, if you are catching fish on other things and it's working for you - then keep doing what works!
Oh, I KNOW! It is one of those baits for me. Everyone smashes em with them. Larry Dahlberg is my favorite, and I feel I owe it to him to figure it out, or get lucky one of these times!
Thank you for this tip HAIGHT I've been using the 1/3 Loon model Whopper Plopper on my local lake and hitting alot of bass but the lake has alot of vegetation especially if I'm just fishing from shore I'm going to try this and also sharing with my 20 yr old son he goes out alot and him and some friends been fishing Lake Michigan all through the winter here south side of Chicago and some small lakes ponds North West Indiana he works at Cabela's so gets great discounts lol if you get the time his friend has a channel S S F SOUTH SIDE FISHING I'VE shared your channel with them too PEACE & GOD BLESS!!
@I AM KAZIE Hey! Glad you can use the tip. Hopefully it helps. How do you like the Loon model? I have not used it much as I usually go for the lighter colors but have heard decent things about the black/white on the Loon. I will check out the channel for sure!
@@HaightsWanderings I've had very good luck with the loon edition my son bought me one last summer and I loved it ( or should I say the bass& pike loved it) I've always loved the loon especially when I would sit out on chicaugon lake in the foggy morning listening to them to see it in a fishing lure and see it's effective is awesome you'll love it !!
I bought a BUNCH of these things on clearance. I better catch something with them. I do feel that the propaganda videos, err marketing, made them seem like the ultimate fish lure so we'll see. I'm thinking ripping the lure on top will be a better way to get them to bite then a straight retrieve.
After missing 5 biggins in one morning. I was determined to find a solution. That was on 5/14/20. Found your video and did it to all ploppers. Thanks so much. Now I rarely lose a fish and caught 30 4lbers, 2 5lbers, 1 7lber all on modified plopper 🤙🏽
@Erik Brandsen Awesome, dude! That's great. I am glad it helped you out. Congrats on a 7lber that's amazing. Is that a smallie, largie, or striper?
All were largemouth
Thanks for the tip and stay safe!
@charles scarborough Thanks! I hope it helps someone. Stay safe as well!
I first time I used a Whopper Plopper I caught a ton of fish...I'm hooked! Great video!
@Richard Thomas That topwater action is sooo much fun! I am glad you enjoyed it!
Good tip. I'll have to give it a try. 🎣
@Michael McCoy Good luck! :)
i may have to try some of these
@Tyler Goes Fishing they don't catch fish... :)
Another tip for any top water bait to increase hook-ups & reduce hook rash on the bait is to "T" the belly hook. The one downside to putting heat shrink on the rear hook is that storing the bait may become an issue.
@zib187 Yeah, gotta get those massive Plano boxes to store all of them!
Hiii Señor hope your staying safe during these times hope to see you soon!
Hey there! I am doing well. I hope you and all the students are great as well. We hopefully will get some school again this year!
David Dudley has a great video on this too!
I have NEVER caught a fish on one. In fact, over the course of the last five years, I have cast it everywhere I have fished. It has become my joke. Pacific Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Roatan, Wisconsin (while we were slaying huge pike on everything else), Colorado, and on and on. Maybe I have a black one, maybe I should just get the bone colored.
@Tim hansen I am not sure about other species. But smallies absolutely crush whopper ploppers. But, if you are catching fish on other things and it's working for you - then keep doing what works!
Oh, I KNOW! It is one of those baits for me. Everyone smashes em with them. Larry Dahlberg is my favorite, and I feel I owe it to him to figure it out, or get lucky one of these times!
@tim hansen This summer is the time to do it!
Thank you for this tip HAIGHT I've been using the 1/3 Loon model Whopper Plopper on my local lake and hitting alot of bass but the lake has alot of vegetation especially if I'm just fishing from shore I'm going to try this and also sharing with my 20 yr old son he goes out alot and him and some friends been fishing Lake Michigan all through the winter here south side of Chicago and some small lakes ponds North West Indiana he works at Cabela's so gets great discounts lol if you get the time his friend has a channel S S F SOUTH SIDE FISHING I'VE shared your channel with them too PEACE & GOD BLESS!!
@I AM KAZIE Hey! Glad you can use the tip. Hopefully it helps. How do you like the Loon model? I have not used it much as I usually go for the lighter colors but have heard decent things about the black/white on the Loon.
I will check out the channel for sure!
@@HaightsWanderings I've had very good luck with the loon edition my son bought me one last summer and I loved it ( or should I say the bass& pike loved it) I've always loved the loon especially when I would sit out on chicaugon lake in the foggy morning listening to them to see it in a fishing lure and see it's effective is awesome you'll love it !!
@@iamkazie9401 I will need to grab one (or look in my box and see if I already have one!)
I bought a BUNCH of these things on clearance. I better catch something with them. I do feel that the propaganda videos, err marketing, made them seem like the ultimate fish lure so we'll see. I'm thinking ripping the lure on top will be a better way to get them to bite then a straight retrieve.
@Bob gill I think the whopper ploppers excel in moving water and start to trail off in slower water. So, try them in a river and see what happens!