Topwater Poppers

Match popper size to the forage in your water and the mood of the fish. A 2 to 2.5 inch popper covers most situations and works for finicky or pressured bass, while 3 to 4 inch poppers push more water and draw reaction strikes from bigger fish, especially around shad or bluegill spawns. When in doubt, start smaller since a big bass will still eat a small popper, but a small bass often won't bother with a big one.

Poppers shine in low light, so early morning, late evening, and overcast days are prime windows, along with calm to slightly rippled water where the surface disturbance and sound really carry. Warmer water temps, roughly 60 degrees F and up, trigger more aggressive surface feeding, and poppers work especially well around visible cover like laydowns, docks, and grass edges. Flat calm mornings and a gentle popping cadence often outproduce fast reeling once the sun gets high.

A popper has a concave, cupped face that spits water and creates a bloop or chugging sound on the retrieve, which imitates a struggling or feeding baitfish rather than a fleeing one. Walking baits like a Spook use a side to side glide action and don't displace water the same way, so they cover more distance per cast but lack that loud surface commotion. Poppers are usually the better call when you want a bait that stays in one strike zone longer, like next to a dock piling or laydown.

Yes, Glenmore ships to the US, Canada, the UK, the EU, Australia, and New Zealand, and shipping is free on every order with no minimum purchase required. Hooks and terminal tackle are packed securely to survive international transit, and you'll get tracking info as soon as your order ships so you know exactly when your poppers will land.