Poppers

[nobuzz]

Guys,


2 poppers I tied.

Bodies are ethafoam which I "turned" using a dremel as a "lathe" and a bit of sandpaper. They are mounted on a tube to stop the foam splitting.

Happy for any comments, observations, etc.

[Preston]

They look great,well done I must have a go myself

[nobuzz]

I forgot to mention that I coat the ethafoam with Softex after I've shaped it. Gives it a nice finish.

[mickser]

great looking poppers just one question what is ethafoam and what is softex

[MAC]

Excellent looking flies... What lenght are they?

[patk]

Great flies all of them. Do you tie any sea slater pattern? Im trying to tie a few for this summer the bass gorge on them in a place i fish on the big tides in july august trying to find a pattern.

[saving private brian]

love your invention.i will be keeping an eye on this topic as i hope to get into saltwater fly fishing myself.can i ask.what species are they intended for

[nobuzz]

love your invention.i will be keeping an eye on this topic as i hope to get into saltwater fly fishing myself.can i ask.what species are they intended for

I tied them for bass but I'd like to think any fish looking for a meal on the surface would go for them.

great looking poppers just one question what is ethafoam and what is softex

Ethafoam is a closed cell foam. You can buy blocks of it anywhere that sells fly-tying materials.

Softex is a type of varnish which is flexible when dried.

Excellent looking flies... What lenght are they?

The bodies on these 2 are 1" but I've done up to 2".

Great flies all of them. Do you tie any sea slater pattern? Im trying to tie a few for this summer the Bass gorge on them in a place i fish on the big tides in july august trying to find a pattern.

I'd just use GRHEs, maybe with a lead underbody.

[JimH]

strip strip stop, strip strip stop - figure eight stop and then......! Great flies.

[sandblaster]

great looking flies well done and hope they cast well for ya

[eoghanb]

I make poppers myself the handiest thing to use are earplugs the orange cone shaped ones,they seem too soft at first but no shaping involved just put a slit halfway through then I coat it in super glue and wrap tin foil around the wet glue,then stick on sequins for eyes and a black dot ,I then use different coloured permanent markers sharpies are great and put colour on the back and put spots stripes gills etc then cover in epoxy and job done,I have some up on adverts.Ie ,search fishing flies saltwater (don't know how to put up photos from iPhone on this site ,anyone?)

[nobuzz]

I make poppers myself the handiest thing to use are earplugs the orange cone shaped ones,they seem too soft at first but no shaping involved just put a slit halfway through then I coat it in super glue and wrap tin foil around the wet glue,then stick on sequins for eyes and a black dot ,I then use different coloured permanent markers sharpies are great and put colour on the back and put spots stripes gills etc then cover in epoxy and job done,I have some up on adverts.Ie ,search fishing flies saltwater (don't know how to put up photos from iPhone on this site ,anyone?)

Great idea. They come in a range of colours too.

[eoghanb]

Was in tescos today and found foam sheets in the kids art and craft section,about 20 different colour sheets for €2.50 they would be handy for crease flies or whatever your imagination comes up with

[eoghanb]

The ear plug popper

[eoghanb]

A crease fly using tin foil technique I also wrapped the fly with a clear plastic gift wrap to give it the iridesant shine before I coloured it with markers and then the coat of epoxy

[nobuzz]

Lovely looking flies. I especially like the Crease Fly.

[eoghanb]

Cheers ,try the technique they look way harder to do than they actually are

[SeaDoc]

Nice flies guys , the ear plug popper ....lol... love it. It's amazing the types of materials one can find a use for.