Pineapple Grenade Popper

The Pineapple Grenade Popper, designed by Umpqua Signature Tyer Drew Chicone, is a highly effective and innovative popper fly that combines functionality and unique design elements to attract predatory fish. The fly features a spun fettuccine foam collar at the rear, which serves to regain buoyancy and provides the fly with added surface drag. This unexpected benefit helps prevent the fly from sliding across the surface while simultaneously creating a coveted bubble trail, which is highly attractive to fish. The Pineapple Grenade Popper is particularly effective for freshwater species like largemouth bass, but its action also appeals to a variety of saltwater fish.

Target Shallow, Weedy Areas: The added surface drag and bubble trail make this fly particularly effective in shallow, weedy areas where predatory fish like to ambush their prey. Cast the fly along the edges of weed beds, submerged rocks, or drop-offs, and retrieve it to make the fly appear as though it is trying to escape.