Nathan Posted March 13 Report Share Posted March 13 Hey guy’s, years ago I came across a older bait( not too old it was made of clear plastic). If memory serves me right it was shaped like a Heddon Torpedo..( it may have been a Heddon bait) Anyway, it had a small spring on the inside attached to the head area and ran horizontally through the bait and stopped just short of the tail . At the end of the spring near the tail was a small piece of lead. When you moved the bait the lead caused the spring to bounce giving the bait a quivering action when the retrieve was stopped. Anyone remember anything about this bait? thanks..Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigmeister Posted March 15 Report Share Posted March 15 (edited) I had one of those years ago I was recently thinking about too and I tried to find info online but came up with a zero . It seems to me the bait was called a "Whopper Stopper " (or maybe that was the company name but I think "whopper" was involved ? ) It had a clear plastic body with a popper or chugger face and an internal spring wire with a small lead weight on the end that would continue to oscillate after the lure was twitched creating little ripples around the lure . Edited March 15 by jigmeister Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted March 23 Author Report Share Posted March 23 Thanks for the reply..I’d say” Great Minds Think Alike” ..But my mind is far from great.lol..I came up zero on the search too..Nathan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigmeister Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 OK Nathan I knew I wasn't crazy I looked around some more found some for sale on Ebay. It is a popper type bait that came in several colors called a "Vibrating Throbber" and was made by whopper stopper lure co. I had a clear one years ago and the internal spring wire and weight were clearly visible inside . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 Jigmeister, Thank you for your help!..I’m a little nervous about searching “VIBRATING THROBBER”..Lol..Nathan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigmeister Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Yes I am certain that would yield in some interesting search results on Ebay Could this be why the lure was never successful ? " Hey buddy what are you catching them on? " LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 https://bassdozerstore.blogspot.com/2012/08/deps-pulsecod-spontaneous-spring.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 https://acmtackle.com/products/pulsecod-jr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigmeister Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 That ACME Pulse cod looks to be a much higher quality bait than the old Whopper Stopper "throbber " but there is 30 years between them though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted March 27 Report Share Posted March 27 5 hours ago, jigmeister said: That ACME Pulse cod looks to be a much higher quality bait than the old Whopper Stopper "throbber " but there is 30 years between them though . I see what you mean.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhahn427 Posted March 28 Report Share Posted March 28 That would make an incredible cicada if someone built it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted April 8 Author Report Share Posted April 8 I located and purchased one of the old throbbers from eBay. Perhaps the newer Acme Pulse works better. The original is to heavy and the weight of the plastic bait kills any vibration from the spring..Nathan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigmeister Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 I was disappointed with the short duration of the vibrations with the one I had years ago. Probably a bad idea but I was just thinking some mercury sloshing back and forth in a small glass vial in a well balanced lure might give longer lasting movements and a little flash too ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted April 9 Report Share Posted April 9 I think the spring needs to be moved 90* from its position. The weight needs to move front to back because of the position of pull movement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
