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popper

1 7.4

A floating fishing lure that makes a popping sound on the water to attract fish

noun

Jargon

: popper

This generates a pressure imbalance that lifts the popper from its seat, discharging the HPG.
surface poppers
floating popper
cast a popper

Examples

'Course there's buzz bombs, poppers, jigs-- all kinds of things work back in these waters.

Double Jeopardy (1999)
Using a brightly colored popper, she carefully lured the fish to the surface during the morning light.
Then the mom turns around and looks at the child and is like, "Holy shit, my gross child is fat because pizza poppers!" And, scene.

Blog text (8)
All-you-can-eat fish popper Mondays...

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009)
These stereoscopes, also called "penny-poppers," were similar to contemporary quarter-fed peep shows.

Blog text (15)
The fisherman cast his popper on the calm water to attract the bass swimming below.
As the sun set, he noticed how effectively the popper drew the fish towards the surface of the lake.

Synonyms

lure

vspopper

23 4.6

An object that attracts fish or other animals into a trap

is a surface-specific attractor that relies on audible popping to entice fish

spinner

vspopper

Specialized

3 4.4

A fishing lure that turns in the water to attract fish

focuses instead on floating and producing sharp pops on the surface

crankbait

vspopper

Jargon

2 8.6

A hard fishing lure that wiggles in the water to attract fish

functions at the surface by making popping noises instead of underwater wobbling

topwater

vspopper

Jargon

1 7.2

A floating fishing lure that moves on the water surface to attract fish

is more specific by producing a sharp popping sound on the surface

spinnerbait

vspopper

Specialized

1 9.0

A fishing lure with spinning metal blades that flash and make vibrations in water

relies on surface popping sounds rather than reflected light or spinning motion

dry fly

vspopper

Specialized

1 6.7

A small fake insect that floats on the water to attract fish

targets the surface too but uses loud popping sounds instead of insect mimicry

muddler

vspopper

Jargon

1 9.4

A type of fishing fly with a head of deer hair that looks like a small fish

is used on the surface to create popping sounds instead of underwater imitation

fish lure

vspopper

2.8

A small fake bait made of plastic or metal to attract fish

is a specific surface bait that attracts fish by making popping noises

fisherman's lure

vspopper

5.1

A small brightly colored fake bait used to attract fish

is specialized for surface use and creates popping sounds to lure fish

wobbler

vspopper

Jargon

7.0

A fishing lure that moves side to side to attract fish

works on the surface using loud popping sounds rather than an underwater wobble

deer fly

vspopper

Jargon

6.1

A small fake insect tied to a fishing line to attract fish

uses popping sounds on the surface rather than insect imitation

wet fly

vspopper

Specialized

7.4

An artificial bait that sinks and moves below the water to attract fish

is meant to float and make loud popping sounds on the surface instead of sinking

Surface Forms

popper singular

poppers plural

Morphology

popper = pop (transparent) = pop + er

A fishing lure that creates a popping sound is directly named from 'pop' + '-er' (thing that pops).

Etymology

The word popper for a fishing lure comes from the loud 'pop' the lure makes on the water, with pop plus -er meaning 'thing that makes a pop'. So a popper is a lure that 'pops' to attract fish.