Jackall
SK-Pop Review:
Build:
Standing at
53mm and weighing 6.5g, I personally consider this as a “finesse popper”. Comes
with a subtle rattle, one of the features that I like because I believe it won’t
scare away spooky fish due to excessively loud rattle. Deep cup-mouth that
produces loud “bloops” instead of the typical splashes reminds me of a similar
action to the famous Rebel Pop-R. Just that the SK-Pop has nicer details and
finishing. Originally comes with a feather-ed rear hook which acts as a tail to
further convince the fishes to take a bite out of it. However, I changed the
stock hooks to stronger ones since stock hooks almost always bend out of shape
after a couple of fishes. In all, it has a realistic look completed with 3D-eyes
and nicely carved gill plates to imitate baitfish. Of course not to forget that
you can choose from a large variety of colours to “match-the-hatch”.
Action:
Easily
worked either fast or slow, depending on your style of fishing. Able to
walk-the-dog fairly easily as well, making it a versatile topwater bait. As
said previously, it “bloops” instead of splashes, making it stand out of other
poppers in the market. However, one down-side is you need a soft-tip rod to
fully bring out the best action of this bait, since it will “jump” out of water
instead of popping when worked on a heavy action rod. Hence, it’s best worked on
light line and rod, as for reel, it does not really matter as long as it’s
comfortable to the user.
Castability:
Smooth
casting. Able to reach decent distance, despite only weighing at 6.5g. All in
all, it’s comparable to other poppers of the same weight range.
Some of the many victims of Jackall SK-Pop
