What would you recommend for creek fishing? Especially here in Indiana. I am thinking of fishing a local creek for the first time. But not sure if I have something that really will generate bites.
@@jtmarshall large mouth bass, small mouth bass, bluegill, crappie, channel catfish, carp or whatever else I can find. It doesn't matter...I just want to catch fish and having trouble learning new waters because I have only fished one lake my entire life. So learning Otter Creek, Wabash River and local ponds.
The 75size choppo is the best prop bait ever made. And you have to know this if you’re as thick headed as me when it comes to throwing a plopper a lot. There’s so much more you can do with the 75berkley that you just can’t achieve with any other size of any other brand. Pop it, twitch it, pull it a couple feet n pause,,twitch twitch pause, looks like baitfish busting the surface or a struggling baitfish. I’ve pulled up two 6lb+ smallmouth this week on the Mohawk River Amsterdam NY with it, but have caught 100s that are in the 3-5 pound category. As soo as it hits the water u just pull a couple feet and stop it, if nothing give it maybe a couple pops, 9/10 times you’ll get nailed on that. The straight retrieve works too but I’ve just caught a 14lb 39 inch pike and a handful of 4-5lb smallmouth plus 2 over 6, just this week. And I’ve been doing it for a couple years now. Only the Berkeley 75, not the R2sea 75, that’s way heavier and tends to roll on its side. There’s nothing that’s better than the 75 in ways you can aggravate the fish to bite.
I was using a Berkeley choppo last night from the bank. 2nd cast being parallel to the bank hooked into my first ever Muskie! 40 inches. Last September same choppo got me my PB large mouth of 7.3 up here in Minnesota! Think it's time to retire her lol. Thanks for all the videos Tyler, they have helped me land so many fish! God bless!
Woah, don't go making comments like that! If you keep that up people might figure out that fish still hammer unpainted corks with hooks bolted through them or bite "antiques" like spoonplugs and even traditional bait! Don't get me wrong. I'm a lure junkie for sure, but I don't have any illusions about it.
Started throwing the Choppo 90 this spring and it has caught me more bass than anything else I’ve thrown this year. I’ve mixed in the 105 lately and still catching them. I fish ponds from the bank and almost always start with the bone Choppo. If I start with other baits and I’m getting skunked the Choppo goes on and I rarely get skunked on it. The virtually instant start up is huge. Most of my Choppo fish hit it within 3 feet or so after it hits the water and I start it up. One of my ponds has a lot of floating pine straw. The Choppo usually fouls with straw within 10-15 feet into the retrieve, but I still catch fish because the Choppo gets going and usually gets bit before it fouls if there is a fish there. Just tied on a bone 105 for this evening. 😎👍
Wow bro for this being the first one you did amazing! Audio quality and video quality were both spot on!! Well done man. Appreciate you actually caring enough to do it right from the start. What a banger. Really enjoyed this! Proud of you!
I went fishing today, 6-24-24, medium size Solid Black. Caught 9 bass and 1 perch at 7am. Went back at noon, caught 11 more. All the bass were 1 to 2 pounds. Cant wait to buy a different color, however Im now stuck on black.
I watch a very few pod cast but then get bored. With your pods it holds my interest till the end. Great info on how to tweak my approach to fishing and enjoying it.
Color to your region,river,lake is key. Use a other then clear or silver bottom on my river get very few bites. Use silver/chrome or clear get 30 bites like clockwork. Same with rebel pop-r Betts bass bug popper any other then chartreuse is a no go but chartreuse will slay daily smallmouth-red eyes every few cast. Gotta find the number 1 bass bugs or can't cast em but if you find em they own smallmouth
Really natural interview style. Totally watchable and very informative. Great instincts in terms of letting the guest have the mic and prompting him just enough to keep it moving well.
Love the video! Was just recently introduced to the Choppo, so I went and picked up a 90 1/2 Oz Bone. After throwing frogs and some other Bone colored top water I switched over to the Choppo 90 and third cast in, SLAM! Huge top water slap from my now new PB Northern Pike! Definitely a fan of the Choppo now.
Tsunami ball barely swivel with the split ring on river2sea 190 plopper is the only top water I use. I have tons of other top water lures. 98% off the time the plopper hitting top water on. From 1/2 -7 pound bass. From late Feb to late Oct. Rain, sunshine or overcast.
Great podcast. Hope you keep it up. Good plain spoken information that can be applied on the water That's what makes it worthwhile. Hunter seems like a good guy. Thanks
Great pod cast. The interview and information shared is a value to us all. You got style! Keep them coming. Your channel Rocks in all forms it's always interesting and informative.
I love the OneOdio headphones you folks are sporting, the way those headphones plug in is genius, I use mine every day! :) Also enjoyed the content too! Just getting into fishing so this was very helpful!
Bass Juice ROCKS!!! Great pod cast! In the 70’s / 80”s lives in CINCY and moved to Georgia in mid 1984 On a quest for a 10 pounder, have three at 9 pounds 9.48, 9.2 pounds Drive 3 hours south of Lake Lanier to a PFA. Catching 30 pound bags down there past Macon. Your friend Dave😎🐟😎
I'll put your tips to work Strictly a bank fisherman here This year have been for the first time fishing both whopper poppers and buzz baits Fished both during first hours before and after sun rise and first hours before and after sunset and all times from sunup till sundown as well as night fishing until about 2am Fished both over and around weeded areas Fallen trees or logs points and inner pockets while fan casting from within a foot of shore to all areas in a wide half circle Done so since May Haven't caught a single bass on either yet Had good success on all my regular standbys of soft plastics hard cranks chatter baits and top water but zero success on BB's of WP's Hopefully your tips will improve my success as I have no where to go from here but up
The two biggest things I have learned is to throw close to cover, and get the plopper bait moving as soon as it hits the water. Most of my Choppo fish have hit it within 2-3 feet into the retrieve, with a higher percentage of them being within 1-2 feet. I fish it most of the way in, and have caught fish during mid retrieve and at the bank, but probably 80% of them are hooked up at the beginning of the retrieve. Getting it moving as soon as it hits the water and not letting it sit is probably the best juice on ploppers. Also, like Hunter said, slow and steady gets me the most bites. It’s rare that stop/start or burning gets hit. Also, I’m 100% bank fishing ponds. The Choppo has caught me more than probably everything else I’ve thrown in a pond combined this year. Even the crappie and bluegill smash it.
I live in the midwest, southern Ohio, to be exact. The plopper has turned into a completely situational bait for me. Summer night fishing during a new moon with a little breeze, perfect. Right before and during the first few minutes of a rain storm, awesome. Most other times, meh.
I just had a 30 bass day with a plopper this weekend far from dead for me. I've noticed the wind plays a big factor because it messes with the baits acoustics that can either help or hurt your cause
On the Ohio river I had one heck of a good day on the black 90 size plopper! 20lb braid, 7ft medium mod action Kistler chatter bait rod! That softness is key to not losing fish!
Talking about the free rig, and I probably should share this but lol 😆 I’ve took a 1/4 oz bullet sinker in my t-rig and put a stopper between that and the hook and then set the stopper about a foot above the hook and it works just like the free rig because the weight seems to move more freely and the bait moves slowly once the weight hits the bottom. So buying free rig weighs just for that idk maybe it’s better I haven’t tried it yet myself.
hooked up with my 2nd largest bass at my local dip pond on an ozark trail whopper plopper black with red speckles, lost his fatass at the bank; had two older gentlemen hootin and hollerin for me when it jumped fully out of the water and we were alls ad when i lost it lol. was a great time, thinkin about adding 2 split rings (which has totally worked for me on other top waters). my 5 year old found the lure at the edge of the water (scavengers for life ftw) and i've now caught a few fish on it WITHOUT having seen this video!! i only watched a guy fish one once, he caught a dinker; excited to learn from you here. will definitely report back any successes
So, what would make the plopper "dead" to begin with? Did the fish get together across the country and decide no more slamming those pesky ploppers anymore?😂
So, I've trolled ploppers on either side of my Gheenoe (trolling motor), just wondering around the lake with them spinning behind me and gotten several catches.
Ploppers never stopped working for me here in TX. However, this is the toughest frogging year I’ve ever had. Fish must have had a meeting and collectively decided no more biting frogs
Ohio native Hunter, nice. As a fan of Abu Garcia, My newest cranking rod is a Abu Garica Fletcher Shryock. I'm loving it so far As for Hunter.... I was watching live the dock flipping wacky worm broadcast on the Bassmaster Elite early this year. That was sick
It doesn’t matter how it looks. If it’s not producing after multiple honest attempts with different baits, then it’s time to move. Don’t just hope. Fish can’t sense hope. It doesn’t matter what you’re throwing, if the fish aren’t there then you aren’t going to catch anything. You have to find the fish before they will bite. If your not getting bit, move.
I don’t know how to do it but you make loops on the hook hangers directly to the hook with braided line. When you fight a fish the braid twists which doesn’t allow a fish to spit the bait out as easily as with normal split rings.
You spoke on a spy bait. Can you talk more about this bait for I have watched videos on it, but still find it hard to fish properly. Thanks for the great content and videos.
The whopper Plopper was first introduced in 1986 and was a failure. The whopper Ploppers were given to all tournament anglers to use in a tournament. They were a complete failure and disappeared into obscurity. Then reintroduced they sold to weekend anglers and were a hit. Just a history lesson.
Lure fads have always fascinated me. I don't care if it's a plopper, plastic, jig, etc. It would've caught fish 200 million years ago and will continue to do so 200 million years in the future. Do I have a plopper? Yeah. Do I think it's fun? Yeah. Do I think it's the plopper locating the fish, presenting at an effective depth, speed, and even influencing the weather and water conditions? No, and I'm honestly afraid of anyone who does.
The audio podcast will be available on Spotify/Apple later in the week!
Can’t wait!!
What would you recommend for creek fishing? Especially here in Indiana. I am thinking of fishing a local creek for the first time. But not sure if I have something that really will generate bites.
Could you drop a link in the comments? 🙏
@WolfsDE going for smallies or something else?
@@jtmarshall large mouth bass, small mouth bass, bluegill, crappie, channel catfish, carp or whatever else I can find. It doesn't matter...I just want to catch fish and having trouble learning new waters because I have only fished one lake my entire life. So learning Otter Creek, Wabash River and local ponds.
I really enjoyed it guys, thanks for having me on!! 🎣
Thanks for coming on!!
Good luck with the AOY!
The 75size choppo is the best prop bait ever made. And you have to know this if you’re as thick headed as me when it comes to throwing a plopper a lot. There’s so much more you can do with the 75berkley that you just can’t achieve with any other size of any other brand. Pop it, twitch it, pull it a couple feet n pause,,twitch twitch pause, looks like baitfish busting the surface or a struggling baitfish. I’ve pulled up two 6lb+ smallmouth this week on the Mohawk River Amsterdam NY with it, but have caught 100s that are in the 3-5 pound category. As soo as it hits the water u just pull a couple feet and stop it, if nothing give it maybe a couple pops, 9/10 times you’ll get nailed on that. The straight retrieve works too but I’ve just caught a 14lb 39 inch pike and a handful of 4-5lb smallmouth plus 2 over 6, just this week. And I’ve been doing it for a couple years now. Only the Berkeley 75, not the R2sea 75, that’s way heavier and tends to roll on its side. There’s nothing that’s better than the 75 in ways you can aggravate the fish to bite.
I was using a Berkeley choppo last night from the bank. 2nd cast being parallel to the bank hooked into my first ever Muskie! 40 inches. Last September same choppo got me my PB large mouth of 7.3 up here in Minnesota! Think it's time to retire her lol. Thanks for all the videos Tyler, they have helped me land so many fish! God bless!
Was always shocked that bass guys didn’t have this in the arsenal. I’d been using a plopper for over 25 years for Muskie.
Woah, don't go making comments like that! If you keep that up people might figure out that fish still hammer unpainted corks with hooks bolted through them or bite "antiques" like spoonplugs and even traditional bait!
Don't get me wrong. I'm a lure junkie for sure, but I don't have any illusions about it.
Dude you’re cranking out some stellar content. Holy smokes! This is a damn near a seminar
Started throwing the Choppo 90 this spring and it has caught me more bass than anything else I’ve thrown this year. I’ve mixed in the 105 lately and still catching them.
I fish ponds from the bank and almost always start with the bone Choppo. If I start with other baits and I’m getting skunked the Choppo goes on and I rarely get skunked on it.
The virtually instant start up is huge. Most of my Choppo fish hit it within 3 feet or so after it hits the water and I start it up.
One of my ponds has a lot of floating pine straw. The Choppo usually fouls with straw within 10-15 feet into the retrieve, but I still catch fish because the Choppo gets going and usually gets bit before it fouls if there is a fish there.
Just tied on a bone 105 for this evening. 😎👍
Wow bro for this being the first one you did amazing! Audio quality and video quality were both spot on!! Well done man. Appreciate you actually caring enough to do it right from the start. What a banger. Really enjoyed this! Proud of you!
I went fishing today, 6-24-24, medium size Solid Black. Caught 9 bass and 1 perch at 7am. Went back at noon, caught 11 more. All the bass were 1 to 2 pounds. Cant wait to buy a different color, however Im now stuck on black.
I watch a very few pod cast but then get bored. With your pods it holds my interest till the end. Great info on how to tweak my approach to fishing and enjoying it.
I've thrown a plopper a thousand times and caught one baby bass 😂 - thanks for some tips in this one, will definitely test some things out.
Color to your region,river,lake is key. Use a other then clear or silver bottom on my river get very few bites. Use silver/chrome or clear get 30 bites like clockwork. Same with rebel pop-r Betts bass bug popper any other then chartreuse is a no go but chartreuse will slay daily smallmouth-red eyes every few cast. Gotta find the number 1 bass bugs or can't cast em but if you find em they own smallmouth
Really natural interview style. Totally watchable and very informative. Great instincts in terms of letting the guest have the mic and prompting him just enough to keep it moving well.
Love the video! Was just recently introduced to the Choppo, so I went and picked up a 90 1/2 Oz Bone. After throwing frogs and some other Bone colored top water I switched over to the Choppo 90 and third cast in, SLAM! Huge top water slap from my now new PB Northern Pike! Definitely a fan of the Choppo now.
Tsunami ball barely swivel with the split ring on river2sea 190 plopper is the only top water I use. I have tons of other top water lures. 98% off the time the plopper hitting top water on. From 1/2 -7 pound bass. From late Feb to late Oct. Rain, sunshine or overcast.
Great episode, looking forward to seeing more of this.
I always have one tired on. The black color is the best for me area here in Texas.
stoked for this tyler, hope you keep this format going!!
Great podcast. Hope you keep it up. Good plain spoken information that can be applied on the water That's what makes it worthwhile. Hunter seems like a good guy. Thanks
I like the podcast style. It was great to hear from Hunter and the "history" of using the Plopper for tournament fishing.
Great pod cast. The interview and information shared is a value to us all. You got style! Keep them coming. Your channel Rocks in all forms it's always interesting and informative.
I love the OneOdio headphones you folks are sporting, the way those headphones plug in is genius, I use mine every day! :) Also enjoyed the content too! Just getting into fishing so this was very helpful!
00:10 Tony’s spot on fishing top water musky fishing in the fox river. I actually watched that and caught my first musky ever a month ago lmao
I slayed them with the whopper ploppers last spring and summer in Southern New Jesersy. Not a single one on the ploppers this year.
Bass Juice ROCKS!!!
Great pod cast!
In the 70’s / 80”s lives in CINCY and moved to Georgia in mid 1984
On a quest for a 10 pounder, have three at 9 pounds 9.48, 9.2 pounds
Drive 3 hours south of Lake Lanier to a PFA. Catching 30 pound bags down there past Macon.
Your friend Dave😎🐟😎
man i love the "choppo"... only big fish and epic bites. plus can fish it in the black of night/early pre-dawn!
I'll put your tips to work
Strictly a bank fisherman here
This year have been for the first time fishing both whopper poppers and buzz baits
Fished both during first hours before and after sun rise and first hours before and after sunset and all times from sunup till sundown as well as night fishing until about 2am
Fished both over and around weeded areas Fallen trees or logs points and inner pockets while fan casting from within a foot of shore to all areas in a wide half circle
Done so since May
Haven't caught a single bass on either yet
Had good success on all my regular standbys of soft plastics hard cranks chatter baits and top water but zero success on BB's of WP's
Hopefully your tips will improve my success as I have no where to go from here but up
The two biggest things I have learned is to throw close to cover, and get the plopper bait moving as soon as it hits the water.
Most of my Choppo fish have hit it within 2-3 feet into the retrieve, with a higher percentage of them being within 1-2 feet. I fish it most of the way in, and have caught fish during mid retrieve and at the bank, but probably 80% of them are hooked up at the beginning of the retrieve.
Getting it moving as soon as it hits the water and not letting it sit is probably the best juice on ploppers. Also, like Hunter said, slow and steady gets me the most bites. It’s rare that stop/start or burning gets hit.
Also, I’m 100% bank fishing ponds. The Choppo has caught me more than probably everything else I’ve thrown in a pond combined this year. Even the crappie and bluegill smash it.
I live in the midwest, southern Ohio, to be exact. The plopper has turned into a completely situational bait for me. Summer night fishing during a new moon with a little breeze, perfect. Right before and during the first few minutes of a rain storm, awesome. Most other times, meh.
The day Hunter wins his first elite series tournament…(and the day is coming)…I will be screaming at bass live. Hunter is a freaking awesome dude.
i like this format, bringing another person on just makes it a little more engaging! great videos man
Iv cought 90% of my fish this year on ploppers this year in the Midwest
Love the videos Tyler, you have taught me so much.
I’ve been crushing my tournaments the past month with a plopper tied on (quick plug - vids up on my channel). Great first podcast!
I like the new format.
I always have a plopper tied on . Great info . Just bought the new Chaos bait
Caught my first plopper bass last Sunday night. Nice smallie. Let's go!!!
I see you Tyler . Great new show. Watched the first broadcast and came back to get some more juice. Congrats brotha.
I just had a 30 bass day with a plopper this weekend far from dead for me. I've noticed the wind plays a big factor because it messes with the baits acoustics that can either help or hurt your cause
On the Ohio river I had one heck of a good day on the black 90 size plopper! 20lb braid, 7ft medium mod action Kistler chatter bait rod! That softness is key to not losing fish!
most fish I've ever catched have been on the bone 90 and 75. Whopper Plopper on my main reel till I die baby!
Talking about the free rig, and I probably should share this but lol 😆 I’ve took a 1/4 oz bullet sinker in my t-rig and put a stopper between that and the hook and then set the stopper about a foot above the hook and it works just like the free rig because the weight seems to move more freely and the bait moves slowly once the weight hits the bottom. So buying free rig weighs just for that idk maybe it’s better I haven’t tried it yet myself.
Very good content and really got to know quite a bit about Hunter. I'll have to keep up with his progress.
Hey buddy, GREAT INFO in this video... I learned a ton just from this one podcast... Thanks!
Oh, and does the "deep dive" app really help? Thanks!
One thing i love about Berkeley is while they may copy some baits, they always improve on the design and sell it cheaper
hooked up with my 2nd largest bass at my local dip pond on an ozark trail whopper plopper black with red speckles, lost his fatass at the bank; had two older gentlemen hootin and hollerin for me when it jumped fully out of the water and we were alls ad when i lost it lol. was a great time, thinkin about adding 2 split rings (which has totally worked for me on other top waters). my 5 year old found the lure at the edge of the water (scavengers for life ftw) and i've now caught a few fish on it WITHOUT having seen this video!! i only watched a guy fish one once, he caught a dinker; excited to learn from you here. will definitely report back any successes
SPLIT RINGS FROM BRAID bro this is game changing, do a video on THAT!! goin to salt strong to watch his vid on it meow. mind blown.
So, what would make the plopper "dead" to begin with? Did the fish get together across the country and decide no more slamming those pesky ploppers anymore?😂
Just caught my PB on a black Chompo on July 4th 7 pounds
I like Hunter and always cheer for him because he's an Ohio guy like Tyler and myself
Just started using a plopper (choppo) size 75 in black and had a 4 bass day
This is good. You mentioned Wheeler, but he knows his lures. I heard him say that he buys 10 of the same lure just to find the one good one.
Good stuff. I fish the Whopper Plopper a good bit. Love a good old top water bite
Tail teaser musky lure is the lure that Larry Dahlburg made the whopper plopper look like but smaller and the choppo copied with modifications.
So, I've trolled ploppers on either side of my Gheenoe (trolling motor), just wondering around the lake with them spinning behind me and gotten several catches.
New favorite fishing podcast! Holy smokes! Great stuff!
I enjoyed the podcast. Glad to pick up some juice and be entertained!
Good info here. Need to find my chopo. I know I have one somewhere lol
Ploppers never stopped working for me here in TX. However, this is the toughest frogging year I’ve ever had. Fish must have had a meeting and collectively decided no more biting frogs
Loved it Tyler!! Keep up the great work and effort you put into all your videos!
Love the new podcast BJ/ Bass Juice !!😂😂😂 I have learned so much from your channel Bass Fishing HQ ! God Bless gentlemen ! Tight Lines !!
Whopper Plopper tail always gets bent. The Choppo seems to be built more sturdy and has has the fusion 19 hooks already.
Ohio native Hunter, nice. As a fan of Abu Garcia, My newest cranking rod is a Abu Garica Fletcher Shryock. I'm loving it so far
As for Hunter.... I was watching live the dock flipping wacky worm broadcast on the Bassmaster Elite early this year. That was sick
Just fished a pond with the choppo 90. Got my pb 7.5 lbs.
terrific content Tyler and picking Hunters brain!
I just put feathered treble hooks on one of my choppo .... haven't tried it out yet
Great video. Once a week you say? I’m there amigo
This was awesome keep them coming!!
Great show. Enjoy that Tennessee Football!
Dude, that Waterloo peach is the BEST!
How do you determine how long to stay in an area weather your catching smalls or short strikes to no bites? Even if like you say the area looks great.
It doesn’t matter how it looks. If it’s not producing after multiple honest attempts with different baits, then it’s time to move. Don’t just hope. Fish can’t sense hope. It doesn’t matter what you’re throwing, if the fish aren’t there then you aren’t going to catch anything. You have to find the fish before they will bite. If your not getting bit, move.
Could someone elaborate on what they're talking about when they say braid and split rings?
Same here , no clue what they’re talking about
I don’t know how to do it but you make loops on the hook hangers directly to the hook with braided line. When you fight a fish the braid twists which doesn’t allow a fish to spit the bait out as easily as with normal split rings.
What's the best all color to throw a whooper plopper in any color water and nice video?
Just got my PB 12.2 on one. Do yourselves a favor and get a high speed reel. Big ones charge the boat and slack line you
Love the channel man. Fish on
Bone plopper is always on one of my rods and on occasions ill run the loon (black)
You spoke on a spy bait. Can you talk more about this bait for I have watched videos on it, but still find it hard to fish properly.
Thanks for the great content and videos.
Awesome show
What gear reel is best for the choppo?
Thanks tyler, exactly what i was looking for 😁
Frog color did amazing on my lake.
Greetings coming from Indonesia priv. Maluku Aru Islands Greetings fellow anglers
Definitely not dead by any means. I threw my first plopper the other day and had 4 fish on 4 casts.
This will help me catch bass with my whopper popper, I still haven't caught ANYTHING on it YET but that day is coming
Really like the new format
Yo, can you use this even in little ponds
Love it! Every week please!!??
The whopper Plopper was first introduced in 1986 and was a failure. The whopper Ploppers were given to all tournament anglers to use in a tournament. They were a complete failure and disappeared into obscurity. Then reintroduced they sold to weekend anglers and were a hit. Just a history lesson.
I love the new podcasts!
Awesome, great content. Do a live sometime were we can ask questions.
What’s your rod reel set up for throwing a whooper plopped?
My pb bass was caught with a choppo i grabbed at Walmart.
over an HOUR?! lol I could be fishing, my guy!
Love my whopper plopper, it produces some BIG ones
The place I see the "free rig" playing is bed fishing. Dropping the weight in the bed and yo-yoing that floating worm
GREAT PODCAST LOVED IT
Lure fads have always fascinated me. I don't care if it's a plopper, plastic, jig, etc. It would've caught fish 200 million years ago and will continue to do so 200 million years in the future.
Do I have a plopper? Yeah. Do I think it's fun? Yeah. Do I think it's the plopper locating the fish, presenting at an effective depth, speed, and even influencing the weather and water conditions? No, and I'm honestly afraid of anyone who does.
I love this keep them coming
I havnt caught anything big yet. 2.5 lbs as best and I use it all the time.
So can I subscribe to the podcast on apple or Spotify or someone else?
Yup I will have them up on those platforms later this week
What does it mean split rings and braid?
Meanwhile, the Brazilians using these lures to catch giant peacock bass for many years, someone do an easier "hélice" version and it just explodes!
Good stuff!
Great video