Okay, now lets take a look at body materials. I should state here when
you are using wood as a basis for your poppers weight is crucial. You
need to remember you now have the weight of the popper plus all of the
line material on your rod tip. I highly suggest you stay on the conservative
side in popper size and weight or you will break the tip of your rod. As I
stated earlier, you have many material choices to build popper bodies out of,
so let’s take a look at some of the characteristics of each one:
Originally published c. August 26, 2002 on Fly Anglers Online by Randy Fratzke.