If you have a dremel tool get a 1/54" drill bit and drill holes through the foam. Layer with thread and zap-a-gap holds the bodies on very well. Drill the hole thru the body heaqr the edge. Rick
________________________________ From: Chuck Alexander <[email protected]> To: fly fishing for panfish <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 12:52 AM Subject: [VFB] Popper heads Folks: I got that set of Harbor freight “leather/hole cutter/punchers today and man are they great. I bout the type that had the hexagonal shank to fit rit into the drill tightly instead of the hammer punch type and I sure am glad I did. I had several color variations of 4-5 layers of peel and stick 2mm foam all stuck together and ready to drill, and I have drilled a hundred heads or more, in all shapes, sizes, and colors this afternoon, and probably have 10-15 poppers “completed” already this evening. These things work soooo good, and it’s WELL worth the $2 extra per set to get the ones that fit right into the drill (see links below) . And if anybody wants/needs some popper heads made, just holler at me and I’ll do them for “actual cost of foam and shipping cost” (which I figure for about $5-6 which INCLUDES the postage, I can get yu out 100 or more popper hears ready to cut a hook slit into and tie) Or, on some, I just take a pretty good sized darning needle, and punch it right through the center from the front to the back of the head, then run the hook through that head, and there ya go, a centered hook . I have the punches in sizes 3/16”-1/4”-5/16”-3/8”-7/16” and 1/2”. I found the 3/8” makes a near perfect bluegill popper and the 1/”"2” makes the near perfect bass popper head. Just send me an OFFlist email telling me the colors, sizes, and shapes you need and I’ll get them drilled and out to you asap. What I like as well is that, say, I put 5 layers of the 2mm foam stacked and glued atop one another, and yet I wanted to do some with a shorter shanked hook. No problem, just cut the hook “groove” into the popper head and then take my curved bladed “Dr. Slick” micro serrated scissors and cut the bottom read of the popper head up at an angle towards the bend in the hook, and walla, you have PLENTY of area for the fish to bite into the hook shank without losing him because the foam was too fat at the curved part of the hook, and on the bottom of the foam popper head. Then, you can cut the face of the popper head to be a “gurgler” type popper, or a “slider” type popper head either one. Sky’s the limit with these babies. One of the best $10 I have ever spent of fly tying materials/tools I can already tell because around here, from say, late April-Mid/late June, when the bluegills (and bass) are on the beds, they will rip these poppers to shreds, because they don’t want anyBODY, or anyTHING messin’ with their eggs. I’m gonna put the ol’ mono on soe of them to made them “weedless” too, so that I can h=just drag them right into and through the lilly pads, which is where the biggest fish hang out. Chuck http://www.harborfreight.com/9-piece-hollow-punch-set-3838.html http://www.harborfreight.com/6-piece-hollow-punch-set-67030.html-- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
