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I'm partial to G-Loomis and Shimano rods but curious what others are using for poppers and smaller prop baits. I fish mainly casting rods. I'm pairing mine with Curado DC reels but open to suggestions. Favorite mono and pound test for this set-up?

I use a 842c GLX with a Steez CT 8.1 spooled with 20 lb braid and a 12 lb mono leader. Works great for Ricos.

If you're interested in a sleeper pick: Powell Endurance 725CB. Graphite crankbait rod, perfect for topwaters: light, not glass-noodley at all, fast and crisp tip, but parabolic action. Pops and walks Ricos/spooks super well, cranks ploppers great, and I'm never worried about trebles coming out. It's my go-to topwater rod even though I have much higher rod fare (GLXs etc.) in my lineup.

I fish mine with a Abu Revo AL-F (when only doing topwater) or a Pflueger Patriarch XT (when also cranking on it). 5.7 and 5.8oz, the entire combo is 10.7oz on my scale. Ever to slightly tip-heavy, as I want for a walk-the-dog combo.

20 or 30lbs braid to a 12-14lbs mono leader.

For smaller topwaters, I have found my Phenix Maxim 6-10 ML to be a winner. For the price, you cant beat those rods regarding features or performance. Sensitivity is way above its price point.

You could probably do the Poison Adrena 7'2 Medium. I don't own this model so can't comment specifically. I have the 6'11 M+ and I love the rod but it's better suited for light plastics - just a hair too fast for treble hooks.

I just picked up a MB Destroyer Otomat and got to fish the rod yesterday. I absolutely love it. Handles poppers and walkers great, and I was blown away by how much it improved my casting accuracy. I had a better fish run and pull some drag at the boat and it absorbed the fight perfectly to keep the trebles pinned.

Loomis 842 in any rod line is a great Topwater rod. Also use it for a lot of other things when the Topwater bite is off.

Depends on how heavy of popper and prop baits your talking. Most of the stuff i do is half ounce and up so, 14#mono 7MH st.croix LE. If under half ounce you might want a M power rod and lighter line.

MB X7 Super Elseil is the best 1/4 oz. pop r rod I have ever used. Cast well, works the bait well, and has plenty of power to land fish.

I use Shimano for these applications as well. I target smallies on Lake Michigan, where I use these tactics quite often. I use the Shimano Zodias casting rod 6'10" Medium Light. This rod is great for small poppers. The tip action let's you walk the dog with ease. I get away with catching big smallies because I fish open water areas with little obstructions. The 6'10 ml has a perfect action and can handle big aggresive smallies. If I need more power to move fish I go with the 6'10" medium Zodias.

I pair it with a Shimano Aldebaran and spool it up with 30 pound braided line!

Megabass Otomat is amazing!

Graves wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:45 pm

Megabass Otomat is amazing!

How amazing?

Chode wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:02 pm

Graves wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:45 pm

Megabass Otomat is amazing!

How amazing?

astonishing, astounding, blindsiding, dumbfounding (also dumfounding), eye-opening, flabbergasting, jarring, jaw-dropping, jolting, shocking, startling, stunning, stupefying, surprising

But I think amazing is the better choice of words.
I use mine for pop max, square bills and anything I want to topwater walk spit pop chug prop.
I have heard of people use it for vision 110 and other jerkbaits but I have not used it much for those things.

goldrod wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:50 pm

Chode wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:02 pm

Graves wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:45 pm

Megabass Otomat is amazing!

How amazing?

astonishing, astounding, blindsiding, dumbfounding (also dumfounding), eye-opening, flabbergasting, jarring, jaw-dropping, jolting, shocking, startling, stunning, stupefying, surprising

But I think amazing is the better choice of words.
I use mine for pop max, square bills and anything I want to topwater walk spit pop chug prop.
I have heard of people use it for vision 110 and other jerkbaits but I have not used it much for those things.

Sounds amazing

Chode wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:52 pm

goldrod wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:50 pm

Chode wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:02 pm

Graves wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:45 pm

Megabass Otomat is amazing!

How amazing?

astonishing, astounding, blindsiding, dumbfounding (also dumfounding), eye-opening, flabbergasting, jarring, jaw-dropping, jolting, shocking, startling, stunning, stupefying, surprising

But I think amazing is the better choice of words.
I use mine for pop max, square bills and anything I want to topwater walk spit pop chug prop.
I have heard of people use it for vision 110 and other jerkbaits but I have not used it much for those things.

Sounds amazing

It’s pretty good especially if you just want to bring one rod for a variety of reaction baits.

Chode wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:52 pm

goldrod wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:50 pm

Chode wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 17, 2020 7:02 pm

Graves wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 07, 2020 4:45 pm

Megabass Otomat is amazing!

How amazing?

astonishing, astounding, blindsiding, dumbfounding (also dumfounding), eye-opening, flabbergasting, jarring, jaw-dropping, jolting, shocking, startling, stunning, stupefying, surprising

But I think amazing is the better choice of words.
I use mine for pop max, square bills and anything I want to topwater walk spit pop chug prop.
I have heard of people use it for vision 110 and other jerkbaits but I have not used it much for those things.

Sounds amazing

Sir,
I apologize if I offended you by my response. It was not my intention to offend you in any way.
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GoldRod