Foam and poppers
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Category: Freshwater Fishing
Forum Name: Fly Tying
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Printed Date: 04 Feb 2026 at 7:44pm
Topic: Foam and poppers
Posted By: ThomasW
Subject: Foam and poppers
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2009 at 8:08pm
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I want to tie a few popper this year and would be needing foam. I plan on tieing a slight variation to the Surf Poppers which have a niche following in Australia.
Foam heads identical to the above would be ideal, but have been unable to find them. These look ideal http://www.anglersworkshop.com/items.aspx?catid=1253 - http://www.anglersworkshop.com/items.aspx?catid=1253 but have not been able to find a similar product in New Zealand. Would import them but the postage makes them to expensive. I was thinking of murdering a old Foam camping mattress? Another option is to order a bunch of Surf Poppers and dismantle them... |
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Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2009 at 8:12pm
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Are you going to cast them on a fly rod? ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier 
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Posted By: ThomasW
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2009 at 8:17pm
| Both, would use some on the fly rod after Kahawai, and some on the surf rigs as a attractor. |
Posted By: ThomasW
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2009 at 9:05pm
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Secondary question. Is it possible to get any of the long shank circle hooks in New Zealand. Thinking of the Gamakatsu SC16 Circle Saltwater Fly Hooks or Mustad C71S Circle Streamer Hook or similar. Although they are easy enough to import. Just noticed I can get both from Anglersworkshop... mmmm Might just be able to justify the high postage. |
Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2009 at 9:30pm
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For ones you are going to cast on a fly rod... go to Bunnings or Mitre ten and get some builders foam... pennies per yard... hundreds of poppers...
http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=30071&title=tying-petes-popper - http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=30071&title=tying-petes-popper
Bit light to throw on a surf rod though. ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: ThomasW
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2009 at 10:19pm
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Thanks, that idea looks perfect and would be a hundred or so dollars cheaper then importing. I use lead sinkers to add weight when fishing a fly with a surf rod. Basically a floating fly is tied onto the top dropper of a ledger rig. On the bottom dropper is normal bait. The theory goes, the bait on the bottom hook attracts the attention of other bait fish and predator fish... The large predator fish charges in causing any of the smaller baitfish to scatter except for the 'fly' which is bobbing away innocently in the water, still in attacked mode the predator strikes the fly ignoring the bait. So far I have caught Kahawai, Red Cod and Spikey Dogfish on them. |
Posted By: ThomasW
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2009 at 10:30pm
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Seems like I can also get a limited range of the Mustad C71S SS hooks in NZ http://www.mustad.no/australia_nz/signature_index.htm - http://www.mustad.no/australia_nz/signature_index.htm |
, but would have to get a few sizes from Aus which might just be easier. Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2009 at 10:34pm
Sweet, send me $50 and we'll both be $50 up  ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Militaris wrote:Posted By: ThomasW
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2009 at 10:59pm
| Even better, I would send you $50 worth of red cod (-postage and packaging) that I would catch using the fly. |
Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2009 at 11:04pm
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You get a red cod on a popper I'll take it! Mind you, it takes a lot red cod to add up to $50 worth. ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: ThomasW
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2009 at 11:08pm
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I wonder how putrid a bag of Red Cod would be after a couple of days in the post.... Have caught a dozen or so on the Surf Poppers before.... I think I could catch them on the fly rod.... Good burley going, then use a fast sinking line and drag the popper just off the bottom. |
Posted By: sooshee
Date Posted: 26 Aug 2009 at 11:39pm
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Here's a couple I made recently from a bit of foam I found in the rubbish:   Mili, you can also cut up an old jandal made of closed cell foam and shape the heads using drill as a lathe.
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Posted By: StPaul
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2009 at 1:39pm
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Builders foam (backing rod) wrapped in self adhesive mylar sheets from te ware Whare with big doll eyes glued on works well too. Did you end up importing hooks mili?
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Posted By: ThomasW
Date Posted: 27 Aug 2009 at 4:35pm
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Still thinking about it. |
Posted By: Shut up and fish
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2009 at 6:36pm
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found a 1mby1m foam in my garage tied up plenty of crease flies tied up about 20 and they are really effective and my mum is a smoker so i use the white butt things on the inside for a bit extra flotation and forms a good cup with a bit tying paint will post some pics soon ------------- Gidday Mate |
Posted By: Hardy
Date Posted: 28 Aug 2009 at 9:03pm
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Here you go Militaris http://fishwrecked-reeltime.com/Issue3/issue3test.swf Cheers Hardy |
Posted By: TheBadger
Date Posted: 29 Aug 2009 at 12:18pm
| I like that bottom fly Sooshee. Reminds me of Stu's Bionic bug! |
Posted By: jack23961
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2009 at 3:04pm
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I've tied up a bunch of big poppers using some cheap white foam from a craft shop.
Going out on my Dads boat after the kingfish around banks peninsular, I might see if a few others from the Cantabury fly fishers club want to come along, should be great
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Posted By: jmeyerc
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2009 at 11:40am
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These surf popper look great!!!! wouldn't mind some of them myself. Jeanne |
Posted By: ThomasW
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2009 at 11:48am
You can import them from Australian Ebay for a few dollars each... Think I imported 8 and it cost me $16.00 inc postage. Here they are Seller: happyfishing188 http://cgi.ebay.com.au/8Pcs-Surf-Poppers-Under-The-Most-Popular-4-Colours_W0QQitemZ290346543285QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Sport_Fishing_Tackle?hash=item439a00a8b5&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262 - http://cgi.ebay.com.au/8Pcs-Surf-Poppers-Under-The-Most-Popular-4-Colours_W0QQitemZ290346543285QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Sport_Fishing_Tackle?hash=item439a00a8b5&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262 |
Posted By: Shut up and fish
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2009 at 8:50am
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WqlymeuErk&feature=related Now that's the way to tie a fly ------------- Gidday Mate |
Posted By: ThomasW
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2009 at 8:59am
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Would be good to have 'rounded' balsa wood to start with. But using balsa would be much to time consuming for me. That popper has so many different layers to it. |
Posted By: Shut up and fish
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2009 at 9:12am
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it sure does look good though
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Posted By: ThomasW
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2009 at 8:27pm
| Just tied a few using gap filler foam, the first three were disasters then figured out what I did wrong and they are now looking good. They are very quick :) |
Posted By: jmeyerc
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2009 at 1:20pm
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This sounds interesting Militaris - can you give us a piccie of the filler and the poppers you made from it? It really does sound really good. Jeanne |
Posted By: Pole Dancer
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2009 at 2:32pm
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There's a step by step here.....
http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=30071&title=tying-petes-popper - http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=30071&title=tying-petes-popper ------------- http://www.clarkreid.co.nz" rel="nofollow - www.clarkreid.co.nz FFF Certified Casting Instructor / Umpqua Designer Tier
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Posted By: jmeyerc
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2009 at 2:11pm
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Thanks Clark. Jeanne |