The late, Michael Verduin utilized both braided wire leader material AND hard mono:
"An alternative to conventional poppers came to us through the creative mind of the late Michael Verduin. A master tyer and well known to Federation conclave attendees, Michael created the Ball Joint Popper to deal with those difficult mossed-in ponds of his native Texas in summer.
First, he clipped a deer hair ball then attached splayed feathers to a shank of .014 stainless wire leader. He created a 3/16 -inch diameter
oval by putting both tag ends in the vice, and used a small Phillips screwdriver to form a loop in the wire. The feathered tail section is attached to the ball by a loop of 20-pound test mono. With very little manipulation the fly rocks and rolls within the weed pocket with the slightest rod tip twitch providing action to the feathered trailer even after action to the ball is suspended. That tantalizing action within the confines of a small weed pocket is a powerful inducement for big bass to attack the writhing mixture of feathers and deer hair." http://thebluegillpond.com/archived-...outhBuffet.pdf
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/s...ed-flies/page2
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