Poppers

[flyfishingNZ]

Since I have a pile of deers hair I decided to tie some poppers for bass. These are some of the first deer hair flies of this size that I have tied and I tried to make the strip patterns that is often seen on poppers. So here they are and hopefully I will find somewhere to chuck them.

 

[jjsjigs]

VERY NICE!

 

[turkey]

these look cool. I fear trimming deer hair...and cleaning up when I'm done.

 

[gfen]

turkey wrote:
these look cool. I fear trimming deer hair...and cleaning up when I'm done.

Safety razors snapped in half is the key. DOn't slice your fingers when you snap them, though.

 

[Fishidiot]

Well done!

 

[willscreek]

Man those are nice. I recently started tinkering with spinning hair and I can't believe everything one can do with it. I have made a few cress bugs but I'm having some issues getting a good uniform trim.

 

[flyfishingNZ]

I actually hand cut these with scissors until I realized I could take a razor blade out of my four blade shaver head, but they are not flexible so I will have to get some proper blades to get a nicer curved shape next time.

This video set (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydfgE4YxgLI) is really good for seeing what you need to do to spin and place colours where you want them and also the art of shaving a fly.