Which foam are ya' discussing?
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Originally Posted by
drolfson
... (Personally, I like sliders more than poppers. :-? )
As far as foam poppers goes, it depends upon the foam utilized. Denser foams, like that used in flip flops or those sold by Rainys or Edgewater, will sit much lower in the water and therefore have similar qualities of sound as balsa or other wood based poppers than do the lighter "craft foam" type poppers.
It also depends on the how heavy a hook ya' use. A small foam popper made with a 2X or 3x heavy nymph hook will sit much lower in the water than a similar bodied foam popper that is made with a dry fly hook. Such a popper will most likely have better hooking qualities and make more/louder noise when "popped".
Or put another way, that's why we tie our own flies in order to get the action/sounds that we each prefer...
However with all that said, I do agree with Don, as the best "popper" fly fisherman with whom I ever fished used sliders almost exclusively. :cool:
Bowfin47