{"product_id":"noeby-daio-diving-slim-popper-190f-190mm-70g-thru-wire-4x-treble-kingfish-tuna-gt","title":"Noeby Daio Diving Slim Popper 190F – 190mm 70g | Thru-Wire | 4X Treble | Kingfish Tuna GT","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eNoeby Daio Diving Slim Popper 190F\u003c\/strong\u003e is a 190mm, 70g flat-floating surface lure with stainless steel thru-wire construction and 4X treble hooks. Designed specifically for kingfish, yellowfin and bluefin tuna, GT, mackerel and larger reef pelagic species from rock platforms and boats. 8 colour variants. $49.95.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow to Fish the Daio 190F — Diving Stickbait Technique\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most important thing to know about the Daio 190F: \u003cstrong\u003efish it as a diving stickbait, not as a conventional popper.\u003c\/strong\u003e Despite the popper-style cup, the Daio’s design and high buoyancy are optimised for a diving stickbait retrieve — long or short sweeps with slack line on the pause — rather than the continuous cupped-face popping action of a traditional popper. Anglers who approach this lure with a standard popper retrieve will underfish it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo primary retrieves:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTraditional long sweeps\u003c\/strong\u003e — the foundation retrieve for the Daio 190F; sweep the rod in a long, smooth arc, then drop the rod tip and allow the line to go slack before the next sweep; on the sweep, the lure dives just below the surface and produces a natural wobble with body roll and tail kick, pulling a bubble trail behind it; on the pause with slack line, the lure rises back to the surface and suspends flat; this is the same cadence used with a conventional stickbait but the Daio’s small cup adds bubble trail on each dive that a plain pencil stickbait does not produce; the combination of diving, bubble trail and body roll at high speed triggers aggressive surface strikes from kingfish and GT in clear blue water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAggressive short stabs\u003c\/strong\u003e — short, sharp rod stabs rather than long sweeps; the smaller cup produces a blooping or chugging sound on each stab without the heavy displacement splash of a large-cup popper; used to bring fish up from depth when they are feeding below the surface but not yet committed to breaking; the short stab creates noise and surface disturbance that draws attention upward; once fish are seen boiling beneath the lure, switch to slower, more deliberate long sweeps to convert follows into strikes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy the Daio 190F Works\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Daio 190F sits in a specific niche between a pure popper and a pure stickbait. Conventional poppers with large cups produce heavy surface displacement and loud blooping — highly effective when fish are aggressively surface feeding but often too much action for finicky fish or in slick calm conditions. Pure stickbaits produce a subtle walk-the-dog or dart action with no bubble trail and no audible surface sound. The Daio 190F fills the gap: the slim body and high buoyancy provide the natural dart and body roll of a stickbait, while the small cup grabs bubbles and produces a lighter, subtler blooping sound without heavy displacement. The result is a lure that produces surface action and sound in conditions where a full popper would spook fish or fail to trigger committed strikes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eConstruction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStainless steel thru-wire\u003c\/strong\u003e — a single stainless steel wire runs from the front split ring through the full body to the rear split ring; the wire is the structural load path under fighting load, not the lure body; even if a large kingfish or GT crushes or deforms the body, the wire retains the hook connections and the fish cannot be lost to a broken body; thru-wire is the minimum construction standard for targeting large pelagic species over 10kg that generate sudden, violent hook-sets and runs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e4X treble hooks\u003c\/strong\u003e — four-times-standard-strength treble hooks at the belly and tail; 4X construction uses heavier wire and stronger forging than standard trebles; suitable for the sudden load generated by a large kingfish or tuna striking at speed from below on a surface lure; standard-strength trebles will straighten or snap on large pelagics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFat head, slim body\u003c\/strong\u003e — the wider head creates the smaller popper cup that produces subtle blooping rather than heavy displacement; the slender body reduces water resistance and allows the natural wobble and body roll on the diving portion of the retrieve; the slim profile also improves casting distance and accuracy in wind compared to wide-body poppers of equivalent weight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHigh buoyancy flat float\u003c\/strong\u003e — the lure floats horizontal and level at rest; the level floating posture means the lure does not dive deep on the sweep — it dives just below the surface and returns quickly; this keeps the lure in the surface zone throughout the retrieve, maximising the time in the visual strike zone for fish following from below\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRear weight design\u003c\/strong\u003e — weight concentrated toward the tail improves casting distance and flight stability; on the cast the lure flies tail-first, maintaining a stable trajectory in wind; the rear weight also shifts the centre of gravity toward the tail on the dive, contributing to the natural body roll action on the retrieve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTarget Species\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKingfish (Yellowtail Kingfish)\u003c\/strong\u003e — the primary target; the Daio 190F is a kingfish-specialist lure from Noeby; works from rock platforms, headlands and boats over reefs, kelp and bait schools; 190mm \/ 70g is an effective size for Australian kingfish in the 5–25kg class\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYellowfin and Bluefin Tuna\u003c\/strong\u003e — the long-sweep diving stickbait retrieve is highly effective for schooling tuna feeding just below the surface; the bubble trail and flash trigger fast commitments from fast-moving tuna schools\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGT (Giant Trevally)\u003c\/strong\u003e — the blooping short-stab retrieve is a standard GT trigger in shallow reef and atoll environments; 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