RE: [VFB] Popper bodies, cork or balsa?

[Gary Miller]

I prefer pre-formed foam for my poppers, sliders, frogs, etc.  Rainy's and 
Edgewater both "make" these components although Edgewater has a much wider 
selection of shapes.

- Gary

At 02:07 PM 12/18/2003, you wrote:


"Paul Rouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

I would like to ask the experts on the BB for help in a problem I am
currently facing.
I have several hard bass and panfish poppers with cork bodies covered in
epoxy.  They work well, but cork is getting expensive and is fairly hard to
shape.  Balsa wood is cheaper and easy to cut and I am wondering whether I
could switch to that.  The bodies would continue to be epoxied and painted,
the only difference would be the core body material.
Does anyone have any preference, or does balsa have any drawbacks that I
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