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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.

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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
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Sweet Job Coop. Thems are beauties. One day lets you and I have a swap meet. :D
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Those do look great!! Bet the would hammer the smallies and hammer handles!
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Would love to Moose. :D

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

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

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.
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Those poppers look deadly! They will catch a bass or 2 :wink:
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Post by canukflyguy »

Sweet Coop, if your interested in selling any I'm In! Would be awsome to try for some Haliburton smallies :lol:
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Those poppers are some fine works of art Coop! Are the eyes countersunk into the bait or are they stick-on's Just curious.
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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.

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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. :lol:
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Nice indeed Coop :!:
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Post by Mr.J. »

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 :D
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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?:wink: 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.:wink: 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.
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good looking poppers. great for the top bite
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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.


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