Spring is coming to an end, which means that the fish have spawned and the bans for fishermen are lifted. This time we will study the strategy of how to catch rudd and other other fish using a spinning rod. And in this case we will use, or rather, . According to many fishermen, such weapons are number one when catching rudd; moreover, this fishing method is sporty and very interesting.

The popla popper works much like a regular popper, except it doesn't have hooks. The task of the gear is to attract the attention of the fish, which always goes to the splashes of a beetle that has fallen into the water, to the feeding areas of other fish, and so on. In any case, the fish always looks at the surface of the water if something happens there.

Together with the tees, a leash with a hook is installed on the pop-popper, and maggots, bloodworms, dough or everyone’s favorite worm are used as bait. When a fish bites, the popper works like a float.

Advantages of float fishing:
- with the help of such equipment you can catch water lilies, nettles in thickets, in windows among duckweed and other hard-to-reach areas;
- the pop-popper has a built-in weight that makes it easy to throw the tackle over long distances;
- you can easily fish with such gear on rivers with moderate currents;
- various fish bite on such tackle, primarily rudd, also bleak, white bream, chub and many other fish.
Disadvantages of gear - there are none!

Materials and tools that the author needed to make a pop-popper:

List of materials:
- dense foam plastic or other foamed material (wood can also be used);
- steel wire (preferably stainless) for making loops;
- paint and varnish;
- Super glue;
- waterproof putty (or glue with sawdust/flour);
- lead, nuts or washers for loading.

List of tools:
- round nose pliers;
- long-nose pliers;
- stationery knife;
- brush;
- sandpaper and other small things.

Homemade manufacturing process:

Step one. Cutting out the main profile
The first thing we need to do is roughly cut out the main profile of the bait. It is shaped like a cone, that is, the front part is wider and the back part is narrower. In the front part you need to cut a recess at the end. Thanks to this shape, when retrieving, a “squelching” sound will be created on the water, which for the fish resembles the sound of feeding or something similar. We work at this stage with a knife if foam is used as the material. However, many types of soft wood can also be easily processed using a wood knife. The advantage of wood is that this material is always and everywhere, and it is also durable.

Step two. Primary grinding
Next, take coarse sandpaper and use it to remove sharp edges and so on. By the way, this can be done using a grinding wheel.

Step three. Grinding in a drill
Now we begin to process the product in a drill. Thanks to this, the part turns out to be symmetrical, smooth and of fairly high quality overall. Look for a screw, self-tapping screw or something similar to which you could secure the product. Well, then we clamp it into the drill chuck and get to work. The author used sandpaper as a working tool.

Finally, we go over the product manually using fine sandpaper to make it perfectly smooth.

Step four. Installing hinges
In order to be able to attach leaders to the popper and attach it to the main line, we need to install loops. Stainless steel wire is best suited for these purposes. You can also use steel wire, you just need to paint the loops. Take a piece of wire as long as you need and make loops at the edges using pliers. Next, to install this whole thing, we make a slot along the popper and lay the wire.

Step five. Popper loading
To make it easy for us to throw the tackle over long distances, it needs to be loaded. In addition, thanks to the weights, the popper will sink a little and make a croaking sound when inserted. Lead is suitable for loading, and if you don’t have it at hand, we use ordinary nuts, washers or a piece of a bolt from which we cut off the head. We make a slot in the belly of the bait for the weights and install them using superglue.

Step six. putty
To disguise the weights we will need waterproof putty. You can also mix flour or fine sawdust with PVA glue and use the putty as putty. We cover all problem areas and let the putty dry.

Step seven. paintwork
In this step we need to paint our poppers and varnish them. The varnish acts as a protection; it does not allow water to pass through, and also prevents the paint from peeling off. We take the popper and immerse it in the varnish, let it dry completely. Please note that some types of varnish can corrode foam, so it is better to test the varnish on the material first. Next, when the first layer has dried, we apply a design to it. We choose different colors so that you can easily distinguish gear by weight. Also experiment with carved designs. You can try to imitate a beetle or a fish. You can easily use markers for coloring.

Step eight. How to fish?
We install a leash and a hook on the popper in accordance with its weight. As for bait, white fish like baits of animal origin best of all, these are maggots and an ordinary worm. Some fishermen make a fly out of a hook instead of a bait. Well, then we make a cast. The wiring should be sharp and short; this is easier to experience yourself than to describe. It is important for you to ensure that the popper makes a croaking sound, which strongly attracts fish. Well, then after each wiring we monitor the popper; when it bites, it will twitch like a float.

That's all, I hope you liked the project and you found something new for yourself. Good luck and creative inspiration in making. Don’t forget to tell us if you managed to catch anything this way.

Spinning is an active fishing tool, and spinning anglers are fishermen who give preference to constant movement in search of cool places, selection of catchable baits, and selection of effective fishing. They will not sit in one place waiting for a float bite or an alarm on the donk to go off. But there is a way to combine a spinning rod, a surface popper and equipment for peaceful fish (for example, rudd) into one tackle. It will allow you to use active fishing techniques to catch non-predatory fish. Thus, catching rudd with a spinning rod became possible thanks to an invention called a popla popper - a tackle that combines a calm float with the excitement of a spinning rod.

The finished device consists of the following parts:

Light spinning
Spinning reel
Main line
Small popper without tee
A leash with a hook and a nozzle (most often artificial).

It would seem like an ordinary spinning tackle, with the exception of one detail - the bait is not the final link: a leash with a hook is attached to it. Sometimes a jig is used instead of a hook, but bait must be present.

Fishing for poplar popper becomes especially successful if you follow certain rules for equipping tackle, techniques and fishing tactics, which are described below.

Which fishing line should you choose as your main line?

You can use monofilament line. Taking into account the possible bites of chub or, its diameter should be 0.2 - 0.25 mm. But for a cautious rudd, this size will be too large, which may affect the catch downwards. Therefore, it is recommended to use braided fishing line with a breaking capacity of up to 5 kg, which has a significantly smaller diameter, but is able to withstand large fish.

Leash device

Fishing with a popper involves the use of a leash, which is preferably made of fluorocarbon. It is a little harsh, but resistant to abrasion, and, most importantly, is hardly noticeable under water. It should be attached through a fastener with a swivel to the rear loop of the popper, previously freed from the tee. It is better to prepare in advance several leashes of different lengths (from 5 cm to several tens of centimeters) so that, if necessary, you can quickly change the fishing conditions.

Quote from a classic!“The bait is launched into the water or 18 cm from the surface, depending on where the rudd swim. In the summer, in the heat, it is best to catch a rudd on a fly, with a light float and without a sinker, and a large one takes it very well on a grasshopper” (L.P. Sabaneev, Life and catching freshwater fish).

Popper float features

This design does not provide for the use of a float in the form that the fisherman’s imagination depicts. Its role is played by a small, brightly colored popper. The main task facing him is to create characteristic “slurping” sounds during the retrieve, attracting the attention of the fish and provoking it to bite. The second task is to signal an attack by moving downwards or to the side. In addition to the visible bite, the fisherman can feel the twitching of the spinning rod.

Making a Pop Popper

This float can be easily made by any fisherman. It can be made from wood, cork or foam. We illustrate the production with photographs.

Photo 1. Take a foam blank.

Photo 2. Cut and make a dimple.

Photo 3. We install wire reinforcement.

Photo 4. Glue in a lead weight.

Photo 5. Color the bait.

Choosing a hook and bait for the tackle

The popper hooks installed on the poplar do not differ from those used for fishing roach or crucian carp. Usually this is No. 5 or No. 7 according to domestic qualification, with a long fore-end and a well-protruding beard. Tees are not used here, so there are practically no snags. The hook is equipped with artificial bait, for example, maggots or a small twister without a tail. You can also use natural baits, but they will often get lost during retrieval.

Instead of a hook, a jig can be installed. It goes well with artificial bloodworms and, with skillful wiring, can be very effective.

Variety of fish caught on bait

The main purpose of the described gear is to catch rudd using a spinning rod. But this does not mean that nothing except this one type of fish will bite. On the contrary, practice shows that bright colors, movement, and sound easily provoke attacks from various predators. Attacks by perch, chub, asp occur quite often, and bites of roach and crucian carp occur regularly (especially when using natural bait).

There have also been sightings of grass carp and carp, but these cases cannot be classified as a pattern. Perhaps, with further improvement and development of gear, catching these fish will become more successful.

On the Don, Volga, and Oka rivers, the popla popper is used for catching sabrefish. Here the hook is equipped with a nymph, that is, artificial bait in the form of an insect larva, or with a real insect - a grasshopper, a fly, a bug.

For chub, flies are used that imitate various insects, which are usually made for fly fishing.

We can say that the tackle is quite universal and continues to be improved, so the specified fish species are not a final list and the list can be expanded further, and rudd on a spinning rod is an already proven, logical result.

Techniques for using gear and fishing tactics

Like any fishing tackle, the popla popper requires careful study and practical application. Only through practice can you acquire the necessary skills to effectively use bait. But before moving on to practical exercises, it is necessary to become theoretically familiar with some techniques that will be useful in the future.

Catching rudd with a popper requires silence and does not tolerate excessive movement near the reservoir. There are known cases when a fish just visible in the water, when a fisherman approached, swam away in an unknown direction and did not return to its original place during the day. Therefore, when approaching the shore, it is recommended to be careful, using natural shelters whenever possible (trees, bushes, reeds) for secretive movement.

Identification of promising fishing spots

The rudd does not have the habit of actively moving around the reservoir, changing parking places. She avoids strong currents. Her habitats:

river bays with weak currents;
sections of the old river bed (oxbow lake), replenished with water during floods and spills;
flowing lakes, rates;
large reservoirs.

In reservoirs, she chooses places densely overgrown with underwater vegetation, reeds, and water lilies. She especially likes windows in such thickets, where in the summer heat she gets very close to the surface and basks in the sun. Rudd can also stand in flooded coastal bushes or in areas with a lot of snags.

Early in the morning and late in the evening, fish may come closer to the shore, overgrown with trees and bushes. Here she watches for insects falling into the water. This is the most favorable time to use a popla popper for catching rudd with a spinning rod. The main thing is not to frighten her with your sudden appearance or excessive fuss on the shore.

Techniques and techniques for casting, retrieving, retrieving

The described tackle is quite safe in terms of hooks, therefore it is applicable to rudd habitats overgrown with vegetation. You need to try to take a position near the pond so that the fisherman’s shadow does not fall on the water. It is best to position yourself behind reeds or bushes. Casting from such a shelter will not be very convenient, but the chances of catching fish increase significantly.

It is important to present the bait to the far edge of the window in the vegetation so that the popper can make as many movements as possible during the retrieve with a sound that attracts the attention of the fish.

After casting, you need to wait a few seconds before making the first reel. Each short reeling should be followed by a stop of up to 5-7 seconds so that the baited hook can drop to the length of the leader. It is at this moment that the greatest number of bites occur.

After hooking, the fish is brought to the shore without delay, but also without jerking, where it is retrieved using a landing net on a long handle, eliminating the need to leave its hiding place.

If the bites are active, but the fish cannot be detected, you should reduce the length of the leash. After the bite stops, it is better to move to another promising place.

Among the variety of plastic wobbler fish, a bait such as a popper has recently become very popular. Invented by American fishermen back in the 30s of the last century, it is now part of the arsenal of any spinning angler. Such popularity of the popper is explained by the structure of its body, features of use, and fishing techniques with it.

Popper is a bladeless surface wobbler with an elongated or slightly rounded body. Its distinctive feature is a funnel-shaped depression in the head part (“spitter”), making it look like a small fish with a wide open mouth. When retrieving, this depression creates characteristic gurgling sounds - as if a fry on the surface is grabbing insects (mosquitoes, midges) that have fallen into the water or are flying low above it.

The length of this bait ranges from 3-4 to 12-15 cm, weight - from 2-3 to 18-20 grams.

The wobbler is equipped with two triple or double hooks with a soft edge. The hooks are located on wire loops-suspensions on the abdomen, in the tail part. The color of the wobbler can be either natural, like a fry of perch, rudd or roach, or bright unnatural colors (acid green, yellow). The wobbler is attached to the fishing line or the latch of the metal leash using a loop with a ring located inside its nose recess.

These fish are made from durable plastic, balsa. Most models have a sound chamber inside the body with small balls, which, when the wobbler plays, create sounds that attract predators.

On a note

When looking for the best popper, most anglers prefer hard plastic models. This material, unlike balsa wood, is stronger, more durable, and less scratched when grabbed by a predator.

Popper classification

A variety of such surface baits is classified depending on the location of the load - the shift of the center of gravity to the tail, head part of the wobbler, or its uniform distribution throughout the body of the bait.

Based on this feature, these wobblers are divided into:

Front-loaded - most of the weight in such baits is concentrated in the head part.
Rear-loaded - the main part of the weight is shifted to the tail of the popper.
Lures with weights distributed evenly throughout the body.

Check the distribution of the load by lowering a popper attached to a fishing line into an aquarium or container with clear water. Based on which part of the wobbler is the most recessed, it is determined which of the types described above it belongs to.

On a note

The division of these plastic fish into floating or sinking poppers is incorrect, since these bladeless wobblers do not dive deeper than 10-15 cm.

Choosing fishing gear

Rod and reel

For fishing with such a wobbler, use a rod with the following characteristics:

Length - 2.1−2.4 meters.
The build is super fast.
Test - 10−30 grams.
The blank material is graphite.

Jig blanks with a thin, sensitive tip are not suitable for fishing with poppers. The spinning rod for this bait is chosen from twitching models, with a hard, durable whip, a comfortable spaced handle made of EVA, and a reliable reel seat.

An inertia-free reel installed on a spinning rod must have the following characteristics:

Forest capacity (size) - 2500−3000.
Gear ratio - 5.0−5.2:1.
The number of bearings is at least 4-5 installed in the transmission mechanism, line roller, knob.
Body material: aluminum alloy, carbon fiber.
Weight - no more than 300 grams.

fishing line

Fishing tackle for popper fishing is equipped with a bright-colored braided cord with a cross-section of 0.08−0.12 mm. Monofilament fishing line with a thickness of 0.18−0.22 mm is used when fishing for perch in small ponds with a maximum casting distance of no more than 15 meters.

On a note

The bright color of the cord is necessary in order to see in low light conditions where the bait is located, to which place it goes at the end of the line.

Fishing technique and tactics

Popper fishing techniques and tactics include the correct choice of place and time of fishing, retrieving, hooking, and retrieving.

Choosing a place and time of fishing

The most successful fishing is with bladeless surface wobblers in the summer, from June to the end of August. In autumn, as it gets colder and aquatic vegetation dies off, their catchability decreases significantly, giving way to heavy sinking wobblers, oscillating spoons, twisters and vibrotails.

Such plastic fish are used in reservoirs where other baits will often cling. Such places include:

Shallow river oxbows and bays overgrown with grass.
Snagged ponds, lakes.
“Zhabovniki” are shallow lakes heavily overgrown with grass, bets.
River sections with weak currents and a large amount of aquatic vegetation on the surface.

Popper fishing is inconvenient and ineffective in clear sections of rivers with medium or fast currents. In such conditions, the wobbler will be strongly carried away by the flow of water and will not animate well.

Wiring Features

When fishing with a popper, use a classic twitching (jerk) retrieve, performed as follows:

After casting, unwind the slack line and wait for a while until the fish stops creating ripples around itself.
In order to easily control the wobbler, the tip of the blank is lowered as close to the water as possible.
After the wobbler has become motionless, they begin to wind the cord with a reel, while making short and sharp jerks with the tip of the rod. Evidence of good wiring is a characteristic gurgling sound and a trail of bubbles left behind the fish.

On a note

The jerk force should be such that the bait does not jump out of the water, but only creates a splash and the necessary sound. Wiring consisting of jerks and pauses lasting 2-3 seconds is also possible. The wiring of the popper depends on the activity of the fish: for a sluggish and inactive predator, wiring with jerks and long pauses is used. When catching active fish, they use a retrieve in which each jerk alternates with a short pause or without it at all.

Hooking and landing

A bite on such a surface wobbler is felt not only “in the hand”, but is also visible visually by the splash next to the wobbler. In this case, they hook with a sharp and short jerk. They land the fish carefully, not giving it the opportunity to drag the wobbler into the bushes, grass, or snags.

How to make a popper yourself

You can make a popper with your own hands from such simple materials as a wine cork or wood.

From the traffic jam

A homemade popper is made from a wine cork using the following technology:

At the ends of the cork, lines are drawn through the center with a marker.
A frame consisting of three hanging loops - front, back and abdominal - is bent from steel wire.
The loops are fixed with a winding of thin copper wire.
The cork is sawed lengthwise to the middle.
A wire frame is placed in the cut.
In the cut, 3-4 notches are also made for loading.
Lead pellets weighing 0.7-1.0 grams are inserted into the recesses.
Fine shavings are poured into the cut and thoroughly impregnated with waterproof transparent glue.
After the glue has dried, the body of the popper is treated with a transparent waterproof varnish.
A hole is made in the beer cork of such a diameter that the front loop of the wire frame passes through it.
The end of the bait and the reverse (flat) side of the beer cap are coated with durable epoxy waterproof glue.
Glue the beer cap to the body of the bait.
Two artificial eyes are glued to the sides of the bait.

You can see the bait making process more clearly in the video below:

Made of wood

The process of making a popper from wood is as follows:

A birch block 5-7 cm long and 1.5-2 cm in diameter is ground to a cone.
The wide (head) part is cut at an angle of about 300.
A recess is made at the end of the wide part - a “spitter”. To do this, first scrape out a small hole with a knife, widen it with a drill and sand it with coarse-grained sandpaper.
A cut is made on the belly of the bait.
A wire frame and loading pellets are inserted into the cut.
Wood shavings mixed with waterproof glue are poured into the cut.
After the glue hardens, the abdomen is treated with sandpaper.

The entire manufacturing process is clearly shown in more detail in the following video:

On a note

More accurate dimensions and drawings for fishing and making such bait can be found on fishing forums.

Hooks

A homemade popper is equipped with strong and large triple, less often double hooks No. 3−2.

Lure coloring

The color does not affect the catchability of the bait in any way - the predator sees it from below and does not react even to the most realistic colors. The color of the wobbler is more important for the angler himself, who needs to see the bait from a long distance in twilight, ripples or waves. Therefore, the best popper should be painted in colors that are visible on the water - green, white, red, etc.

How to choose a popper

Catchable poppers are selected according to length, type of load, based on such criteria as the object being fished and casting distance.

To size

With a bait size of 5-6 cm, the angler can count on catching large perch, small pike, and asp.
For medium and large pike and asp, the most suitable baits are those with a length of more than 7 cm.

By casting distance

If it is necessary to cast over long distances, rear-loaded baits are used.
The best popper for short-range fishing should have a weight located at the front or evenly distributed throughout the body.

On a note

The shape of the popper affects its casting distance. Lures with an elongated body can be cast further than those with a more rounded body.

Popular models

Among the large number of models of poppers for fishing, the most commonly used are the following:

Yo-Zuri EBA Popper 50 mm.
Megabass Pop-X.
Lucky Craft Bevy Popper.
Pontoon 21 Beat Bull.
Kosadaka Takao 70 °F .
Yo-Zuri Hydro Popper R511.

Conclusion

Popper-type wobblers are a universal group of surface plastic fish used by predatory fish species. Their catchability depends both on the correct choice of the bait itself, and the place, time of fishing, and the use of suitable spinning gear.

A true fisherman spends his whole life looking for the perfect bait, and at this time the fish pretends to be a fastidious gourmet. That is why this search process risks stretching out to infinity.

Making popper with your own hands from A to Z

To optimist fishermen, I suggest that you prove yourself as a craftsman and make your own popper.

Firstly- it saves money
Secondly– self-realization and the embodiment of your fantasies.

In this article I will not give sweet bait that will catch any fish anywhere! In this article I'll just talk about how I made a couple of poppers that I think work just fine.

Welcome to the workshop

For the main material I took balsa(the lightest tree). If this is not available, then use willow or linden.

First step

Take a block, for example 60Х30Х30 mm. Sizes can be selected at your discretion. Using a marker, draw the desired shape, and then remove the excess. This is all grunt work. Then we proceed to grinding, as a result of which you should get the shape of a popper.

I sanded it with sandpaper glued to a block, but you can use other improvised means.

For "choosing" on the inside I used a scalpel and fine sandpaper (this is easier to do in balsa than in other wood).

Second step

The second step will be to make an iron frame and a cut (groove) for it. First of all, we cut through a groove with a hacksaw for metal, from the tail to the head in the abdominal cavity. We deepen the groove to the middle of the workpiece.

Since the blade width of the hacksaw is small, it will have to be bored out; in this case, a flat needle file will come in handy.
To make a metal frame, we need wire? 0.8-1.5 mm.(preferably stainless steel).
First we bend the ring for the abdominal hook, and then the ring for the tail and for the swivel.

In poper "unhooked" everything is simpler, if you do not have enough length of the double, screw a wire to it and make a loop.

Third step

The third step is shipment. After you have inserted the metal frame into our groove, we insert the lead plates, while simultaneously clamping the frame inside. The main thing is not to overdo it.

Make sure the popper doesn't sink.

Now our workpiece needs to be coated with epoxy resin, since balsa is soft and light, and resin will give it hardness and weight. We also need to seal the groove with epoxy.

After the resin has dried, we grind the workpiece.
After the workpiece has become smooth, cover it with foil. (such foil is used in construction)

Before painting, be sure to wipe the foil with alcohol. I used light green paint, but you can use another (there is no friend in taste and color).

Paint in 2-3 layers. Well, after the paint has dried, everything depends solely on the height of your imagination.

At my drawing school I had a troyban with a minus, and my flight was not very high.

Having decorated the workpiece with all the colors of the rainbow (just kidding), it needs to be coated with waterproof varnish, in 2-3 layers.

After complete drying, you can coat your finished popper with epoxy resin one more time for strength.

The last step before the big fishing trip

All that remains is to attach the hooks and wait for the right moment to go fishing.

Popper with double this is a small upgrade"Croatian egg"that does not get caught on surface vegetation. At the same time, I think that the double should improve the performance of bites.

I have already tested my products on the water to see their performance, and the catchability will be discussed in my fishing reports.

P.S.

For coloring, use permanent markers; they are not washed off with varnish.
There is no limit to perfection, but we are obliged to strive for it.

Is it difficult to make a popper with your own hands and what material would be most suitable - this is a question that every fishing enthusiast periodically asks. Despite the fact that today fishing stores offer a wide range of all kinds of baits and lures, poppers still occupy one of the leading positions. The undeniable advantage of this tackle is that if used correctly, it will definitely attract the attention of the fish and provoke even a large predator to attack. But since the price of baits of this type is quite high, lately a homemade popper has become increasingly popular, since its production will be several times cheaper.

Before you start making a popper, you need to figure out what kind of bait it is and what it is intended for. Popper is a bait made of hard plastic, externally having the shape and color of a live fish. This type of bait has proven itself best in fishing for large predators such as pike or asp. When cast, poppers make specific sounds that resemble gurgling. Toothed river inhabitants often mistake this noise for fry and begin to attack.

Both purchased and homemade poppers have the following advantages:

high efficiency. The catchability of such baits has long been proven. Anglers from all over the world confirm that pike respond very well to such baits, since in appearance they are extremely similar to live bait;
simplicity and comfort of use. If you know the features of throwing tackle, even a beginner will be able to cope with the task with ease;
the fisherman will be able to see with his own eyes how the predator swallows the bait. The ability to visually assess the hunt is an undeniable advantage; and makes fishing unforgettable;
casting distance;
thanks to its specific work, the product can even attract fish located at a considerable distance from the fishing spot;
the bait will not catch on roots and snags located near the bottom;
Since a homemade popper will only float on the surface, it will be almost impossible to lose it.

As practice shows, this tackle attracts even the laziest fish, so the fisherman will definitely not leave the shore with nothing.

If you can’t visit the store, and you need bait in the next few hours, you can make a popper yourself. The work is elementary and can be completed in literally half an hour, and the fisherman does not need to make any drawings or make calculations.

To make a homemade popper you will need the following materials:

Styrofoam float (if you don’t have one, you can use a wine bottle cork as a base).
Wire.
A pair of hooks (preferably doubles or tees).
Swivels.
Paint or stickers that imitate fish eyes.

How to make a popper with your own hands? The first thing the fisherman will need is to secure the drill in a vice and install the float in the drill. After this, the drill will need to be turned on to slow mode and drill the base of the future bait. In order for the surface of the product to be even and smooth, you need to go over it with sandpaper. Next, a cut is made at an angle of 70 degrees (in the bow), and a hole is made on either side where the swivel is attached. A wire is threaded through the swivel, a plug and beads are installed on the spout (you can also simply draw eyes), and a mass is attached to the back for balance. All that remains to be done is to paint the popper and install winding rings on it.

A homemade cork popper made according to this algorithm of actions will do its job perfectly and will undoubtedly attract a predator.

Homemade poppers are also often made from wood. The first thing the fisherman needs is to find a knot of a suitable size (if you plan to fish for pike, its length should be about 80 mm). You also need to stock up on the necessary materials in advance: wire, glue, sandpaper, a knife, hooks and swivels.

In order not to be disappointed in a homemade popper, you need to perform it following the algorithm of actions:

the wooden knot must be sanded and given the desired shape;
a recess is made in the front part using a drill;
Using a sharp knife, an axial hole is made along the length through which the wire will pass;
The wire must be tied on one side with a loop, and then an “eye” must be formed on the other side. Also, such a loop will need to be made on the abdomen for an additional hook;
You need to apply glue on top of the wire for additional fixation and completely treat the base of the popper with drying oil.

If the fisherman has done all these steps, all he has to do is paint the product and draw eyes on it. When the base dries, tees are attached to it and they go fishing.