Dr. Hook Circle Popper

By Barry Ord Clarke

Materials List:
Hooks:	Hook 39951BLN
Thread:	Thread Dyneema
Skirt:	Rubber legs (3 colours)
Head:	Large foam Cylinder popper

Photo: Barry Ord Clarke

Tying instructions:

Step 1.
Place the 39951BLN securely in the jaws of the vice.

Step 2.
Attatch and run your tying thread along the hook shank until it hangs plumb with the hook barb, so as to make a good solid foundation for attatching the skirt and head.

Step 3.
Tie in 5-6 lengths of rubber legs, these should be a little longer than the gape of the hook. Make sure that they are evenly spaced around the hook shank.

Step 4.
If your rubber legs come in sheets, you can tie in again 7-8 strands of another colour ontop of the first legs.

Step 5.
Now you can seperate the legs on the sheet and they should hang evenly around the hook shank.

Step 6.
Follow this with yet another 6-7 rubber legs in another colour , but this time a little longer strands than the others. You should have also built up enough rubber on the hook shank now to hold the popper head secuerly.

Step 7.
Take a large foam cylinder popper head and cut through the middle at an angel as shown. This angle will give a much better popping effet.

Step 8.
Now it’s important that you follow these instructions correctly. From the flat (back) side of the popper head, find the lower centre of the head (vertical centre 2/3rd down )and push a sharp clean dubbing needle through the head. It’s important that you find the true centre, this will make the popper sit right in the water and not keel to one side. Push your dubbing needle so the hilt of the needle goes into the hole in the popper head. This will enlarge the opening so as to take the hook eye and shaft.

Step 9.
Using epoxy or super glue cover the hook shaft with just enough. If you use too much you will push it all back onto the skirt when you push on the popper head.

Step 10.
Slowly push on the popper head twisting it from side to side as you go so as to distribute the epoxy over the hole shank. Position the popper head and let the epoxy dry for a few minutes.

Step 11.
If wished you can now decorate your finished popper with eyes.

This is the most effective popper that I have ever used.
The Mustad 39951BLN circle hook has
an incredible “hit and sit” ratio.

There is no subtle spalshing with this popper, the boil and sound
from each sharp pull is awesome !!

Best regards
Barry Ord Clarke

Dr. Hook Circle Popper

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Dr. Hook Circle Popper