So I saw a thread on here the other day about “blockhead” style poppers, and it made me wonder well they worked compared to the simple round poppers I have been using. Here’s the first prototype…What do you think?
That will catch fish and it’ always fun to experiment.
You should try making some of Fishy Fullum’s “Lipped Poppers”. They seem a little more difficult to cast but what a novelty to have a popper that actually wiggles when retrieved slowly. With a marabou tail they look great. The overall popper and lip sizes can be experimented with and they still work. You really should give them a try.
How about a link Ray?
There is no link that I know of. It’s in one of his books.
It consists of a balsa body from a 1/2" square piece of balsa tapered in a conventional manner except the front surface is sloped back in a 45 degree angle instead of leaning forward like a regular popper. Against this flat, sloping surface you epoxy a piece of thin plastic as found in a hook container box with a centered hole for the hook eye to stick through. The piece of plastic also extends down below the bottom of the body to provide the “wiggle” blade as on a spinning lure. Please don’t give me static about this being a lure and not being a fly. I’ve taken a lot of liberties with his exact design and they still wiggle nicely.