popping bugs????????????????

i want 2 learn 2 tye them! any help would be nice thanks guys. i have some corks like the 1s they put in wine but alot smaller for the heaad on them

Look on line for the foam heads and hooks for the heads. The paint for the foam must be compatible so as not to melt it. I'm sure there are more than I know about but what I found was at BPS and no good prices accompanied these supplies. They're fun,I believe Big Mack did some a while back, you might ask him about this.

I was going to use some corks like you have, but decided against that and bought some foam popper bodies and I still plan on getting some balsa dowels which I think will be the best of all. I need to also get some type of tools for cutting them into shape so they look good. I could do them by hand, but not without proper tools as I am not sure I am that talented with wood, but I have not really tried either. The foam popper bodies are not all that high cost and they come is several sizes from blue gill size to bass size. You do need to epoxy the hook in though which means you need a turning wheel for that.

See below for a few of mine..It has probably been 2-3 years since I made any though.

Skip
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Don't over-complicate things unless you have lots of spare time on your hands...

You can get foam sheets in different thickness from the craft store and cut them to shape with scissors or a razor. Even glue together sheets for multi-color. Lash them to an aberdeen hook (for panfish) then a drop or 2 of super glue and you are good. Targeting bass, you might want to upgrade the hook.

You can get the specific kink shank hooks and foam bodies from fly shops - just expect to spend about 3X the cash. ;)

Skip, look into Dremel tools options that the RC crowd uses for their components, not too expensive and made for balsa wood and such.

Here's a short tutorial on them

Outdoor Forums: Cork Popper Tutorial...

another is Go to the Home page for FAOL, on the left hand side in the search box put in cork poppers and you'll get alot of hits.

Fatman

Skeet I have 2 Dremels, one older one and one I got just a year or so back that is variable speed. I would think that new one will do most things. I will look at it, thanks!

I really want some balsa dowels, but just have not bought them yet.

Skip

They have saws and lathes and all kinds of different things, which is what I meant but didn't say. When I get home I'll search. Gotta go!!!

Like the other guys have mentioned, I would suggest foam over cork. One very good foam popper is the Gartside Gurgler:

Tying the Gurgler

Another great (but lesser known) fly is Capt. Bob Marvin's "Happy Face" fly. Scroll down here for a pic:

Fly Fishing Insider Newsletter featuring The Fly Fishing Shop - Snook

And here's another pic:

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Never did try to tie any popper baits but I found this different use for the popper head...check it out!
Sneaky Pete - Fly Tying Patterns - Quest Outdoors, Ltd.