Glad to know that the Williamson Jet Popper now comes in 5-inch size, 2 inches smaller than its big brother Jet Popper 7-inch. Sometimes GTs will prefer to have smaller offerings rather than chunky plugs and this 5-inch'er will be certainly most welcome to my popping arsenal.
Most timely indeed too as in 2 weeks' time I'll be fishing on board GT Chaser and I do hope to try out the castability and action of this big headed chugger. That is if the GTs are still there when I head up! From the looks of it, VMC hooks have been upgraded to 6X with extra strong hardware to handle the brutish GTs pure power - however its strength has yet to be tested out. We shall see when we have a GT hooked on - again, hopefully if they are around.
According to the packaging, here's some distinct features of the popper:
- 55.5g / 2oz
- 5-1/4"/13.5cm
- Equipped with 200lb swivels
- Jet holes in the popper's cup face to create bubble trails as it is cranked in (be prepared to crank hard!)
- Flash foil body
- VMC 6X strong "Fish-Fighter" hooks
Big head design looks like some alien from X-Files
Boasting 200lb built-in swivels
Interesting form factor - has an X-Rap-like construction
Big 3D eyes to look the meanest GT in the eye
The flash foils on the body. Honestly I hope this doesn't crack under the raw power of the GT's jaws. If it does, it will definitely be a swimming lure rather than a surface popper.
The holes on the face of the popper's cup that pushes the air bubbles when cranked
and forces through the holes at the back of the head to create the bubble trail
View from the top (literally bird's eye view)
Rotating swivel is supposed to allow free movement to avoid fish throwing the hook due to leverage
How to fish it - manufacturer's guide and tips
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