Bluegill poppers

[Rocketfish]

Hey guys, let me see your bluegill and small species poppers. Thanks.

[Uncle Jesse]

All a little larger than typical for bluegill but same technique and style. All from flip flops. I probably fish more foam hopper / spider patterns with droppers than popping bugs.

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[Rocketfish]

All a little larger than typical for bluegill but same technique and style. All from flip flops. I probably fish more foam hopper / spider patterns with droppers than popping bugs.

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Really nice patterns!

[smij]

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Gurgler on a #10 2xl hook work pretty well for me.

[AllenOK]

I'm at work right now. I typically tie Gurgle-Pops in size 12 and size 8 for panfish. I tie bigger sizes for LMBs.

[djo]

Gurgle pop. (http://www.flyanglersonline.com/flyt...121503fotw.php)

Take five minutes to tie, cost about a dime each using ingredients found at Wally's World, float great, and catch bluegills by the score. Yellow is best but I also carry brown, red, and black.
David

[AllenOK]

All I tie is yellow.

[ridgeliner]

Every color gurgle-pop I've ever tried has worked. I have found that if the bite on the color you are using slows down .... just change the color. That seems to get them excited again.

[Philly]

These are some of my standard poppers made from the pre-formed soft foam bodies I tie them on size 10, 8 and 6 hooks for panfish.
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These are two other favorites
I used one of those soft foam spider bodies, large size as a template to cut the shape from various thickness of craft foam.
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This one is made from a heart shaped piece of craft foam. I modified a pattern that Harry Steeves showed me years ago
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I also use gurglers and Los Alamos Ants. Most effective colors white, fluorescent yellow or yellow and chartreuse

[Rocketfish]

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