Noeby NBL9602 Big Popper - 120 / 160 / 200 mm

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Noeby NBL9602 Big Popper - 120 / 160 / 200 mm

Name: Noeby NBL9602 Big Popper - 120 / 160 / 200 mm
Brand: Noeby
SKU: B791
Availability: InStock

Fishing Lures

A floating GT popper in three sizes - 120 mm / 43 g, 160 mm / 78 g and 200 mm / 150 g - with heavy-duty stainless terminals, 4X hooks and through-wire ABS construction.

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Highlights

Three sizes, one job

From a 43 g popper you can throw on an ordinary spinning outfit to a 150 g lure for heavy popping tackle. Same design, scaled to the fish and the rod you own.

Three sizes

120 mm / 43 g, 160 mm / 78 g and 200 mm / 150 g - pick by tackle as much as by fish.

Large 4X hooks

Heavy-gauge saltwater trebles on heavy-duty stainless terminals.

Through-wire ABS

Stainless wire through an impact-resistant ABS body, so the load never touches the plastic.

Bubble trail

The cup face drives a trail of bubbles behind the lure as well as a splash in front of it.

Product description

About this product

The useful thing about the 9602 is that it is made across a real range of sizes. At 120 mm and 43 g it is a popper you can throw all day on an ordinary 5000-size spinning outfit and catch queenfish, kingfish and small trevally with. At 200 mm and 150 g it is a serious GT lure that needs a proper popping rod. The design and the action are the same; only the scale changes.

All three are floating surface poppers with a cup face that both splashes in front and drives a trail of bubbles behind, which is what a fish following from below actually sees. The body is impact-resistant ABS built around a stainless through-wire structure, with heavy-duty stainless terminals and large 4X-strength hooks, and 3D eyes.

Colours run 101 through 110. Noeby describe the range simply as designed for pelagic fish; off Dar es Salaam that means GT, yellowfin and dogtooth tuna, kingfish, queenfish and big barracuda on the reef edges, pinnacles and drop-offs.

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.

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.

Specifications

The details

Model	Noeby NBL9602
Type	Surface popper - casting
Sizes	120 mm / 43 g; 160 mm / 78 g; 200 mm / 150 g
Buoyancy	Floating
Construction	Stainless through-wire with heavy-duty stainless terminals
Body material	Impact-resistant ABS plastic
Hooks	Large 4X-strength trebles; supplier reports Japanese VMC hooks on some variants
Finish	3D eyes
Colours	101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 110
Target	Pelagic species
Note	Retired from Noeby current range - legacy stock
Lure Size	120mm - 43g, 160mm - 78g, 200mm - 150g, 200mm - 156g
SKU	B791

Questions

Good to know

Which size should I buy?

Match it to your rod first. The 120 mm at 43 g throws on a normal 5000-size spinning outfit; the 160 mm at 78 g needs a heavier rod; the 200 mm at 150 g needs a dedicated popping outfit and a 14000-18000 reel. Then match it to the fish - bigger lures filter out smaller fish.

How do I work a popper?

Rod tip low, a sharp downward sweep to make the cup dig and spit water, then wind up the slack and repeat. Vary the rhythm and leave the occasional long pause - a popper sitting still after a big splash is often what gets eaten.

What will take it around Dar es Salaam?

GT, yellowfin and dogtooth tuna, kingfish, queenfish and big barracuda. Fish the reef edges, pinnacles and drop-offs, and anywhere bait is being pushed to the surface.

What does 4X mean on a hook?

The wire is four times heavier than a standard hook of that size. It matters because a normal treble straightens under the drag settings used for GT. 4X hooks are the minimum for this kind of fishing.

Should I upgrade the hooks and split rings?

On a GT popper, yes, and most serious anglers do it before the lure ever sees water. Hooks and rings are the cheapest components in the whole outfit and the ones that fail. Bring the lure in and we will match heavy trebles or inline singles and rings to it.

Are the hooks VMC?

Our supplier reports VMC hooks on some variants, but Noeby do not publish a hook brand for the 9602 and we cannot confirm it across the range. Treat the hooks as heavy 4X trebles of unstated brand, and ask us to check the actual lure if it matters.

Popper or stickbait?

A popper calls fish up with noise and is best in calm to moderate water over structure. A stickbait is subtler, often better in rough water or on fish that have seen lures. Most people carry both.

How do I look after it?

Rinse in fresh water after every trip and dry the lure, hooks especially, before it goes back in the box. Salt left on trebles rusts them within days here, and a blunt point does not set in a GT mouth.