Best Popper Reel
Omnia collects thousands of detailed fishing reports from anglers across the country to power our local recommendations. Here are the top Reels recommendations for using the Hard Topwater (Popping) technique mentioned in fishing reports from anglers near you.
Shimano Curado K Casting Reel
$199.99

Reported by
Mark Ripp Outdoors
Pool 11 Mississippi River (IA)

Reported by
Tyler Mohr
Lake Winona (MN)
Tyler Mohr reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Popping) technique and Shimano Curado K Casting Reel on Lake Winona. Additional comments from this report: "Bluegill were surface feeding over the top of the weed flats. Throwing a popper created some pretty explosive strikes even if the size was mostly small. "
Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel
$269.99

Reported by
River Rat Fishing
Bass Lake (IN)
River Rat Fishing reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Popping) technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on Bass Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Air temp 70 water temp 70 with high winds. Water clarity 2 ft. Worked popper through grass. Bite good all day"

Reported by
Chris Fiore
John H. Kerr Reservoir (NC, VA)
Chris Fiore reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Popping) technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on John H. Kerr Reservoir. Additional comments from this report: "In the fall bass are feeding heavily on shad and blueback herring. focus on main lake points anywhere from 2ft-25ft of water. If the wind is blowing on it even better."

Reported by
R0BTH3B0SS
Walsingham Reservoir (FL)
R0BTH3B0SS reported catching Largemouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Popping) technique and Shimano Curado DC Casting Reel on Walsingham Reservoir. Additional comments from this report: "The recommended products are what i was using today, all great gear that i would recommend to anyone looking to get on a nice fight 😎 any time you have bass eating on bluegill in your body of water, poppers should get you some nice Bass, poppers anywhere from 3 inch to 6, and i always like to fish these lures on the edges of structure or submerged vegetation, good luck and tight lines!! "
Daiwa Tatula 100 Casting Reel
$179.99

Reported by
Jacob Bros
Pokegama Lake (MN)
Jacob Bros reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Popping) technique and Daiwa Tatula 100 Casting Reel on Pokegama Lake. Additional comments from this report: "Found smallmouth in 6-10' of water. Most fish came chasing baitfish on flats. "

Reported by
Ron Dohm Jr
Lake Michigan (IL, IN, MI, WI)
Ron Dohm Jr reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Popping) technique and Daiwa Tatula 100 Casting Reel on Lake Michigan. Additional comments from this report: "Post spawn fish cruising large flats. Areas of grass growth provided ample cover for schools of smallmouth to sit in ambush. Overcast conditions kept the topwater bite on all morning. Because of the overcast conditions the fish stayed suspended just above the grass looking up. "
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Mark Ripp Outdoors reported catching Smallmouth Bass using the Hard Topwater (Popping) technique and Shimano Curado K Casting Reel on Pool 11 Mississippi River. Additional comments from this report: "Started off the morning on a good popper bite over a shallow rock pile off the main river channel. Got a decent limit there and then bounced around on the main channel and picked up some key fish on a Ned rig. A white swim jig and spinnerbait also accounted for a couple key fish later in the day. "