About this product
Big Popper – in stock at 361 Degrees Adventure in Tanzania.
What a predator sees when it comes up under a popper is not really the splash – it is the disturbance the lure leaves behind it. The 9550 uses a bubble-chamber face that traps air on each pop and drags a trail of bubbles in the lure wake, which is a far more visible signature from below than the splash is from the side. It is why bubble-chamber poppers often out-fish plain cup faces in flat, clear water.
It is a floating lure, which means a pause leaves it sitting on the surface rather than sinking away, and a good number of strikes come in that stillness after a hard pop. The body is built for saltwater use and it is fished the same way as any popper – rod tip low, a sharp sweep to make the face dig and spit, wind up the slack, repeat, and vary the rhythm.
Colours run 112 through 119. Off Dar es Salaam this belongs on the reef edges, pinnacles and drop-offs, and over any bait being pushed to the surface – GT, kingfish, queenfish, tuna and big barracuda.
A note on sizes. Our supplier and Noeby China list the 9550 as 120 mm / 41 g and 190 mm / 129 g, with a 150 mm in between whose weight is not stated. Noeby South Africa publish the same code as 120 mm / 52 g and 150 mm / 94 g. The two Noeby sites disagree, so we have published the supplier figures and told you the other set exists rather than choosing silently. Tell us which size you want and we will weigh what is in the shop.
Buying a Big Popper in Tanzania
361 Degrees Adventure keeps the Big Popper at our showroom in Upanga, Dar es Salaam, with delivery countrywide across Tanzania. Come and handle it before you buy, or order online and collect.
Every Big Popper is checked in store before it leaves us, and our staff use the same kit in the field, so you get an honest answer on fit and sizing rather than a sales pitch.
Not sure which Big Popper suits you? Call or message the showroom and we will talk you through the options that are actually in stock in Dar es Salaam.
Spare parts and replacements for the Big Popper are easier to get here than on an overseas order, which matters once the gear is in use.
Browse more Poppers & Topwater in Dar es Salaam, or see the full 361 Degrees range. For general background on fishing lures, see this overview on Wikipedia.
Noeby NBL9550 Big Popper - Floating Topwater Lure