RE: This is so FRUSTRATING
Props are marked with their size, in diameter and pitch. Generally they are molded into the hub or a blade. Just look for the numbers and get props that have matching numbers.
The size of a prop has a PROFOUND effect on the performance of the plane. A little shorter, but a lot less pitch, and you won't have the poop to participate anymore. That's probably what happened here.
Just get the same size prop and you will be fine.