Does Thru Wire Line Tie Position Or Size Affect Top Water Popping Style Lure?

[fshng2]

Does a popping style lure dig in more when line tie is positioned near the bottom of the lure?

Is their an advantage of positioning off center?

Any advantage of different diameter line tie?

[mark poulson]

For me, having the line tie up 1/3 from the bottom lip of a popper, and having the line itself tied to the lower part of the line tie, helps me get a bloop out the lure instead of a chg and spit.  I can get that bloop on a subtle pull with the line tie low, so it's a great early morning presentation, when the bass are feeding.

I think it's because the popper hangs down at rest, and is pulled down more on the first pop, catching both air and water.  Getting the lure to pivot and bloop, and then resting it again, draws attention to the lure, so bluegills come up to nip at the feathered tail.  Then the bass come up to eat what they think is the only bluegill that didn't spook when they appeared, the popper. 

[fshng2]

Makes sense Mark. I didn't think about the angle the popper hangs in the water.

What you are saying is by having the tie low causes the popper to swing down when pulled. Then when paused it pops back up. The pull and pause motion causes the popper to moves like a see saw and make the all important bloop sound.

In general do you think lures wag more with a bigger diameter tie?

[mark poulson]

With a direct tie, like a popper or frog, I don't think it makes any difference.  The only thing it may do is move the line connection farther out from the cupped face.