Rob G Posted February 2, 2011 Report Share Posted February 2, 2011 What else are you going to do on a day like this? Actually we got off quite lucky compared to the snow and ice amounts of others. Anyway, had a chance to play around with the Gary Krebs foam popper jigs that will be available at our Popper Mania Day. See the event calendar or the Central IL Region Fly Tyers meeting schedule thread within this forum for more specifics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanH Posted February 3, 2011 Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Looks better than the store made poppers! What size kit did you use to make them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2011 Van, we have both sets of forms which allow for 5 sizes of poppers. These were made with 3/8" round foam, 2 larger sizes are available and one smaller. The 1/4" is more panfish related. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Just want to mention to those that are interested in coming to our February 20th fly tie in Urbana, that this would be an excellent time to bring in or tie up some flies that you could donate to the ISA. These flies are used for auction items and promotional give-aways. Also please bring all materials that you might want to use in order to dress up your poppers and crease flies. We should have some cylindrical foam, hooks and some flat foam for you to play with. Hope to see you there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Speaking for myself and the dozen or more that were able to make it, I think all had a great time. We were able to learn a few new techniques and all walked away with some very fishable flies. A big thank you goes to BrianJ for displaying his talents with the Crease Fly and Jim Z for exhibiting how to produce commercial grade poppers using the Gary Krebs popper forms. Don't miss out on our next gathering, FLIES, PIES, and SPIN GUYS on March 13th in Bloomington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rich mc Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 those are outstanding. i hope some have become some raffle items for the blowout. rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Rich, I'll definitely have some made up for the raffles but sure could use another pair of hands, hint hint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Loebach Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 I meant to bring popper heads back but didn't get a chance. I do have crease fly cutouts & will work on some of those in time for the blowout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coryg Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Wish I could have been there. I love poppers and those look WONDERFUL! Looking forward to getting my hands on those cutters so I can get in on the fun, too. Great job, Central!! coryg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 coryg, I don't know how far you are from Bloomington but on March 13th we will be meeting there for our next event, Flies, Pies, and Spin Guys and we'll have our popper forms and Crease cutters there at your disposal. Hope you can make it. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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