https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 22:14:27 +0000 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:27:16 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.01 360 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=99628 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/ https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=99628&PID=1428337&title=anyone-make-their-own-poppers#1428337 Author: ReelAppealLures
Subject: 99628
Posted: 18 Mar 2014 at 6:27pm

FizFisho wrote: Back in the day when poppers were a bit of a new craze, i was making my own, didnt have much success but didnt have a fish finder back then. Wondering how well DIY poppers can go?

They go alright...



]]> Tue, 18 Mar 2014 18:27:16 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=99628&PID=1428337&title=anyone-make-their-own-poppers#1428337 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=99628&PID=1427703&title=anyone-make-their-own-poppers#1427703 Author: Kevin.S
Subject: 99628
Posted: 16 Mar 2014 at 8:07pm

May not be a huge cost saving, but the satisfaction of catching a fish on a popper you made is priceless.]]> Sun, 16 Mar 2014 20:07:47 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=99628&PID=1427703&title=anyone-make-their-own-poppers#1427703 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=99628&PID=1427690&title=anyone-make-their-own-poppers#1427690 Author: FizFisho
Subject: 99628
Posted: 16 Mar 2014 at 7:40pm

haha smudge, very similar sounding to my 80s plugs.

with the right tools id imagine it not hard to make em, but cost wouldnt be a huge saving.
]]> Sun, 16 Mar 2014 19:40:48 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=99628&PID=1427690&title=anyone-make-their-own-poppers#1427690 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=99628&PID=1427637&title=anyone-make-their-own-poppers#1427637 Author: smudge
Subject: 99628
Posted: 16 Mar 2014 at 6:17pm

I made my own back in the 80's. I started out by selecting some suitable materials and wouldn't you know it a broom handle was just perfect. It only took a couple of weeks for my wife to complain that broom handles were too short .... Anyway, they worked ok at the time. The ones I made were blue and white and pretty basic but way back then fish weren't as smart as they are today and they did catch fish. I caught a load of kahawai on them, which is not really a target species for topwater fishers but I did get the odd rat. I'm sure if you used a 32mm dowel and a little artistry then kings would climb all over them.
]]> Sun, 16 Mar 2014 18:17:19 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=99628&PID=1427637&title=anyone-make-their-own-poppers#1427637 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=99628&PID=1427598&title=anyone-make-their-own-poppers#1427598 Author: FizFisho
Subject: 99628
Posted: 16 Mar 2014 at 5:25pm

Back in the day when poppers were a bit of a new craze, i was making my own, didnt have much success but didnt have a fish finder back then.

Wondering how well DIY poppers can go?]]> Sun, 16 Mar 2014 17:25:35 +0000 https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=99628&PID=1427598&title=anyone-make-their-own-poppers#1427598