This Is Not A Joke! Hula Poppers Catch Giant Bass!
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Don’t make fun of hula poppers. Instead tie one on and go catch Giant bass with it!
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I was born and raised in Chicago, but after working 12 years in the financial Industry regulating the futures and options markets at the CME/CBOT I decided to pursue my passion fishing professional tournaments and left my full time corporate job. At that point, I moved to Junction City, WI with my wife Sara and two boys Hank and Duke. I've been fishing professionally since 2011 and full-time since 2015. I've qualified for seven MLF Championships and won over a half million in tournament winnings at the professional level.
This is one you could have kept a secret! I have used the HulaPopper since I was five years old! Every year, successful! Oh and by the way I am now 69 years old and still fishing them every year!
it catches fish!
Your initial comments matched my thoughts when I saw Hula Popper in the title. I could visualize some old baits in an old tackle box now stored in my garage. Man, seeing those fish come into the boat attached to a Hula Popper really bring back the memories. I think I’ll get some of those new Hula Poppers and give ‘em a try as there’s no way I’d risk losing the ones in that tackle box. Sorry about your rod, Matt.
its one of those baits that just bring memories back for me!
When I got back in to bass fishing after a 29 yr hiatus all the lures I used to use were now “old school” with no one using them. I love using these baits since the fish haven’t seen them before and no one ever believes me when I tell them what I’m catching bass on :)
i love fishing the old baits as well
The hula popper and jitter bug is all my dad talks about, I’m so glad you made this video, now a days old school is the best school, awesome video I would love to see more old school baits that the fish haven’t seen in a while
more coming!
Love Hula Popper, one thing I struggle with is bc of the size and big trebles, when they inhale it like that last one, it can be a chore getting it out, even with pliers without hurting the fish,especially largeies.
thats wilth all treble hooks unfortunatly
Bringing back memories of goin through my dad and grandpa's tackle boxes. It was always so exciting cuz they always had the good stuff lazy Ike and creek chubs and old spoons. Good times
fun stuff!
I just got a vintage one at the big o fleamarket. Ordered a humdinger skirt, and rigged a big nose eye on the belly,and added a big feather 🪶 trebble on the belly. Go Matt 🎣.
Oh wow!
I still have some that I bought 50 years ago and you are correct they catch good bass
I really need to put one in my box to use thanks for your good video and good fishing
You should!
Yep. Dad and Uncle Bob both had the Hula Popper and the Jitterbug when they'd head out to Seneca creek off the Potomac back in the late 50s and early 60s. I've got both and always have them when me and my grandson hit the pomds!!
nice!
I couldn't catch anything with the original one for a long time and I gave this 2.0 a go - went crazy successful !! I ended up getting the exact same package as you showed here. Thanks ! :) and Ouch for the rod :(
Good stuff
I can attest to this! 😆 My Nephew was throwing a Hula popper one late afternoon next to a piece of cover and BLAM! 5lb exploded on it lol They still work:) great vid Matt 👍
thanks!
Man that's a bummer that you broke your rod but now you have an excuse to build another one!!! These on the water shows are really great and smallmouth fishing is sooo fun!! Thanks for sharing with us!
thanks for watching
I never really fished a Hula Popper. I have won the 6-9 Tuesday night scramble on my local lake with a Jitterbug! Late summer we are fishing in the dark and the Musky Jitterbug catches monsters at night!
awesome!
That, was some awesome action. Fished one as a kid in Okauchee many times. The PopR was another one but Fred created that original same with the Spook and the Jiterbug. I used to love to put a small popper on my flyrod and fish the back bays for 1# fight like hell large mouth. I'm so pleased the Smallie is finally getting the attention the brozback deserves. I'm sure you remember watching Linder fish them. I was surprised you didn't do more in Sturgeon Bay with smallies being all over the place there.
Or at least they used to be 20+ ago.
they are still everywhere
Yes, I love the hula popper and a jitterbug. They are still working. Will have to get some 2.0 versions.
give them a try!
You could have edited that part out but thanks for showing us the pros occasionally break a rod, too! Appreciate the casting tips as well. Watching you using the current and cut banks to your advantage. Thanks!
i was pretty bummed to break the rod. one of my favorites that i have built unfortunatly
WOW, you nailed it!! My first big bass was on the Mann's Jelly worm out of my Dad's tackle box, and yes lots of Hula poppers, Jitterbugs, Crazy Crawlers, Mudbugs, River runts, Flat fish, and daredevils!!! I'm more partial to Jitterbugs, but I have a few old Hula poppers. Hopefully they used upgraded hardware. I miss my Dad. He was a great fisherman, and I still have alot of his tackle, Usually I have one of his baits, rods, and sometimes both in my hands or on the deck.
Very cool!
I have caught many nice bass on the Hula popper. Northern pike love it too. Nice to see it have a comeback.
awesome!
Hard tackle box big metal box with a handle on top closed a certain way with retractable dividers , and it would smell cheesy for me too , u brought me back too , thank you
i have one of those as well
Man, forgot all about these. Gets me motivated to dig through my Dad's old tackle box to see what else I've forgotten about. I did pick back up some Jitterbugs last year, another bait I used to use as a kid. Just hearing that distinctive gurgle shoots you right back to childhood again.....
Right on
Nothing like a black jitterbug on a pond getting t'wards dusk....
I still use a green frog and a yellow with black stripes and a red mouth. Keep them in my day pack for canoeing, ponds ,etc.
awesome!
Outstanding intro. Great video. Bummer about the rod. Your content has been great. Definitely have used your tips to improve my skills. Thank you!
Awesome! Thank you!
I've got a bunch of the old models and a few of the new ones too. Jitterbugs still get the job done for me too.
awesome!
I have been waiting for this video. Even better is to see Arbogast (Fred Arbogast back years ago) are still making them.
So ok Matt..since your doing old school..next up The JitterBug!!
Little web search Arbogast is still making them as well.
Also in New colors!
Your on a roll..Jitterbug!
(Then show us your Jitterbug dance on your boat as well) 🤣
I may or may not have bought new jitterbugs as well haha
It was great watching you fish and showing these younger people how to fish it I am 63 so I been useing one for years !!!!
Nice!
The heddon torpedo is another old school lure I’ve caught a lot of smallmouth with. I’ve had a couple 30+ fish topwater days in rip rap canals way up north on foot.
Agreed
You are clearly comfortable with those treble hook casts into the bank and cover. Sucks about that rod. One of my challenges here is bank angling on a high pressure kill river, but so few angles and opportunities to cast at the same bank I am walking.
thanks!
Man. Hula poppers and jitterbugs we're my top water arsenal as a kid. Now I gotta get some
agreed
Matt I found this video, I still have my jitterbugs, hula poppers, and mudbugs from the early 1970s still use them😊
give them a try!
Cool intro.... modern day high tech Norman Rockwell moment there, sealed with the Matt Soothesayer voice.... all joking aside well done. Man... that lil river sure looks like a fun place to fish. Same here.... early memories of hula poppers as well. Of course when I was younger I made the mistake of letting plastic worms touch those rubber skirts.... ouch. Thanks for the vid, Finish in P1 this week.
thanks! i also have lots of worm burns on my old baits
"Old" lures still do work! My Hula Poppers and Jitterbugs still catch bass.
you got that right!
What a great opening for this video, good job! The old hula popper is a great bait, I continue to carry them in my boat, great fish catcher!!!
Thank you for the positive feedback! I enjoyed making this video a lot!
All you need is a jitterbug, rapala floating minnow, culprit red worm and you basically have everything I caught bass on for my whole childhood.
great baits!
I have a lot of great memories fishing the Hula Popper, thanks for the reminder. Back in the 70's I don't think you'd be able to find a tackle box without a Hula Popper in it. At least not in Michigan where I grew up. It's funny how some baits just fade into our memories, I guess many of us are looking for the latest and greatest bait. Thanks for reminding us that just cause it's an "old" bait doesn't mean it won't still catch bass. It may even be better now since fish likely don't see the Hula Popper much. I think I'll be pulling out the Hula Popper and while I'm digging in the bottom of my tackle box I will be grabbing a Jitterbug as well.
awesome!
Like you I couldn't tell you how many bass I caught as a kid on the frog/yellow skirt. But then I got so smart, I stopped using them...what a dope! Be assured I'll be dusting mine off sometime soon. That said, I REALLY enjoyed seeing/hearing you on the water. Hope to see more of the same and thanks for your help!
sounds good!
I still throw the pork frog on occasion. What I throw it on is a darter or skirtless football jig.
me too!
I have wanted to fish a hula popper but I
Didn’t want to screw with those hook hangers.
Another Arborgast lure that they have made for split rings is the Jitterbug. I fish a black one at night and all it basically does on a steady retrieve is let it bulldoze water. I catch the heck out of bass in my golf course ponds at least 2 times a week. The Jitterbug always gets me several bites. I find that in the ponds, they never get really fired up until midnight and after and preferably with at least a half moon if not full. My PB pond bass came out of Jurassic Pond! 8’4”
thats a big one!
@@MattStefanFishing yeah but I don’t want to count it. I had it captured in a pond. All I did was get near her. Those fish have been known to bite a bare hook 😅😅
Hula Poppers are gold. I even dressed as a Hula Popper for Halloween before.
Great video ! Really enjoyed watching this one. It was both cool and odd seeing the Hula popper with 2 hi tech sonar in the back ground and being fished in a modern bass boat.
haha! they did a good job revamping it!
In my childhood it was the jitterbug and the hula popper. Caught so many fish. Live em. You brought back memories today, Matt. Good one
awesome!
A lot of the old lures still catch them good. Got boxes of them set aside to make room for all the latest and greatest made to catch basser types. Soon those latest will get set aside also. Keeps me broke but lure manufacturers wealthy.
Very true
It's been years since I've used one. Thanks for sharing this information.
you bet!
Never cool to break a rod but love when they put a new twist on on a reliable bait. Thanks
agreed!
Matt, i like these on the water tutorials. Thanks for a great video.
awesome!
Ha! I saw this pack on Lurenet or Tackle Warehouse clearance yesterday (don't remember which). Ordered a pack of them. I have a fondness for old school baits and the Hula Popper is one surface bait that I throw once or twice every year. It's still a killer.
its a fun bait!
I never thought the Hula Popper was a joke. Sometimes they bite before the first pop. I let them sit and settle down, the tail gives it some movement sitting still.
wait until the ripples dissappear!
I like fishing in the clouds overcast too , hula popper I have not fished one of those in 30 years , but reamps I will check
Out
go for it!
You ever looked at upsizing or rearranging the hooks? One issue I’ve always had was the fact the hooks were so much smaller than the bait itself.
you definitly can
Those Hula 2.0’s are friggin sweet. For some reason I have never thought about modifying the skirts of my hulas….until now😉
Go for it!
I tried used one yesterday and I didn’t have much luck. The fish were there flipping around and jumping around but I just could not generate a bite. But I tied. First time I’d ever tried one
Sorry to hear that
good on ya to do this one,@Matt Stefan. I run into alot of anglers that still incorporate the baits of old,as I look at a black Jitterbug that my neighbor gave me i sit on my desk.I have to keep in mind;not everyone is as into tackle as I am-nor sets aside the budget for it.#BassNostalgia
thanks very much!
I still have some the original Hula poppers, and still catch fish on them occasionally
Thanks for sharing
A true classic another example of where we have moved on to newer technology lures and forgotten the ones that have caught many many fish over the years thanks for sharing
agreed
About 2 years ago I put feathers on my 40 year old Hula Popper to replace the worn out rubber skirts.
awesome!
My dad's confidence bait when all else failed him...the red and white hula popper! And fish still hit it!
yes they do!
Well dang on the broken rod! And luckily I have some hula poppers and don’t mind throwing them. Thanks for the advice as always!
you betcha!
I've probably caught more fish on the hula popper than any other popper I own. The new ones look good.
they are nice!
I still love a black jitterbug at night and a Heddon Torpedo is also awesome.
me too!
I feel the same way I have my father's baits now.I use the Hula Popper still have that bought in my teen's!!!!!
and they are still catching fish!
Just watching this video as I try to figure out what I need to do to refurbish the older tackle I was given by my wife's uncle. I have several hula lures, some are the ploppers, sitting right in front of me; I'm guessing all that was given to me is from the 70s & 80s.
awesome!
They ALL good on top water. I repainted an original a couple months ago. Sweet bait. Thanks Matt how s fishing .
Glad you like them!
That my friends is fishing: the highest of highs, top water smallmouth strikes, to the lowest of lows, broken rod. Stuff like that always happens to me too, it's like, really you can't just let me have a great day of fishing without sucker punching me in the gut before I leave?!
haha! you got that right!
Nice casting ! My best largemouth was caught on a hula popper just this last summer. My local lake has produced a few state records but it's been fairly pressured as of late. I think this lure is proven and a little under the radar even though it's not a secret by any means. I'm gonna throw the white zombie color when the ducklings start hitting the water this spring.
Very nice!
To fish the boosting popper, just go one back hook only. Just go with the Decoy bladed second to the smallest. It will throw the best splash, the biggest splash and it has flash. Yah.
thanks for sharing
Not your Father's Hoola Popper! That was a beautiful smallie! Love to River fish! They're more aggressive & muscular fish because of the current they live in! Tend to be smaller than their lake cousins! But pound for pound a better fighting fish especially the small mouths! Nice fishing video!
Thanks 👍
Great video!! nice to have a something a little different once in a while
agreed!
No need to be bummed out, it's always exciting to go shopping for a new fishing rod 🤗😎🇺🇸
i build my own so i need to build another. it always hurts more when you break a custom rod.
@@MattStefanFishing Oh wow!! I didn't know that so yeah I can understand now.
I still have a hula popper that I have had for years. I might just pick up some of the new ones!
give them a try!
I love throwing a popper and those smallmouth are mean and tough. Great video, going to add those to my list on TW
Yes they are!
Talk about bringing back some memories.
no kidding!
Black Hula Popper is great for night fishing.
yes it is!
Can't wait for the Jitterbug video!!!
you know its coming!
I was going through some of your videos that might have missed & come across this one, love that river catching those small mouths nothing like, I need get some of those hula poppers, was wondering does that river flood? Also I really like these types of videos!
yes it will flood at times
Really well done intro, the Hula still works great. 🇺🇲
thanks!
Now fish the Lucky 13! I find the Lucky 13 won't give you the bloop sound unless you keep your rod tip down.
I’ll put it on my list
You are great at casting.
Thanks!
Love using them in small creeks usely always catch something on it YEE YEE🤘🔥💯
haha!
Just picked up one at Canadian Tire for $6.99! Excited to get out and get it wet
Just caught a 4 pound largemouth on one today. They ain’t no joke.
I believe you
Nooooooooooo!! The secret is out!!! Great informative vids! Keep it up! 8)
Thanks! Will do!
I’m not too proud to throw that! It was my first top water lure. Always have one in my box. I picked up the new colors at Xmas but haven’t got them out. Might have to now!
give them a try!
I just pick one up at a local shop.. a old guy bought one while in was in line to check out.. he swears but them..
Nice!
I really liked this video! That intro was probably the best you've done in what, it's been almost 2 years I've been watching you? I have an old school hula popper that has a live rubber skirt on it. I've used it a lot, but it's still in new condition because I've never caught a fish with it. Jitterbugs, hula poppers, devil's horses, I think they're all great baits.
Have a great tournament, Matt! I'm seeing a top 20 finish for sure!
thanks for the feedback! I enjoyed it!
My personal best largemouth is on a Hulla Popper that I still use today. I have an idea on an improvement.
awesome
It was my favorite bait . When I first started
aqwesome!
Matt you are catching the fish next to the banks. So what species are lying in the middle? Nice vid!
walleye
Great video!! Old memories!! TW has a nice sale on the 4 pack for just under $13. Single one cost just under $6. A 2 for one deal!! Cool!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!
thats a good deal!
That intro!!! 🔥
thanks!
Another good video Matt. But why did the rod break? Is it a mudhole blank?
i had a scratch in it unfortunatly.
I'm happy you confirmed my purchase from a couple weeks ago, thanks! But you really think the hooks are sharp at all? I dragged the hook across my flesh and poked my finger pretty hard a few times... I swapped the front hooks quick but left the back for the feathers. Definitely sucks about the rod, thanks for the vid bro!
i didnt have a problem with the hooks
@@MattStefanFishing I'm really curious, what treble would you say is your standard for sharpness? I know a lot of people are digging the berkley fusion and obviously the KVD triple grip - what do you compare sharpness to?
sorry about your rod man i have tried so many popper yellow magic, Rico, but I might try that one
give it a try!
Don't you love it when they use the current to their advantage. Yeah when they came out with the rubber frog they forgot the hula popper & jitterbug. So it's been some fifty or sixty years anyway. The whether man just informed me that today was the third dry day out of sixteen. Wonder if the ramps are even open.
bummer
I wish they had those here what a fight they pull hard
agreed!
Thank You !
You're welcome!
Have you done any "How to Cast" videos? I need some lessons, using a spinning rod.
thanks for the topic idea!
Great video like always and have you ever fished around Cecil County? If so where at and what was the best methods you used to catch decent sized fish?
I have but it was a LONG time ago for a bass open on the chesapeake bay. Fishing was tough and most guys caught them dragging a football jig.
@@MattStefanFishing thank you for the quick response; I live in Cecil County and only have access to the rivers and creeks and I’ve tried swim baits chatter baits top water lures and everything but only got lucky once and ever since that one time of catching a nice size bass I’ve been hooked on using lures and everything but never have luck with it and I came from just catching catfish all the time to a switch around to trying to catch bass and snakeheads I have a great set up but I think I’m doing something wrong I’m all new to the lures and all that and your videos been really great for me but still no luck 🤣
Great smallmouth fishing. Thanks Matt.
thanks! it was fun!
Inline spinners, flutter spoons, hair jigs, hula poppers, jitterbugs, hot n tot. Sometimes the oldies are the goodies cause' the fish don't see em anymore 🫢🫢🫢
you got that right!
First bass ever caught was off a old jointed heddon spook my dad had in his tackle box he hasnt used for 10 yrs we went out to the same area the next day and lost it on a snag was a 4lb smallmouth
awesome!
that's kinda like the jitterbug it's a good top water lure
agreed