Rebel Pop-R

This has been my go-to surface lure for more than a decade. It has great popping action spitting water in front when tugged, yet can be worked slowly and gently with a side to side swing. It is the most affordable type on the market and comes in several colors that work well for catching large mouth bass in lakes having bluegills or shad as forage. I mostly use the silver/black and 'ol bass colors. On the Original, I've caught bass up to nearly seven pounds. The only modifications I make is to replace the hooks with VMC sure set in-line trebles, using the version having dressed trebles for the tail hook. Also, it can be made virtually weedless for working over heavy weed cover by removing the middle treble and replacing the tail hook with a split shank double hook like the ones used in soft plastic frogs.