John Grantham's Popper

John came up with this color combination for fishing the local ponds, small rivers and bayous around Baton Rouge.

Cut a piece of Live Body Foam the length of half the hook shank.  Slit the bottom of the foam and Super Glue or epoxy the head to the hook.  A wrap of thread under the body will help the foam adhere to the hook.  Painting eyes on the foam is optional, but the fly looks better with eyes.  Wooden dowels of two different diameters can be used to make the eyes.  Once the foam is added to the hook, tie in the thread behind the head and wrap back to the bend of the hook.  Tie in a length of yarn approximately equal to half the shank length.

Materials List: Hook: Size 12 Mustad kink shank popper hook. Tail: Yellow marabou and red yarn Hackle: Chartreuse grizzly saddle hackle. Head: 1/4" Live Body Foam. Thread: Yellow, chartreuse or white

Tie in one grizzly hackle by the tip.  Wrap thread forward to the head.

Tie in one marabou feather approximately one shank length long at the bend of the hook.

Palmer hackle forward and tie off behind the head.

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