Pop-ups are highly buoyant boilies, engineered to float your hookbait tantalisingly off the lakebed. Their primary advantage is creating an incredibly visible and accessible bait that sits clear of any bottom weed, silt, or debris. Often produced in vibrant, fluorescent colours and soaked in powerful attractors, they provide a potent visual and scented target that carp find hard to resist. They are the essential component for many popular presentations, including the Chod Rig and Ronnie Rig, or can be used to “tip” a bottom bait to create a critically-balanced “snowman” rig.