I loved watching Larry Dahlberg design and test his Whopper Plopper, especially the hydrophone testing on different blade size, shape and configurations. Got to be like 15 years ago. Made my 1st one about 10 yes ago, from Larry's how to video. I've been fishing them with multi species success in fresh and saltwater. I did enjoy your interpretation of the plopper.
Looks great! Make a regular mold... front piece... back piece without blade... take out of mold and cut the slot for the prop... slide back piece onto tail wire after prop has been fixed into place... tape blade and paint... epoxy... clearcoat before tying it into place... once coating complete complete bait...
I loosen my drags to protect the washers from squishing permanently, but then I forget to re-tighten it too. So now I just leave my drags set, and only loosen them over the winter. Nice job on the plopper!
The good ol' Wopper Plopper has been the one lure that makes me super nervous to attempt to make. Making a square cut between the two round halves, perfectly centering the through-wire so as to not make a Whopper Flopper, and achieving free rotation. Maybe I'm just over thinking it. Yours turned out super! I'll have to give this a couple more watches.
Just do it, worst case scenario it doesn't come out perfect, if that's the case you're second attempt will be.. I made one a bit different and it works killer. Check out Marling Bates. He builds a nice one too.
Shoot! Seems to me if it’s not perfect but if it still has any kind of spin on the propeller at all it will make enough disturbance to catch some fish right!? Maybe even BETTER. But ya, I also get the sentiment that if it doesn’t live up to the vision it feels like a failure 😁 such is the curse that follows all art and arteeests haha
@@Radican1 You're so right. I know I will attempt a Whopper Plopper some day when I'm not so busy with other lures. I remember my very first lure... I put it down and started my second lure because I was so stressed over cutting the lip slot and getting it straight. I finally got over it and just cut the thing. The lure worked great and caught eight bass before getting snagged.
Cool build, I never used a whopper plopper because they are kinda expensive (for my standards) and I think I'll try and build one myself. For the tail section you could have sprayed UV resin out of airbrush, give it 3 or 4 coats and then it wouldn't matter if it spun in the chamber.
I use empress tree wood, as light as balsa, but harder. I then use my through wires inserted through the bottom, not the top, to keep the top more buoyant, and the bottom has a bit more weight to have the lure bottom stabilize downwards... been using the UV resin to hold it in place, rather than epoxy... quicker, neater, less expensive...
Great lure, but how long it will stay in good condition? I make lures mostly from balsa, and after gluing wire harness (and filler strip), i usually impregnate hole lure by keeping it in thin lacquer(50/50 lacquer/thinner) for 12 to 24 hours. After that, i will dip lure to clear lacquer three times, allowing it to cure between dips, sanding it lightly between dips. Then i will dip it two more times to white lacquer before painting. After painting, i will dip it twice more to harder clear lacquer. Of course, i am making my lures mostly for northern pike, zander and atlantic salmon, so they need harder protection than bass lures. And greetings from Finland by another angling engineer, and keep up good work 👍
Looks and runs fantastic!! Before you mentioned it at the end of your video I was thinking that you should make a mold of that lure so I'm glad you mentioned it and I would love to see you do it. Would the mold incorporate the blade as plastic or will there be a slot to insert pre-made blade into the mold before pouring resin? Instead of using micro balloons for buoyancy in the resin, how hard would it be to incorporate air chambers into the mold itself and use less resin product?
As I was watching vids from your past you had one you lost and couldn’t find and tried to replicate so I went look in my collection and I have one similar called a Brooks refer maybe that might help. Chadeaux
I loved watching Larry Dahlberg design and test his Whopper Plopper, especially the hydrophone testing on different blade size, shape and configurations. Got to be like 15 years ago. Made my 1st one about 10 yes ago, from Larry's how to video. I've been fishing them with multi species success in fresh and saltwater. I did enjoy your interpretation of the plopper.
Thanks...i enjoyed those vids too.
nice work on that aluminum - we need to get you an english wheel
Cant say ive ever made a mold of a whopper plopper. But I did make one out of a broomstick handle.
Looks great! Make a regular mold... front piece... back piece without blade... take out of mold and cut the slot for the prop... slide back piece onto tail wire after prop has been fixed into place... tape blade and paint... epoxy... clearcoat before tying it into place... once coating complete complete bait...
It's one of my favorite builds yet! Keep up the great work!
Thanks! Will do!
I loosen my drags to protect the washers from squishing permanently, but then I forget to re-tighten it too. So now I just leave my drags set, and only loosen them over the winter. Nice job on the plopper!
I’d love to see a mold made of this and perfect it
Excelent!! I liked the design, eyes and paint job 👍🏻
Thank you! Cheers!
Great build and video. May have to try this at some point
Rad 🤘🏽♥️ really wanted to hear it plop tho 😆
23:01 nice wapper ploper
The good ol' Wopper Plopper has been the one lure that makes me super nervous to attempt to make. Making a square cut between the two round halves, perfectly centering the through-wire so as to not make a Whopper Flopper, and achieving free rotation. Maybe I'm just over thinking it. Yours turned out super! I'll have to give this a couple more watches.
Go for it
Just do it, worst case scenario it doesn't come out perfect, if that's the case you're second attempt will be.. I made one a bit different and it works killer.
Check out Marling Bates. He builds a nice one too.
Shoot! Seems to me if it’s not perfect but if it still has any kind of spin on the propeller at all it will make enough disturbance to catch some fish right!? Maybe even BETTER. But ya, I also get the sentiment that if it doesn’t live up to the vision it feels like a failure 😁 such is the curse that follows all art and arteeests haha
@@Radican1 You're so right. I know I will attempt a Whopper Plopper some day when I'm not so busy with other lures. I remember my very first lure... I put it down and started my second lure because I was so stressed over cutting the lip slot and getting it straight. I finally got over it and just cut the thing. The lure worked great and caught eight bass before getting snagged.
Cool build, I never used a whopper plopper because they are kinda expensive (for my standards) and I think I'll try and build one myself. For the tail section you could have sprayed UV resin out of airbrush, give it 3 or 4 coats and then it wouldn't matter if it spun in the chamber.
Damn good looking plopper... And works great... Perfect action... Eyes were perfect choice ...
Franko I love the design. Another great video. You could also use the plastic tube from a ballpoint pen for the spinner bearing.
Cool idea!
yes, by all means make a mold. but, first make a new tail section to move the blade where you want it. nice job
Another totally awesome build. Looks and functions great. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you like it
I use empress tree wood, as light as balsa, but harder. I then use my through wires inserted through the bottom, not the top, to keep the top more buoyant, and the bottom has a bit more weight to have the lure bottom stabilize downwards... been using the UV resin to hold it in place, rather than epoxy... quicker, neater, less expensive...
I'll need to try to find some empress wood.
Wow, that's sweet!
Once again you killed it awesome build
Thanks so much
Never used a whopper plopper! I loved the build and results!Great job! I use Q tips for small ID plastic tubing
Great idea!!
Great lure, but how long it will stay in good condition? I make lures mostly from balsa, and after gluing wire harness (and filler strip), i usually impregnate hole lure by keeping it in thin lacquer(50/50 lacquer/thinner) for 12 to 24 hours. After that, i will dip lure to clear lacquer three times, allowing it to cure between dips, sanding it lightly between dips. Then i will dip it two more times to white lacquer before painting. After painting, i will dip it twice more to harder clear lacquer.
Of course, i am making my lures mostly for northern pike, zander and atlantic salmon, so they need harder protection than bass lures.
And greetings from Finland by another angling engineer, and keep up good work 👍
Yeah I don't intend to keep my lures that long so I don't bother, but I don't blame you for doing it that way.
another good video i would love if you made a sande ell lure
Thanks for the idea!
Great design
Glad you like it
Good video, hello from Maine
Hey, thanks!
Wow, I was totally wrong in the short, "Balsa" I wouldn't have thought! I was thinking more of a mold!😂
Fantastic! I am going to build one and try and catch a tuna on top water. I won't be able to use Balsa
That sounds like a fun idea
Looks and runs fantastic!! Before you mentioned it at the end of your video I was thinking that you should make a mold of that lure so I'm glad you mentioned it and I would love to see you do it. Would the mold incorporate the blade as plastic or will there be a slot to insert pre-made blade into the mold before pouring resin? Instead of using micro balloons for buoyancy in the resin, how hard would it be to incorporate air chambers into the mold itself and use less resin product?
When I do it I'll probably pour the tail section and it's propeller in one piece but from a denser resin that sinks
Great looking Plopper man!!!! Also interested in your UV brush set up. I been throwing mine away after I UV coat my baits.
No need to throw it away...just keep it out of the light.
@@EngineeredAngler Thanks. I see now in this video how you got your brush set up! always saw you had a stopper on your UV brush.
I just wrapped mine in a foil sleeve. Every now and then I clean it in acetone
Curiously, why did you go with balsa? Nice build!!
I wanted the extra buoyancy
👏🏻👏🏻
A great job looks good works well perfect. what more does a man want 🤔
My thoughts exactly
please make an arapaima looking lure🐋🐬🐟🦈
I use the same eyes from Amazon, what size is that forester bit you use? I have been free handing the eye sockets with a dremel and it’s not the best.
I bought a bunch of cheap bits from Harbor freight so I have a bunch of different sizes. I think that one is quarter inch
@@EngineeredAngler awesome thanks
As I was watching vids from your past you had one you lost and couldn’t find and tried to replicate so I went look in my collection and I have one similar called a Brooks refer maybe that might help.
Chadeaux
Thank you I'll check it out
ouch, thats a drag....