A couple of tips on these popper bodies. If you are painting them, yiou can make a paint box with partially opened paperclips poke through and taped to the bottom of a box. Makes it easy to do a bunch at once particularly if using spray paint and keeps paint off the hooks. In applying my rubber legs, I will poke a hot bodkin through the foam body to make a small hole. I then run a bobbin threader through the hole and pul the legs through and clip the rubber in half and you have two legs on each side. Poppers are a blast to make and fish.
----- Original Message ---- From: Allan Fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2007 10:59:33 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Popper Question Garry, Place the body immediately behind the eye so the hook point is behind the body. Otherwise you won't have enough room for it to hook well. Like you said, the steps are simple: First glue the body on the hook. You might want to cover the hook with thread first to give the glue a good base to adhere to. After the epoxy is dry, then paint the body in whatever colors you prefer. Add the eyes and legs if you're going to have legs on it. For the legs, I use a big needle to install the legs. I cut a slit in the side of the eye of the hook so I can insert the rubber hackle. Fold two pieces of rubber in half and put them in the eye of the hook. Force the hook horizontally through the body, pulling the legs through. II have to use pliers - it's not easy. This IS hard foam. Just before you get the legs where you want them, put a drop of epoxy or superglue on the rubber legs where they enter the body and pull them the rest of the way. Take the needle off and clip the loop open so you have two legs on either side. I've never seen any need for four legs per side. You can also insert one set of rubber legs in the front of the foam body and one in the rear if you prefer - get creative. After all this is done, tie on whatever feather adornments you prefer at the rear end, whip finish, glue and you're done. One good way is a pair of hackle feather opposed so they bend away from the hook. Put them on with the tips sticking out for a tail and then wrap the stems for a hackle. Happy catching! Allan >Happy Saturday Gang, > >New question for ya. I picked up a Spirit River Performance Popper >Pack - I wanted a do some quick and easy poppers for this spring. >The package comes with pre-painted foam bodies as well as the hooks >with the kink in it as well. My question is, where do you space the >body across the hook? Do you press the foam into the hook and kink >to help place the body? I know all I pretty much have to do is put >a tail on the hook and them glue/epoxy the body on (hence quick and >sleazy). Any and all help will be appreciated. > > >Garry -- Allan Fish Greenwood, IN [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/
