Tying Bass Poppers Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION i
1 TOOL BOX 12
POPPER BODIES 2
Sawing and Sanding 2
Wood Lathes 3
Hand Grinders and Bits 5
Drill Bits and Needles 7
Tool Checklist 8
SKIRTS AND TAILS 9
Vises 9
Bobbins 10
Scissors 10
Hackle Pliers 11
Bodkins 12
Nail Clippers 12
2 MATERIALS 19
POPPER BODIES 2
Balsa 3
Cork 3
High-Density Foam 4
Soft Foam 4
TAILS, SKIRTS AND EXTENDED BODIES 6
Neck hackle 6
Marabou 8
Animal Hair 9
Dubbing, Yarn, and Chenille 0
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DRESSING 9
Eyes 10
Rubber Legs 12
Flash 12
GLUES 13
Cyanoacrylate Glue 13
Wood Glue 15
Rubber Glue 15
HOOKS 16
THREAD 19
3. BALSA & CORK POPPER BODIES 22
Hook Styles 1
Popper Proportions 3
Hand Shaping 4
Lathe Shaping 8
Shaping Popper Faces 13
Cutting the Hook Slot 16
Priming 17
Attaching the Hook 18
4. SOFT-FOAM POPPER BODIES 13
Hook Styles 1
Shaping Foam Bodies 2
Shaping Popper Faces 6
Attaching The Hook 9
5. POPPER TAILS 16
Long-Shank and Short-Shank Styles 2
Hackle Tails 2
Hackle Skirts 4
Hair Tails 7
Marabou Tails 9
Extended Bodies 12
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Mounting Tail Posts 15
6. DRESSING 20
RUBBER LEGS 1
Hard-bodied Poppers 2
Soft-Foam Poppers 5
PAINT SYSTEM 5
Color Coatings 7
Clear Finish Coat 9
EYES 10
Stem Eyes 11
Painted Eyes 12
WEED GUARDS 14
7. ODDS AND ENDS 8
Fly Rods 1
Fly Lines 2
Leaders 2
Improved Bowline 2
Casting 5
Animating The Popper 5
Hook Setting 8
8. POPPER GALLERY 6
Total 116
