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Just made a few cedar poppers. Doing stuff like this or tying flies seems to make the winter season passs a bit quicker. Can't waite to give them a go next season.



I was wondering if any Hawk-talkers make their own baits? If so, I'd be interested in seeing some of them as, I am sure, would others

Sweet Job Coop. Thems are beauties. One day lets you and I have a swap meet.

Those do look great!! Bet the would hammer the smallies and hammer handles!

Would love to Moose.

I'll be making a new batch in January. I usually make them in lots of 10.

Awesome Coop!!

Those are very nice and "professional" looking. Look great

A few posts down I put up pics of my flies and there are some popper that are slightly simmilar but they are used on a fly rod and are not as neatly tied.
mike

Those poppers look deadly! They will catch a bass or 2

Sweet Coop, if your interested in selling any I'm In! Would be awsome to try for some Haliburton smallies

Those poppers are some fine works of art Coop! Are the eyes countersunk into the bait or are they stick-on's Just curious.

Coop, those look seriously good!

I have a greenhorn question:

do you buy the bodies (wood?) unfinished and work from there; or actually carve them yourself????

Great looking lures, either way.

W.

Very nice Coop. With all these talented and handy people here, I'm sure we could open our very own shop....hmmmmmmm, no Bobber, don't go there.

Nice indeed Coop

Nice work coop

I know what you mean about making lures to pass the winter months, I'll be making a good size batch of spinnerbaits with bucktails this winter, maybe we could trade some

canukflyguy wrote:Sweet Coop, if your interested in selling any I'm In! Would be awsome to try for some Haliburton smallies

Is that you Will? Like I said, I should have a new batch in January, they'd be good for those big haliburton largies too.

slop wrote:Those poppers are some fine works of art Coop! Are the eyes countersunk into the bait or are they stick-on's Just curious.

Both. They're 'stick-on' eyes, but I have carved out the sockets so that they are countersunk.

wolfe wrote: do you buy the bodies (wood?) unfinished and work from there; or actually carve them yourself????

I got the wood from a cedar that blew down on my father-in-law's property.
They're all hand carved so there are slight variances in the shape of the body from lure to lure. I test them all once I'm finished.

The funny thing is that I'd rather fish one that sit's a little askew in the water than one that sits 'perfectly'. I like the erratic action, it seems more natural to me.

Mr.J. wrote: I'll be making a good size batch of spinnerbaits with bucktails this winter, maybe we could trade some

I look forward to it.

Thanx for all the posotive feedback folks.

good looking poppers. great for the top bite

Good job Coop - I make my own lures also - we should get the bait makers together and have a swap in January....I will post some pics of the lures I made - they are on my home computer.


Smitty