Wapsi Fly: Perfect Popper Bodies
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Matt
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All of the poppers featured in this review are the skilled work of Ronald Braud
Wapsi Fly: Perfect Popper Bodies
When it comes to tying poppers there are a number of techniques and materials that will get the job done. Sometimes I like working with deer hair. Stacking, trimming, and making an absolute disaster out of my tying area can be a lot of fun. Other times I like to tie poppers using pre-shaped foam bodies. It is no less an art tying with foam bodies than deer hair just a different set of materials and techniques and results can be stunning.
Wapsi Fly has taken popper bodies to a new level with the advent of the "Perfect Popper Bodies". These bodies are made out of compressed foam and come in a wide range of shapes and sizes ranging from tiny brim poppers all the way to size 4 saltwater poppers.
Wapsi offers the popper bodies in packages of ten and they can be ordered with or without popper hooks. There is minimum preparation required when working with the foam bodies. All I do is take a piece of fine sandpaper (600 grit) and brush over some of the light ridges that are left over from the molds. You don't even need to sand the bodies, I just tend to be a bit on the anal side when it comes to my poppers.
For those times when you just don't feel like spinning deer hair or if you like me and enjoy working with different mediums, then Wapsi Perfect Popper Bodies are a great way to go. They take paint very well and the design elements are endless. Some tiers are using the Copic Airbrush system to paint their poppers with stunning results.
Perfect Popper Bodies can be painted with permanent acrylic paints, which are inexpensive and widely available at craft supply stores. It is recommended that after you are done painting the popper that you seal the paint with epoxy or Bug Bond for durability.
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I just got these a couple weeks ago and still have not tried them yet. Going to give them a try tonight. Thanks for the review. Call me dumb but I can't find a way to follow your blog?
Hi Duston,
Thanks for the comment. You should be able to follow my blog by clicking on the subscribe button at the bottom. If that doesn't work please let me know and I will get it sorted out.