Product Highlights
The XORUS POPCHINKO 140 Yellow Bone is a floating pencil popper designed for modern saltwater predator fishing. Its hybrid design, between a popper and a stickbait, allows quick coverage of large water areas and triggers explosive strikes. Most of the weight is shifted to the rear, giving it an almost vertical position at rest. This lowered center of gravity provides remarkable stability and enables very long casts, even in strong wind or rough seas. The internal rattling system further enhances its attraction by emitting consistent sounds that draw fish from a distance.
Technical Features
- XORUS POPCHINKO 140: floating pencil popper for surface fishing for predators.
- Hybrid popper/stickbait design for a wide range of retrieves.
- Rear-weighted design and lowered center of gravity for a vertical rest position.
- High stability during casting and retrieval, even in heavy conditions.
- Rattling action engineered to increase attractivity.
- Through-wire construction for maximum strength.
- Factory-equipped with a DECOY TS 21 size 2 treble ventrally and a DECOY YS 21 size 2 treble on the tail.
- Usable on the surface and just below the film depending on chosen animation.
Benefits and Strengths
The main strength of the XORUS POPCHINKO 140 Yellow Bone lies in its versatility. Used as a popper, alternating sharp pulls and pauses, it produces a pronounced water splash accompanied by a very attractive "pop" sound. With gentler animation, it behaves like a Walking The Dog stickbait, drawing a tight zigzag on the surface that entices cautious or educated fish. This dual personality allows adjusting the intensity of visual and acoustic signals to predators' mood without changing lures.
When fish refuse to break explosively on the surface, simply lower the rod tip and slightly increase retrieve speed to make the POPCHINKO 140 dive just below the surface film. This very smooth subsurface action is often decisive on following or picky fish. With a single reference, you thus have a noisy popper, a discreet stickbait, and a lure able to run a few centimeters under the water—making it an extremely complete tool for targeting active saltwater predators.
Usage Tips
To exploit the full potential of the XORUS POPCHINKO 140 pencil popper, adapt your animation to conditions. In flat calm seas, opt for relatively short pulls separated by marked pauses that let the lure right itself vertically and remain motionless for a few seconds. In wind, chop, or swell, emphasize rod tip snaps to generate more noise and water projection, while taking advantage of the lure's natural stability to maintain precise control of its trajectory. Feel free to combine, on a single cast, a few loud pops to attract from afar, then a more discreet Walking The Dog near key spots.
Testimonials
"The XORUS POPCHINKO 140 Yellow Bone quickly found its place in my lure box: it casts far, rides the swell perfectly, and lets me switch from very noisy animation to a quieter action without changing rigging."FAQ
Question 1 : In which situations is the XORUS POPCHINKO 140 Yellow Bone surface lure most effective?
Answer: This rattling floating pencil popper performs best when prospecting the surface layer at sea, in calm or rough conditions. Its long casting distance, excellent stability, and ability to switch from an aggressive popper to a Walking The Dog stickbait or a just-below-the-surface swim make it an ideal choice for targeting predators operating near the surface over wide areas.
