Hello folks; I have a project ahead of me to tie some hard foam poppers and am in search of a variety of patterns. A search here on FAOL did not turn up much and I am hoping that some of you folks might kindly pass along some pattern info or other web sites that might help me in my search. Any help would be greatly appreciated for I am planning on tying hard foam pencil poppers in 1" and 1 1/2" lengths. 
David,
There arenāt really any āpatternsā.
You pick the type of and material for the tails. the variations are endless, and most things will work just fine.
For the rest of it, itās what you construct the bodies out of, and how you color them.
Depending on your skill with paint, sprayers, markers, masking mateials, coverings, and such, you can do whatever you want with them.
No āwrongā way to do this.
Good Luck!
Buddy
The latest addition of Fly Tyer Magazine has a good article on making poppers.
If you need a post on finishing the foam go to Fly Archives then to 2nd QTR 2006 āThe Jelly Beanā and 1st Qtr 2003 āCreative Foam Tying Dremel Bugsā Jims foam bugs are a work of art------BILL
Look at the Leftyās Bug ( right here on this site.) SIMPLE to tie, cast better than most, rarely foul and CATCH fish like mad.
Itās my āgo toā popper for all species of Bass and WW fish in general. I make mine from balsa and cork and usually use a bucktail tail but thatās personal prefference.
Thanks to all who replied. I have yet to receive my spring copy of Fly Tyer, so I will look forward to seeing what is in it. For now, have been playing with woven mylar tubing over hard foam. Painting the foam different colours with permanent markers has produced some very interesting results once the tubing has been added over the coloured body. Marabou tails and dolls eyes have produced some poppers that the local fish might enjoy munching.
Maybe one of theseā¦?
ā¦lee s.
What exactly is āhard foamā?
pressed styrofoam pelletsā¦I think.
Hey Lee;
Now that is what I was hoping to find. Iāve made some similar, but with marabou tails and dolls eyes. I have found that by painting the foam various colours with a permanent marker it will change the final colour of the pearl mylar tubing and give some interesting results. I like your stick on eyesā¦will have to try some of those.
Hey Gigmaster; What I was referring to as hard foam are pre-made popper bodies that you can purchase. It seems that they are made of styrofoam which has been pressed to a hardened shape. I purchased a few in various sizes to try, for I am not set up with an area for making my own dremel bugs at this time.
Thereās a whole series on poppers in the panfish archive by Randy Fratzke.
David,
I think they are made by Wapsiā¦? 4 sizesā¦? Maybe a sponsor here carriesāemā¦?
Once in a great while, when we are not being our usual LAZY self, weāll do as you say and āunder colorā a few on top.
They ARE the ones that seem to get āstolenā from the box first though. :roll: