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    Posted: 15 Jun 2011 at 9:24pm
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Having never really dabbled in the small light tackle baits more suited for bass fishing this popper is a change for myself.

I was asked to make a 40g popper for light tackle GT fishing in QLD...

Hand carved and 120mm long and weighing in at 38g, I added a few extra coats of epoxy due to the fact baits this small will end up in the fish's mouth for sure and is rigged with a "western" tail wrap for single's. This is going to get smashed...


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Clap Very nice
Can you make me one just like that? 
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Nice lure! post up some damage pics afterward
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Those small one are deadly on the trevally's.Even the XOS models take them and its all tears then.
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Nice work Sam as always looks really good.
A 30mm popper for a key ring should test your patience!lol
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Thats pure quality mate, well done!

Are the gill plates carved or just painted? They definitely have a 3D look to them.
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Very nice Sam looking good
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albacore lollypop....sweet looking bait.

I've got a few 'micro' Storm poppers that are great fun on the kahawai...
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very nice, they would work a treat on roosters and trevs over here
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Thanks guys, I am sure it would be candy for a lot of fish! 

I am interested in how it will hold up, those GT's have some powerful jaws....The anglers PB so far on the light stuff is 25kg so this will no doubt be chewed up, Wiring is the same as a larger lure despite the ability to apply less "hurt" with the light tackle. 

Falco, I have got some small popper and stick bait key rings that I have made for myself... I started doing these instead of wasting paint during colour changes etc...If I get some spare time I will make one up for ya' 

Marx, The gill plates and mouth are all carved and shaped... The thick coating of epoxy hides it a little in the photo...
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Originally posted by (erebro (erebro wrote:

Clap Very nice
Can you make me one just like that? 

Your PM inbox is full Wink
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good stuff sambo, as per your usual standards bro.
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If you have some extra one's i would like to try them out on some Gt's, but will use 50lb braid.I lose to many on the light tackle.Let me know and add a price. BTW what do those guys call light tackle.Cheers
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Wouldn't mind a couple myself for January when I head back to the Sollies. Doing the bommies for red bass etc was a hoot this trip.
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Originally posted by Capt Asparagus Capt Asparagus wrote:

Wouldn't mind a couple myself for January when I head back to the Sollies. Doing the bommies for red bass etc was a hoot this trip.


CA and Saffa, 

I will let you know have some more made up, I have an order to complete of poppers in this size range so I can tag some on if you would like...

Or is this more your style CA? Thought the shape seemed interesting, after taking for a test cast yesterday I will be putting more time into this lure, it puts up a surprising amount of water! The photo's are crude and so is the finish, but it was for testing purpose's.




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that looks like a duck he he!!!!!!!!!!!!
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RAL.... interesting. For up in the sollies though, I would like some longer, piper-type looking poppers as well.
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...this little strikepro was very effective, looked a lot like the long-toms that hang out over all reefs up there, as well as the small gars...
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...like that. I only had the one of those, and as inevitably happened casting over bommies, I lost that, so perforce I started using these small poppers....

.... which worked well, but I felt didn't quite have the appeal of the longer lure. Oh, that is only about a 4" popper by the way....
... that shot puts it more in perspective I guess.
As you can see, there are a lot more than just GTs that nail the poppers up there! :-)

But it'd be interesting to see what you can come up with!
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Best I get to work Stu!

I have a few ideas in my head already...Will put it on some wood soon. 

Great pic's by the way, Weather and conditions look horrible!
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That truly is the normal sea state up there. Makes me real short tempered with our NZ weather! :-)
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