{{+1}}Articulated popper head – #8 weight estuary & native species{{-1}}
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Poppers are a bit harder to cast than a normal fly because of the wind resistance but if you slow your cast down a little I'm sure you'll soon get the hang of it. Once you do you have another tool in your arsenal which is useful in three diverse situations:
- When pelagic fish are actively pushing bait fish to the surface and whacking them a popper of the same basic length and colour is almost irresistible.
- When you have to get right into shallow water or mangroves to pull a fish out of a narrow gutter or nearby structure fish will often respond aggressively to a noisy popper.
- As a teaser a popper will often excite pelagics such as trevally and queenies and give you the chance to present a more conventional fly.
These articulated poppers are as simple as it gets. Thread your tippet through the hole in the simple closed cell popper head and tie on any unweighted streamer or a dedicated popper tail and your in business.
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