This post is in reference to a Smallmouth Popper that I found on the Internet on a fly fishing site for smallmouth bass fishing. I really liked the shape of the foam head which is called a Blockhead Popper. The foam is sloped back on both sides plus the top and, at the time I found this popper there were no vendors that sold the Blockhead popper pre-shaped. I attempted to cut the head out myself from large foam blocks and was never satisfied. Last week I found a vendor that now sells the Blockhead foam pre-formed and also has a hole through it for installing on the hook. You just push it over the hook eye. I ordered several of them and am very impressed with them. I will post the vendor’s web site because I believe he is a sole provider and none of our sponsors have this product. I talked to the owner by phone and told him about FAOL and mentioned that we are always looking for good sponsors. His site is: flybass.biz for anyone who may be looking for this popper head. This is a picture of one popper using his Blockhead foam. He sells the Blockhead pre-formed head only, so, the hook, hackle and bucktail I added. I am only posting this in case someone else was looking for the pre-formed foam heads:
This is a picture of a field I walk through to get to one of my favorite fishing spots on one river here. It is always in bloom like this during this time of year. I just love looking at it:
Thanks, Boyscout. I know where you are coming from on the time needed for spinning deer hair! With these foam Blockheads, you can tie up a popper in just a few minutes. My main goal in posting was to provide a link for anyone that may have been looking for them pre-formed.
The Blockhead looks like a keeper. The face is 5/8" w x 3/8" h. That turns out to be 20% more surface area than a 1/2" diameter foam cylinder would give you. Flys come together quickly; the distributor has instructions on his “.com” site. I was able to put together this Bartletts Gerbubble Blockhead.
