Baits

For decades savvy musky men have known that surface lures that made a
certain deep throated hollow popping–plopping sound drove muskies crazy.
The problem was if you found one with a “good” tail it would bend and get
out of tune when it got bit by a fish, hit a rock or even just from repeat
casting.

I caught my first musky over 50 years ago on this type of lure and I’ve
been tinkering with them ever since.   The Whopper Plopper is
the culmination of my years of fine tuning this tyle of lure and since
they are molded, every single one comes out of the box with the perfect
tail size and angle to make a sound that simply drives fish
crazy.   Plus, its tail is made of super tought plastic that
flexes right back into place whether it gets chomped on or gets cast into
a bridge piling.

The Whopper Plopper 190 is “roll resistant” and works well at a variety
of speeds. Interestingly, sound experiments have suggested that even at
constant speeds the tail kicks out sounds that vary as much as an octave
in pitch as opposed to the more monotone metal tails.

Weighing in at over 2 oz. you can cast it a mile and it’s got top quality
River2sea 5 ⁄ 0 hooks that will stick from long distance.

• Weight: 2 3/4 oz.
• Length: 7 1/2″
• Hook: Black Nickel Long Shank 4X Strong #5/0