Just started fishing the whopper plopper and have had some success. Seems like I have had bad luck losing some of the larger fish, not necessarily throwing them while jumping just coming unbuttoned.
Just wondering if any of you do anything to help out the lost to landing ratio.
Throwing on braid, with a mh rod. Thanks.....

I've had the most luck with this lure just throwin' out there and reelin' it in. The sound is perfect, and the action is fine.

I switched out hooks to owner stingers

are you setting the hook like with a frog or just reel / lean into them like a crankbait bite?

I would say leaning into them aggressively 😊

what hooks have you found to keep the weight of the lure balanced. Most I've seen are way to thin, and when I swap them, the lure twists because ghe weight to keep the lure upright is gone.

Use mono.

It�s a top water wait till you feel him pullin before you set hook.

No problems using the st 35 #2 on the 130. I also use braid

I'll give them a look....thanks!

I throw 30# braid on a 7' medium action rod. I back off the drag on my reel and when you get bit, set the hook with a slight hesitation similar to a frog bite. the medium action rod is forgiving when the fish surges on you and then the drag will slip to keep from pulling the hooks out.

If around grass or stumps xtra-heavy rod, 55 pd braid with no problems. Usually aggressive bite normally set them self.

Same here. I also reel them in pretty quick. A heavy bait like that will throw out pretty easy when they shake their head

+1 on switching to Mono, you need the stretch for the treble hooks.

Set the hook on this bait just like you would with any other treble hook bait. Lean into them and reel fast

For me, braid, with the appropriate rod and drag setting, has clearly the best choice but I do use a heavy mono leader because it significantly cuts down on hooks fouling.

agree - i think some lose fish because they try to drop/reel/set like a horny toad. this is no different than a crankbait other than you see/hear the fish hit the bait before you feel it.

Thanks for all the info.

Trick for me is to leave it in the box

I have thrown it on flouro and mono. Too much stretch when you hook one 50 yards away. Got to use braid and I agree with others, dont set the hook, just lean back and reel in steady with the line tight. I dont know what the stock hooks are but they are strong and sharp so I dont think thats your issue.

Flouro is bad news, sinks topwaters bad... use braid or mono and a little softer rod.

That said best tip i have on plopper is SLOW DOWN

This! My fishing buddies ask me why I catch more fish on it than they do and it's because I use a nice steady roll back to the boat. They seem to burn it fast enough that it leaves a rooster tail behind their WPs!

tell em to trim down. Ha

hang it on your garage wall and buy a yellow magic !

I'll use 55lb braid and a 7.2 MH rod i use trapper tackle treble hooks and i lean into the hook set when i feel the tension on the line

I use the 130 size, and have caught a lot of nice bass on the WP. I use 17# mono, a fast MH rod, and try to feel the fish before setting the hook. Sometimes I'll stop my retrieve and let the lure stay motionless for anywhere between 1 and 10 seconds, but usually I just keep it coming with a slow and steady retrieve. I can only remember losing one fish on a WP.