poppers

[ashley]

has any one used poppers on bream as i have one its about the same size as a scorpion 52 but it is double jointed and it is a fairly old lure and if so is there any time where bream more readily attack surface lures or is it whenever

[ROADIE]

all poppers will work on bream at the right time of the
day i reckon. Ive found fizzers to work best and they dont have to be small up to 7cm still get smashed.

Any guys interested in buying some poppers should pop (sorry..LOL) into Breammaster store and check out the new range of small poppers availiable for breamin...
They are goin quick though guys...

Dave

[don]

Have you tried them out yet (the SMAK"S) they look great.

or has any one else yet (in wa.)

Hey Don...
Not sure if guys have used the SMAK skywalkers yet from here, but some guys have been using poppers in recent weeks with some success.
Its all pretty new here, but when we all suss out our techniques, im sure it'll go off.
Some of the new poppers are so sexy...

[rodmy]

I am most eager to some poppers can u advise me further ? What brands does breamaster have? what is good?

[big mumma]

ashley,

the best time and/or place to use surface lures is anywhere where there is cycadas. the prime season being now as the cycadas hatch from there shells and drop from trees. this is what the bream wait for. early morning and late arvo seem to be the best times and especially if you can cast up under trees into shadows.

cheers

[wingala]

"Poppers Rock". If you haven't tried them yet. then you are missing out on a riot of fun. Best results are dawn and dusk with water temps above 20 degree and air temps 27 degrees.
Due to the inconsistancy of accurate casting, I have resorted to making my own cheap and quick lures from old boogy boards or best of all thongs (flip flops).
Get yourself 1/2mm gal wire cut a length of 70mm or so. create a loop at one end with a wee treble in the eye. Either get a hole punch or use a thicker thong. Cut a cylinder around 20mm wide x 30-40mm long. Thread the wire through the guts of the rubber cylinder. create a loop at the front end for the obvious, then you are away.
you may need to refine the boogey popper by hanging hooksntoys off it. But in essence you have got something that will disturb the surface, float and at a sensible budget price.
Trials in Queenscliff lagoon have brought good results.
Including, Yellowfin Bream, Flathead, queenfish, big eye trevally and giant trevally (yes folks there are weird things in Manly lagoon) There is nothing funnier to see a lizard leave the comforts of his sea bed to nail a bit of thong in a metre deep water column.

[ashley]

thanks and now i have more ideas of how to make my own at a size i like

[DAGGA]

Has any one seen the home made lure in the bream bible (bream on Lure and fly) ??????
Bushy has made a surfase lure out of a bit of dowle excuse the spelling the things you join wood with by glooing them into each piece

Well you drill a hole through the middle of one of them (just got some off my uncle and he had the machine to line it up all correctly)
But they werent goin in straight cos the drill bit was bending as it was going through and this is importent as i found out later.

I put em in a glass of water and noted how they floated and if you drill the hole into one right in the middle and it comes out on the edge on the other side you put the head there becease then you know where the eyes will be and if you dont you could have eyes coming out the top and one on the bottem

(if you dont get what i mean just ask me again and ill try to explain it in detail)

Only problem is getting a hook to stay down one end but this is what i do i feed the line though the dowle to a hook (your choice) and tie a knot then i tighten the line and put a bit of tooth pick in the front to act like a wedge.It works but i dont like the idea of the tooth pick cos if you wanna change in a hurray it gets anoying and leave a bit of tooth pick sticking out cos you wont be able to get it out!

Ipainted mine up with Nail Polish Which my aunty supplied!!!
she had a box full so i whent sick hahahaha ill post the pick of some when i can get them small anough.

One problem with the nail polish its smell is really strong even after it dries but im thinking of rubbing some eco gear scent on em????

[DAGGA]

ok heres all the ones i have made soo far, There was nail polish that was clear with sparkles and i thought Bute! cos it gave off a real nice finish.

[DAGGA]

the 3 on the left are my faviroute ones especially the white one!(havnt gotten a fish on em yet but they havent had much testing at all.
notice 2 on the right have feathers well i put them in with fireline and nail polish over it. and the black with pink eyes glow and the other one where the pink is also glows

[wingala]

Top work Dagga!
Deluxe is the best word for your enthusiasm and attention to detail. You certainly have the addiction. A thought I had regarding the nail polish smell would be to buy a small fibreglass resin kit.
They cost around 20$ paint your lures with the resin and it will extend their life and hide the smell. Try mixing glitter in the resin or painting the feathers in. If you ran trace wire through the plug then it will solve your toothpick dilemma.

If you haven't used it before. OBEY THE MIXING INSTRUCTIONS.
otherwise you will have a small fire to extinguish

[DAGGA]

Thanks wingala
That stuff sounds like something you would put in a bomb lol
Ill have to go and buy some for sure not jut for those lures.
i will check the fishing expo down here (Bushy is gonna be there!)

but if not ill go to a fishing store

Cheers

[8footugly]

Originally posted by DAGGA
ok heres all the ones i have made soo far, There was nail polish that was clear with sparkles and i thought Bute! cos it gave off a real nice finish.

Great work Dagga. That little orange number on the far left is by far your best. Mate it looks exactly like an Attack Minnow!!! Brilliant!!