I read all the posts about people using poppers this time of year and it makes me scratch my head in wonder. I catch over 90% of my warmwater fish sub surface and end up catching much more/larger fish. I've been out twice in the last week and caught around 30 fish each trip with a good mix of bass ranging in size from 12-18 inches long and bream with four or five 12 inch fish mixed in. I caught all these fish on one pattern (the Carter's sculpin) in basic black. Later in the year, I'll tie on a popper or foam spider, but I still get larger fish sub surface. Am I the only person that finds that much difference between top water and sub surface fishing this time of year?

Jim Smith