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 Finished my First Poppers *Updated Pics*
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03/24/14 05:14 AM
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I finally got a chance to finish painting my poppers last night and got the epoxy set. Today I finished the tying. I just need to finish the epoxy on the thread and I will call them done. Far from perfect, but man, what a blast. I learned so many "what not to do's", a couple of "wait..what?" and only one, "why Lord whyyyyy???" (Last one was the third thread break)  I will start the next batch tonight and see what I can do. This was also a lot of learning with the copic as well, but that's starting to become easier. I did buy a cheap air compressor and that will save a ton in the long run. They are all size 2. Anyway, here they are...2 bass and an attempted red ear sunfish.    Be gentle, they're my first ones.  Scott
Last edited by Aggroman; 03/31/14 10:50 PM.
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Re: Finished my First Poppers
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03/24/14 11:40 AM
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Way, way, way beyond "they'll catch a fish" they are. They look store-bought, Orvis store-bought.
"have fun with this stuff"
in memory of Big Dale
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Re: Finished my First Poppers
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03/24/14 03:36 PM
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Way, way, way beyond "they'll catch a fish" they are. They look store-bought, Orvis store-bought. Thanks man! I appreciate it. Scott
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Re: Finished my First Poppers
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03/24/14 03:42 PM
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Re: Finished my First Poppers
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03/24/14 04:16 PM
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Aggroman
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Re: Finished my First Poppers
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03/31/14 10:49 PM
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I finished my first batch and will be starting my next group this week. But I figured i'd do a group shot before they go on to their various destinations.  I only did two frogs this round because i'm waiting on materials to arrive. I didn't have the right stuff to get the legs working the way I wanted so I stopped at 2.  My Purple Derp...  I tried for a more brownish tone to this one.  I quickly realized i'm a much better painter than I am a tier. I really need to work on that. Scott
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Re: Finished my First Poppers
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04/01/14 12:30 AM
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Re: Finished my First Poppers
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04/03/14 11:25 PM
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KQT
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Common carp 23lb
Goldfish 9.78lb
Mirror Koi 14lb
Blue Cat 30lb
Bass 9.5lb
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Re: Finished my First Poppers
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04/04/14 02:59 AM
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chefmike
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Excellent ties, really nice work
Mike
".........the wood rod casts beautifully, and through it you can feel the heartbeats of the small trout."
John Gierach.
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Re: Finished my First Poppers
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04/04/14 04:58 PM
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Re: Finished my First Poppers
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04/05/14 04:13 PM
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Re: Finished my First Poppers
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04/06/14 02:53 PM
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nice job. Those look good.
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Re: Finished my First Poppers
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04/08/14 10:33 PM
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coolpix9
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Outstanding start to your new career. Best pics we've seen in a long time. Thanks for the hard work. Jim
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Re: Finished my First Poppers
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04/09/14 10:12 PM
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DrCrappie
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how do you get that 'scale' pattern on there...Those things look PROFESSIONALLY made! VERY NICE!!
Fly tier (yeah, I can fly fish...but the fish don't like frothy water!)
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Re: Finished my First Poppers
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04/10/14 08:34 PM
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Thanks. The scales were just some cheap netting I found at Hobby Lobby. It was on sale for 1.26 a yard. I'll have it for years. lol. I also bought some smaller netting there that will work for the #2 sizes.
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