Topwater popper
Bellcup 70
$13 Sold singly · USD, delivery quoted separately
A cupped-face popper that spits and chugs on the surface. Made for the low-light hour when fish look up.
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| Type | Topwater popper |
|---|---|
| Length | 70 mm |
| Weight | 11 g |
| Running depth | Surface |
| Hooks | Two treble hooks |
| Colour | Red head, white body |
| Pack | Sold singly |
| Body | Floating hard body with a cupped face, layered paint under a clear top coat |
How to fish it
The Bellcup is a popper: it floats, and the cupped face throws water when you pull it. It is a lure for calm surfaces and fish that are already looking up, which mostly means the hour after sunrise, the hour before dark, and overcast days in warm weather.
Short pull, long wait. Let the lure land and sit until the rings have gone. Then a short, sharp pull of the rod tip: the cup spits a little water and the lure hops forward a few centimetres. Wait again. Most strikes come while it is sitting still, so the pauses should be longer than feels natural.
Two sounds. A quick snap of the tip gives a spit and a splash; a slower, longer pull gives a deeper chug. Fish sometimes want one and not the other. Start with the quiet spit and change to the chug if nothing moves.
Do not strike at the splash. When a fish hits a topwater it is very easy to pull the lure away before it is in the mouth. Wait until you feel the weight, then lift. A missed fish will often come back if you leave the lure sitting still.
Where. Along the edges of weed beds, over shallow flats, beside overhanging trees and docks: anywhere the water is calm and less than a couple of metres deep. Wind ruffling the surface kills the presentation; move to the sheltered side.
Colour. From below, a fish sees a silhouette against the sky; the red head and white body give a clear outline and a bright flash on the spit.
Pairs with
A medium rod with a moderate action so you do not tear the hooks out on the strike, a 2500-size spinning reel or a baitcaster, and floating line: nylon monofilament or braid with a short mono leader. Fluorocarbon sinks and pulls the nose down, which ruins the action. Full detail in the rod, reel and line guide.
Care
Rinse and dry after use; a popper spends its life half in and half out of the water, so the trebles get more air than most and will rust first if left wet. Check the points regularly; see the hooks guide.
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