In the Mail: Berkley Frenzy Poppers

When these came up for auction on Ebay, I couldn't help myself and put in a bid. Much to my surprise my bid held, but just barely. What I really wanted was the rainbow trout one as that I don't have that one in my collection yet. Now that I have two clown's and two shad, I will put one of each in my tackle box.

What Was Your Best Fishing Moment of 2010?

This was the question asked on Facebook yesterday, by the guys at Wired2Fish.For me three things come to mind.May 23rd I caught this 20.25" smallie off of Eddy's Jetty. It is my personal best smallmouth bass.On May 24th Dad, Pete, and I went on a morning launch trip with Eddy's Resort. We were the only 3 customers that day so we got to go drift fishing with live bait rigs; Normally a launch trip

Frenzy Popper News

Blue Shiner is my favorite Berkley Frenzy Popper color (personally I think it is more of a purpleish color). After Berkley dropped the Blue Shiner color I was able to buy a couple dozen through Ebay for $4 per lure or under. Yesterday a Blue Shiner Frenzy Popper went on Ebay for $18.52 plus $3.65 for shipping.I had a pike steal one of mine last week. That particular one had a decent sized chip

Bass Snatcher Win!!! The 2010 Challenge Cup@ Sylvan Lake

The Challenge Cup is an annual bass tournament that pits 6 guys (3 boater, 3 non-boaters) from my bass club the Baxter Bass Snatchers vs. 6 guys the Range Bassmasters. I think the Brainerd Lakes Bassmasters have also fished in it in years past. Last year was the first time I got to fish it. This year it was held on Sylvan Lake which is just South of Gull Lake West of Brainerd, MN. This year I

Not Sure I Believe This Is Legit

Berkley Frenzy Popper sells on Ebay for 36.88 before shipping.High Teens, believable $20+ maybe. Over $30, seriously what is that buyer thinking?FYI- Anyone that wants to offer me $30 for a Frenzy Popper, I WILL SELL a few.

Yellow Magic- Act 3

Tonight I got out fishing for about an hour until it got to dark to fish. I gave Jenny's a try from shore and didn't get a strike. I then went to the boat and set out to fish water I thought would be good for poppers. Conditions were overcast with about a 7MPH wind out of the North. I fished a bit of the North side of the big Island and down the Eastern shore where Pete caught a few bass last

Yellow Magic- Act 2

Tonight I didn't get on the water until after 7:45PM and then on the way to my first spot there was a boat in need of a tow, fortunately not far, and that took up about 10 minutes of fishing time. I started off throwing my new lime Yellow Magic Popper. I made a great cast right up by a dock and two jetski's on lifts. Sure enough this 14.25" largie sucked it in.I did throw back to the spot a

Bait Monkey Acquisitions

Even though I haven't been fishing much. I have bought some stuff on Ebay:Some Mend-It, watermelon Smithwick Dead Stick Rogues and an early purple ghost Berkely Frenzy Popper.This is a Yellow Magic Popper that I got for about a buck less than they sell for at Tackle Warehouse.

Annual Mississippi Trip w/Pete & Greg Jones of Mid-West Outdoors

July 30, 2010Pete is friends with Greg Jones who is an editor and sometime TV personality with Mid-West Outdoors Magazine and Mid-West Outdoors TV. This is the third year in a row where Pete and I went fishing with Greg to help him pre-fish for the St. Stephens Lions Smallmouth Tournament. Last year I got to go out two different times. Greg is an expert in navigating this particular stretch of

1 Topwater Mille Lacs Smallie

Tonight Pete and I headed to Eddy's Jetty around 7PM. Conditions were calm and overcast which you would think would make for perfect topwater conditions. As it was I got this 15" on a gold Berkley Frenzy Popper and that was the only bite either of us got on anything.

2010 Bass Opener Part 1

28 Bass (11 to 15 inches)3 Pike6 hours (5:30-11:30AM)I was underway a little later than I thought I should be by about 15 minutes, but it didn't matter the Sullivan Platte River Outlet(PRO) river mouth was all mine for the taking and I had it for a good half hour plus until a couple of more boats showed up. I started out the morning casting the purple Berkley Frenzy Popper, but that only lasted

Not Skunked Tonight!

All night walleye fishing on ML must have tired me out cause I slept in till 5PM. I didn't get out onto Platte until right around 7PM. It was a beautiful mild calm night after a day that had been sunny and in the 70's with light wind. Because it was so late I elected to fish out front on the trolling motor from our place towards Jenny's.Within my first couple of casts I had a hit on an all

Bait Monkey Got Loose Today

I stopped into Trails End Bass Pro and Capra's today to see if I could find any good deals and I think I did.1st Stop was at Trails End Bass Pro where I got 2x 3/4oz Frenzy Rattl' R's. Can't say I have ever seen that size sold in MN before. I also picked up a Blaze Lures popper mostly because it was sporting two VMC feathered trebles. I have had some success with Blaze Lures before and I

Frenzy Bubble Pop

I know the pic isn't good, but this is a Berkley Frenzy Popper of a color I've never seen a BFP have before. This used BFP was for auction at Ebay and I was willing to bid up to about $16 shipped to get the lure; It went for $16.41.If I had won the lure I don't know if I would have fished with it or not.On another note a BFP in the ghost shad color that had a minimum bid of $5.99 + $1.90

Frenzy Poppers On Ebay Part 2

For Part 1 See: Frenzy Poppers On EbayThe auctions are now over and the results are in.The Grey Ghost Frenzy Popper went for $10.09The Chart Shore Minnow Frenzy Popper went for $9.04The Rainbow Trout Frenzy Popper went for $5.53The Grey Ghost and Shore Minnow were bid up by the same two bidders and the Rainbow trout had the bidder that won all three and a different bidder than the more expensive

Frenzy Poppers on Ebay

I think the Berkley Frenzy Poppers was has to be one of the greatest lure values ever made. When they were in production they went for about $4 retail but you could sometimes find them on sale for half that. Now these fabulous lures are out of production.When they were in production there used to be dozens of Ebay auctions for them in singles and groups. Since they have gone out of production the

Fear of the Frenzy Popper!?!

I am Facebook Friends with Internet Bass Fishing website mogul Russ "Bassdozer" Comeau. Anyway he likes to use Facebook to promote lures he sells at his ebay store and today he was promoting the vaunted Lobina Lures Rico popper which he sells for $23 (shipping not included).Seeing this I left a comment saying I would love to see the Rico go head to head with a $3 Berkley Frenzy Popper. (Although

My Top 10 Baits of the 2000's

Ok I know I said I wasn't going to do a retrospective look back at the 2000's decade but then I saw Hellabass do one on his Top 10 Bass Baits of the past Decade . I thought it was a cool idea and so I am going to do my own Top 10 list. #10 Mann's Minus One- I use all 3 sizes and they have caught many bass and some big pike. I threw thew them a lot more often earlier in the decade and in the