Poor Man's Popper

Poppers can be some of the priciest flies to purchase, and some of the most difficult to tie if you want to spin your own head. Being a poor Grad student I have been trying to figure out a way I can fill my bass box some more poppers. So I have created the PMP (Poor Man's Popper). Here is the fly and recipe.

1. Head. Memory foam ear plug. Your choice of color. (Dollar store 8 for a dollar)

2. Googly eyes. (Craft store, 99 cents for 50)

3. Legs, (Rubber bands with black sharpie stripes.)

4. Hackle, (Color pack of feathers from Craft store. $1.99)

5. Back legs, (Your color choice bugger hackle, $1.50)

6. Hook, ( The Pricey part. 4 bucks for 25 popper hooks. I am going to try and bend my own hooks to reduce the price even more.)

 This is a size 4 popper. Pretty big. About 3 inches long total. 

 First trip out to a nasty little creek in Spokane called Latah Creek (Hangman Creek). This is the first fish I caught on it. First cast 3 strips later... 18 inch Squaw Fish.

 An idea of how big his fish is. That is my 3 inch fly buried in his mouth.

 Second fish on the line. 14 inch Squaw.

Just messing with some pictures. Thought this looked cool.

So go out to your local Hobby Lobby or Michaels and start tying up your own poppers for cheap. Will post me tying one later if you guys are interested.