Surface poppers for Tailor?

[mojo]

G'day all, I'm heading over to straddie next week and after having some success with bass & surface poppers , I'm keen to try a few topwater lures.

I've seen a few locals using large silver spoons and fast retrieve with some success, but never true surface poppers.

Will be fishing around deadmans/flinders beach area, can anyone recommend a good lure/color and technique for this?

cheers

Mojo

[Dazzamcgee]

Silver spoons, slugs anything like that will work...

As for technique through them out wind them in....

As for poppers tailor aint to fussy and will eat just about anything thats moving, but I would try popper colours in red or silver.

Post edited by: Dazzamcgee, at: 2007/05/21 12:54

[Feral]

I reckon they would go for them, you just need to find water calm enough with tailor in it to give it a go! (so th elure can actually pop to attract their attention, otherwise it is just another shallow running lure)

[James W]

or...make a racket with that popper in the suds (white water) off the rocks..they reckon the more sudsy foam stuff on top the better..the fish like to hide and hunt in it...hope ya get some thou

[Big_unit]

Yeah poppers are awesome fun in the surf & off the stones, there isnt too much that wont scoff down a popper when its feeding time.

Silver metal is great but dont forget gold or red & white can be deadly on predatory fish as well depending on light conditions.

Basic rule of thumb with any lure is vary the retrieve style or action, depth & speed until you either gets hits or hook up.

Cheers

James