It is quite exciting to see a monster sized fish reach out of the water to smacking a popper. On my recent trip to La Zona, the water was extremely low. The key to getting the dorados attention was to cast poppers. 
We did not "pop" the poppers but reeled them in as fast as possible. The best poppers were ones with large cupped mouths such as the Klures poppers and the Yo-Zuri Bull. Kermett Adams of klures makes some of the best wooden poppers and choppers on the market. A few dorado over 40lbs got fooled by this technique.
In a few weeks I will be off to Misima Island off of the coast of Papua New Guinea out in the Indian Ocean hoping to fool massive size Giant Trevally. Odds are this will be quite a different retrieve as the lures will now not get reeled in with sonic speeds, but a steady popping retrieve will be used. I have gather quite a collection on various sizes and types of poppers specifically for this trip. One in particular has caught my attention. Dave Killalea of Old Dog lures out of Australia makes huge poppers out of timber. They are each handcrafted and can weigh up to 220 grams. Other good looking poppers I plan on using are the Heru Cubera, the Sebile Splasher 165 gram, and the Halco Roosta Popper.
So add a variety of lures to your arsenal. You never know which will be the hot lure and hate to have your partner catching fish after fish and not have one to loan you!
Just hope my shoulders and arms can last casting these massive lures let alone when the big Giant Trevally or Dogtooth tuna gets hooked which is another issue in itself!
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