Large Bass Popper Fly - Frog Popper Pattern - McFly Angler Fly Tying Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 9 вер 2024
- The most exciting way to fish for bass is with a popper. To watch them come up out of the water after a fly is absolutely exhilarating. Poppers however are not easy to make, but I think this video will help you learn how to make your own. They do take a while to tie, but luckily, if you fish them right, you should not loose them. They stay durable through many fish strikes as well. In fact I have one popper that I have caught dozens of bass on, and I tied 4 years ago. It still is going strong without much damage at all. So tie up a few, and they should last you for years. Just do your best not to hang them up in a tree.
You really do want to coat the foam with resin. It will not only protect the colored finish you put on the foam, but it will also help keep the fly buoyant. Even foam can soak up water over time, so you need to insure that it doesn't. When selecting resin, you want to make sure that the resin is flexible. This Solarez Flex formula I used is perfect. I know there are some other brands that make some flexible resin, and you can use them, however I find the Solarez to work best. And when cured with a high powered light, like the one that Solarez sells, it will cure without any tackiness. Not many of the flexible resins can boast on these results.
If you want some better priced hooks, check out the #200's from Risen Fly. The hook shank is a bit longer than the B10s that I used, which actually could benefit you here. You will want to drop down in hook size 1-2 sizes. It will give you more room to tie materials on in the back, and set the hook point further back on the fly to help with short hits. I always used to tie these with the b10s hooks however Im starting to reconsider this because I think for bass poppers, the 200's from Risen might be a better option, However its ultimately up to you.
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Materials
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Hook: Gamakatsu B10S (size 1/0) - amzn.to/3BxxkaQ
Popper Head: Rainy's Pre-shaped Bass Pops (large) - www.feather-cr...
Thread: Veevus 140 (chartreuse) - amzn.to/3BvsQRN
Stabilizer: 25lb Mono - amzn.to/3d4uNLG
Glue: Loctite Ultragel - amzn.to/3Bv4TtO
Markers: Colored Sharpies (yellow, green, brown, red) - amzn.to/3d1llso
Ad Markers (chartreuse, medium olive) - amzn.to/3TYuBOy
Wire: Lead Free Wire (size .030" or .035") - amzn.to/3d1lrAg
Resin: Solarez Flex - www.solarez.co...
Eyes: Adhesive Flat Silver Eyes (1/4") - amzn.to/3DfudoZ
Tail: American Rooster Cape Feathers (olive) - www.slideinn.c...
Soft Collar: Whiting Red Label Hen Saddle (grizzly olive) - amzn.to/3RUVcKQ
Legs: Bass Skirt (speckled chartreuse) - amzn.to/3RXKxix
Tools
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Vise: Renzetti Traveler - amzn.to/2t2FFmo
Bobbin: Stonfo Bobtec - amzn.to/2YWOf39
Scissors: Risen 4.5" Straight Hair - www.risenfly.c...
Whip finisher: Dr. Slick brass - amzn.to/2tGYwDW
Fly Tying Bench: Oasis Walnut Compact Bench - www.oasisbench...
Disposable Paintbrush - amzn.to/3BFj4v9
UV Light: Solarez UV Cure (high output) - www.solarez.co...
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Probably would be good to let that sit in the sun for a good while. Flex tends to want a lot of UV to completely cure. Great looking popper!
Thank you, and for the resin Yes, if you dont use the UV light from Solarez then for sure you should let it sit in the sun. However I dont seem to need to with their UV light. The one they sell is super strong and made for the specific wavelengths their resin cures best at.
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Amazing popper!
Thank you sir! :)
Very nice, gotta try this one.
Glad you enjoyed it.
That is so simple but looks so amazing, thanks👍
Glad you enjoyed the video.
Very cool!
Thanks
Good video!!
Thank you
Fantastic popper. Very exciting. I use poppers for bass and bluegill, very effective. Great video.
Thanks 👍. Glad you liked the video
Really nice popper theres definitely a great sheen to the head with the Solarez flex !
Thank you Justin! How are things?
@@McFlyAngler yeah not much happening here just same old same old lol
Yeah its is pretty much the same here as well. Not much new except my kids now are both in school so I can take a bit more time getting more videos produced.
Love the video share
Thanks
wow that looks like a lot of work, very impressive!
Thanks, yes they take a while but I wouldn’t call this “work” as it’s enjoyable
Nice
Thanks
You should do a redfish popper
I have actually, check out the pop a top popper.
Neat! I usually use fingernail polish. It is easy to blend and you can quickly fix mistakes. Something I always do with my frogs is epoxy a piece of velcro (the fuzzy part...not the bent filaments part) on top of the frog lure. Bass teeth are tiny. When they hit the lure, their teeth get temporarily hung inbthe velcro and you have about 3-6 seconds longer to commit to a hook set.
Good thought with the velcro. Do you have issues with fingernail polish being flexible or not? Does it crack when the foam squishes?
@@McFlyAngler it is likebthe UV res...some types are hard and some are flexible. For foam, look at the cheaper brands. One is L.A. (sold at Walmart and Dollar General). It is very flexible.
Cool thanks for the info.
Looks great!! Question the UV You use has not cracked on you when it is compressed at all?? I’m just getting into this and I have seen some Iv crack. Thanks
It can yes, but less than the hard UV resin. It does flex, hence the name. But over many trips it will crack sometimes, especially with really hard compressions. Like big fish biting very hard. But it’s more durable than any other I’ve used. I think you would be happy with it.
Have you had problems with the Solarez flex not getting hard? I have even set flies in the sun for several hours and they just stay tacky. Looks great though.
No I haven’t. And have you tried testing their tackiness an hour after you set them in the sun? I have noticed a bit of it right after curing sometimes but an hour later (when it fully cools) it will be not tacky. Granted it is a flex formula so it will be softer to the touch, not hard. But it should not be tacky and shouldn’t leave any residue.
Thanks. Maybe I got a bad batch.
Must be. I mean, does it have a tackiness after putting in the sun and a few hours after bringing it back in? Let it cool and then see?
@@McFlyAngler yes, it’s still tacky after being in the sun and sitting inside. It also got so thick in the bottle, it wouldn’t come out of the nozzle. I had to heat it up (online hack). After a week or two, it thickened up again.
I’ve not had this issue at all, I have had a bottle sitting on my desk for a year (4oz) and it never thickened up. I also have not had the issue with tackiness as long as I cure it correctly. I’d contact solarez if I were you about the issue and maybe they can determine if it’s a bad batch.
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If I were a fish I would eat that popper..
Thanks, glad you like the video. Yeah it works for sure, and with that solarez flex it should last through many fish