Anyone make their own poppers?
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Popper and Topwater Fishing
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Topic: Anyone make their own poppers?
Posted By: FizFisho
Subject: Anyone make their own poppers?
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2014 at 5:25pm
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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? |
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Posted By: smudge
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2014 at 6:17pm
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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. ------------- Best gurnard fisherman in my street |
Posted By: FizFisho
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2014 at 7:40pm
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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. |
Posted By: Kevin.S
Date 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. |
Posted By: ReelAppealLures
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2014 at 6:27pm
They go alright...  ------------- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Reel-Appeal-Lures/300309486704362 |
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