Popper dropper rigs for smallies

[Cooter]

Have seen info and articles on this from the infisherman boys and cant find any now.....but looking for something to try removing the rear hook from a popper and adding a second bait via a dropper off the rear hook hanger. Open for ideas on surface baits other than poppers. Not sure how much it matters but will be fishing river vs lake.

Thanks!

[wildsmallie]

I have tried this with some success on the Lower St Croix [where multiple lures are allowed]. I used a Chug Bug with the back hook taken off. I tied about a foot of heavy mono to the back and then tied a white streamer on the end. It seemed to work particularly well early in the summer when the young of the year shad are only an inch long and the smallies and whites are feeding selectively on them.