Soft foam popper SBS

Fishing Warm water Forum
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Gonna give it a try:
Wrap hook with thread, it gives the foam a decent base to adhere to.

Cut the foam to fit the hook.

This is the tool I use to turn down the bodies:

Use a dremel tool and emery board to turn down the body:

Use a razor blade to cut a slit in the foam body:

Put the body on the hook using super glue, or zap a gap

Paint scales, put eyes on and coat with Liquid Fusion.

Now you can thread the legs and put whatever kind of tail you like on the back. I have a small bit that I use to hollow out the front of the popper, but it’s not required. Hope this shows how I do these poppers!

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OK, messed that up, let’s try again:
Wrap the hook with thread.

Cut the foam to fit.

Here is the tool I use to turn down the bodies.

I use an emery board and dremel to turn the bodies down to the shape I want.

Cut a slit in the foam, and use super glue to glue the body on.

Paint scales, attach eyes, thread the legs, and coat with Liquid Fusion, and tie whatever tail you like on the back.

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This looks great! Is the bit you used one you made or bought? And how did you do the scales?

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I bought the bit, and I used some fine mesh pulled tight over the body and a can of spray paint to do the scales. And thank you !

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Were did you get the bit? And the mesh is a great idea!

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Check your PM’s. Sent you a link to where I bought the tool.

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I like it.That is one I will try this winter

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Hi, could you send me a PM where you got that bit also, I would like to try it. Thanks.

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Check you PM’s

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Why not just post the site…like this

http://www.jvlnet.com/~swinters/

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Was not sure how they felt about posting a site that was not a sponsor, but I guess it’s OK, and thanks for posting it.

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My take is that if you are a member and post something commercial for yourself…it is a no no…if you post a link not for your benefit it is OK.

Personanally I

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FYI: look up ‘Schmetz Twin Machine Needle’ on joann.com . . . same ‘bit’ @ $ 2.24/ea

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SM …have you used those from JoAnn’s? I happened to be in JoAnn’s today so took a look. They seem awfully small…even delicate.

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The needles do look to be kind of small, the tool I use has a pretty stout pin in the middle with two smaller ones to each side. When I bought it, the owner told me not to use it for turning cork bodies, but I tried to anyway, and now I have a bit that is bent, and a half finished cork body somewhere in my garage. But I suppose you could use them in a variable speed dremel, which I do not have, so I need a tool that is stouter than the needles mentioned. But that’s just my take, yours my differ, but be careful!!, Don’t want to see anyone get hurt.
And I wear safety glasses when using it!

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When tying my poppers I drill a hole through the foam near the bottom of the body with a 1/64" bit.
The I can put thread on the shank and some super glue.
Bits fit in a dremel tool.

Rick