I was raised on Lake Okeechobee, Clewiston Fla. We fly fished bass on the Big O in the Rim. Didn’t tie poppers we bought them. After all it was the 1960s. The killer popper was the Playboy. Two colors. White red feathers, yellow eyes. Yellow, red feathers, white eyes. They all had white rubber whiskers. They were the big and they killed Bass. On a good day had to have 20 in the box.
Thanks for posting … I’ve had lots of issues with the head falling off. I use the smaller ones and generally put thread on hook. Have not used heat. Dealing with same loctite gel or with fly head cement. Loosing heads when the fly hits a rock or hard edge by mistake
Be careful heating your hooks. That obviously wasn't very long, but any time you introduce heat into tempered metal, you open yourself up to possible breakage. I've done it with a streamer and lost a really nice salmon before... Very good looking popper. I will perhaps try to make this. Good video. You should update us with a catch video. I'd like to see a leviathan bite it.
Are you still using your Norvise? I’m thinking about getting one and came across your videos using it - but i notice it hasn’t been in your latest videos - were you not satisfied with it? What were your longterm opinions?
It’s a really great vise. I never bought the larger jaws so for larger hooks I use other vises. Can’t justify buying the larger jaws when I have other vises that will handle them. Maybe down the road. But I still love it and use it
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Svend, you use the term palmering and touching wraps in the same sentence when they are interiorly different tying methods. Touching wraps are as the words suggest, wraps that touch each other while palmering are wraps that don't touch, similar to a candy cane.
I’ll need your sources on that because palmering is wraps covering some or most of the body of the fly typically with a feather. There is not definition as to how far or near the wraps need be but that it’s not a head and not a collar but “palmering” a feather to be used for a bulk or whole body of the fly. Touching wraps or non touching wraps defines the tightness or closeness of the Feather wraps/ palmered wraps as can also be used with thread, wire. I’m happy to use the term differently, it’s the definition I’ve gone by and will continue to go by until I find it to be wrongly used. The way you want it said would confuse more fly tyers than benefit as well “take the feather and wrap it clockwise around the hook shank with wraps where the stem of the feather will touch the preceding wrap and continue to do so until you have 15-20 wraps” vs “Palmer the feather with touching wraps” 😂😂😂
“Palmer A method for wrapping a hackle feather over a section of the fly's body. When it is retrieved through the water it 'pushes' the water and this causes attractive movement shock waves that help fish locate the fly”
@@Svenddiesel I'm not sure if you are arguing with me or simply letting me know you have received my note. In your definition, the only description is "a method". The expression of "a method" is where we both can agree. With that, touching wraps is NOT the same 'method' of adding hackle to a fly as 'palmering' is. For example, when tying a wooly bugger, the hackle is applied using the 'method of palmering' or spiraled (like a candy cane) up the fly WITHOUT touching the previous wrap. On the other hand, when adding hackle to the front of a dry fly the method used could be called 'touching wraps'. I have no interest in upsetting you; you can call it whatever you want. I am however, interested in preventing other from being laughed at for using the wrong term when describing the method used to apply the hackle when describing a fly. I hope the attached link helps clear up the distinction. www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/tyingterms/fft-p.php Palmered: Application of a hackle to hook body by attaching at the bend and spiraling toward the head, around the body, is called palmered hackle. The process of winding thusly is to "palmer" the hackle.
@Joel Kantor not upsetting at all. And laugh all you want. Still your definition does not define the spacing. Spiraling can be as you describe spaced like a candy cane, or spiral can be as close as “touching”. Palmering simply describes the use of hackle wrapped around the hook shank. What would you use to describe hackle wrapped with stem touching wraps up the hook shank? Touching hackle wraps? When it comes down to it I can see how you are right and I also see how I am right. I guess it depends who’s definition (lots of variance) you are using. In contrast I’ve also heard multiple well known tyers “Palmer” their chenille which we both know is not a hackle, but a body material wrapped in spiral wraps towards the eye. Loosely using the word palmering to describe the wrapping of the material/ hackle rather than the focus on the distance. I’ve seen tightly palmered, loosely palmered, so why not touching palmered lol. So appreciate the feedback.
@@Svenddiesel since we can agree that there is a distinction between touching and non-touching AND there is a distinction we should be able to agree on between some/most and all, then maybe we can agree that palmering is when they don't touch and therefore doesn't cover all the space. I've been doing this since 1984 (yes, I'm old). Palmering is non-touching wraps with gaps between them such that the palmered wraps won't cover all the space. When your method of wrapping requires 'touching wraps', you are not palmering. IMHO
Nice Svend, very nice!
Outstanding fly brother
Much appreciated
I was raised on Lake Okeechobee, Clewiston Fla. We fly fished bass on the Big O in the Rim. Didn’t tie poppers we bought them. After all it was the 1960s. The killer popper was the Playboy. Two colors. White red feathers, yellow eyes. Yellow, red feathers, white eyes. They all had white rubber whiskers. They were the big and they killed Bass. On a good day had to have 20 in the box.
Awesome tip in the lighter trick.
yes just watch out for the eye of the hook, it gets hot so I use my finger nail. just made sense to me
Great Job!!!.. It looks awesome!!..
👍 Tight Lines!
Oh yeah!
Cool!!! Gonna tie a few of these! Thanks!
Have fun!
Awesome video
Thank you
Sweet popper I live in montana so bass fishing is not the best but we do have some hidden jem's that I want to try this fly on great video I just sub
Hidden gems are the best.
Thanks for posting … I’ve had lots of issues with the head falling off. I use the smaller ones and generally put thread on hook. Have not used heat. Dealing with same loctite gel or with fly head cement. Loosing heads when the fly hits a rock or hard edge by mistake
Try the heat. I think that combined with a good coating of a flexible resin or glue will help.
Be careful heating your hooks. That obviously wasn't very long, but any time you introduce heat into tempered metal, you open yourself up to possible breakage. I've done it with a streamer and lost a really nice salmon before...
Very good looking popper. I will perhaps try to make this. Good video. You should update us with a catch video. I'd like to see a leviathan bite it.
Oh it works very well. Many top water bites. I don’t do fishing videos as to protect the areas I fish.
Hi, I can't find that popper set, and WASPI is only for wholesalers,
any idea where a common man can buy these kits, love the video!
I haven’t seen them in a few years. Google searching would be your best bet. They were awesome
Are you still using your Norvise? I’m thinking about getting one and came across your videos using it - but i notice it hasn’t been in your latest videos - were you not satisfied with it? What were your longterm opinions?
It’s a really great vise. I never bought the larger jaws so for larger hooks I use other vises. Can’t justify buying the larger jaws when I have other vises that will handle them. Maybe down the road. But I still love it and use it
Can you add details on the equipment for airbrush
All the tools are linked in my amazon store, of which I receive a commission of any sales of the product. Hope that helps.
www.amazon.com/shop/svenddiesel?ref=cm_sw_sm_r_inf_pub_svenddiesel__mw_ydDIlM7jbj17A
Svend, you use the term palmering and touching wraps in the same sentence when they are interiorly different tying methods. Touching wraps are as the words suggest, wraps that touch each other while palmering are wraps that don't touch, similar to a candy cane.
I’ll need your sources on that because palmering is wraps covering some or most of the body of the fly typically with a feather. There is not definition as to how far or near the wraps need be but that it’s not a head and not a collar but “palmering” a feather to be used for a bulk or whole body of the fly. Touching wraps or non touching wraps defines the tightness or closeness of the Feather wraps/ palmered wraps as can also be used with thread, wire. I’m happy to use the term differently, it’s the definition I’ve gone by and will continue to go by until I find it to be wrongly used. The way you want it said would confuse more fly tyers than benefit as well “take the feather and wrap it clockwise around the hook shank with wraps where the stem of the feather will touch the preceding wrap and continue to do so until you have 15-20 wraps” vs “Palmer the feather with touching wraps” 😂😂😂
“Palmer A method for wrapping a hackle feather over a section of the fly's body. When it is retrieved through the water it 'pushes' the water and this causes attractive movement shock waves that help fish locate the fly”
@@Svenddiesel I'm not sure if you are arguing with me or simply letting me know you have received my note. In your definition, the only description is "a method". The expression of "a method" is where we both can agree. With that, touching wraps is NOT the same 'method' of adding hackle to a fly as 'palmering' is. For example, when tying a wooly bugger, the hackle is applied using the 'method of palmering' or spiraled (like a candy cane) up the fly WITHOUT touching the previous wrap. On the other hand, when adding hackle to the front of a dry fly the method used could be called 'touching wraps'.
I have no interest in upsetting you; you can call it whatever you want. I am however, interested in preventing other from being laughed at for using the wrong term when describing the method used to apply the hackle when describing a fly. I hope the attached link helps clear up the distinction.
www.flyanglersonline.com/flytying/tyingterms/fft-p.php
Palmered:
Application of a hackle to hook body by attaching at the bend and spiraling toward the head, around the body, is called palmered hackle. The process of winding thusly is to "palmer" the hackle.
@Joel Kantor not upsetting at all. And laugh all you want. Still your definition does not define the spacing. Spiraling can be as you describe spaced like a candy cane, or spiral can be as close as “touching”. Palmering simply describes the use of hackle wrapped around the hook shank. What would you use to describe hackle wrapped with stem touching wraps up the hook shank? Touching hackle wraps?
When it comes down to it I can see how you are right and I also see how I am right. I guess it depends who’s definition (lots of variance) you are using. In contrast I’ve also heard multiple well known tyers “Palmer” their chenille which we both know is not a hackle, but a body material wrapped in spiral wraps towards the eye. Loosely using the word palmering to describe the wrapping of the material/ hackle rather than the focus on the distance. I’ve seen tightly palmered, loosely palmered, so why not touching palmered lol. So appreciate the feedback.
@@Svenddiesel since we can agree that there is a distinction between touching and non-touching AND there is a distinction we should be able to agree on between some/most and all, then maybe we can agree that palmering is when they don't touch and therefore doesn't cover all the space. I've been doing this since 1984 (yes, I'm old). Palmering is non-touching wraps with gaps between them such that the palmered wraps won't cover all the space. When your method of wrapping requires 'touching wraps', you are not palmering. IMHO