Spitters!

This is my first attempt at hard foam poppers....and it was a blast! Its like an art project that catches you fish, well you hope it catches!

It was a lot of fun turning this....

Into...

The three on the top have a few wraps of lead just behind the foam bodies on the hook. This creates a tail down resting position much like the Heddon Zarah Spook One Knockers. I am hopping that they will walk just a bit because of this despite the lack of a keel. None the less, the tails on those ones have much more bulk, and are made of (from left to right) webby hackle, marabou, and a rabbit strip, all with a wrapped hackle up to the foam.

The flies on the bottom are all hackle, except the far right, that is the webby part of the hackle, deer hair, and crystal flash underbody that has been plucked out.

All the bodies are salt water grade Wapsi Perfect Poppers that were painted with acrylics, and dip coated in urethane before the tails were tied in. They are pretty tough bodies! The eyes are Bass Pro 3-D Stick On Eyes that I added before dipping. 

I cant wait to throw these for Pike on out trip up to Waterfalls Lodge in 2 weeks, and bass when the season opens!

Here are some details of my favourites!

Deer Hair, Black Saddle Hackle, Diamond Dub

All Hackle

Grizzly Webby Hackle, White Saddle Hackle, and White Flexx-Floss

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Chrome Paint, Arctic Fox, Yello Marabou

Black Saddle Hackle, Webby Saddle Wrapped, and Flexx-Floss barred with Magic Marker.

Next on the "Tie-List"....

Rabbit-Sculpin

and a video for my rabbit-leech.