Making a Saltwater Popper, A popper lure with a rattle. 

This lure is a balance between three different elements: long casting, loud knocker, and a big popper splash. When you're trying to combine design elements you usually have to make some compromises. I reduced the size of the popper mouth for longer casting, I left out additional weight to keep the lure from nose dunking, and I placed the tail hook eye in the bottom the tail to help with stability. I kept the tail section thicker for added buoyancy to keep the popper face in the water on hard twitches and to improve aerodynamics. The results are pretty good, the only thing I would do different is to center the tow eye to help keep the head up and get a bigger pop. Everyone who makes lures will have their own approach and elements that they prefer...What would you prefer to see on a saltwater popper?

As an engineer myself and an avid fisherman from North Port Fl., I, can appreciate the finesse you put into each lure. Don't give up the hobby I love your show.

Man I watched this video like I appreciate a good fishing show eppisode... I love fishing and have a "micro" woodworking shop, will try this TOMORROW X-)) Thanks for the inspiration!!!

Thanks for adding salt water lures. Great information that we can use for other designs too. Much appreciated

This is just another nice lure building lesson. Just enjoyed the paint pattern process and the stencil build. Thank you for sharing this video.

Smart design. Thanks for the video!

Watching Mabuhay po

Really like the paint scheme, design elements and function of this lure - nicely done!

Great lure, great beach location, great video. Thxs for the hard overnight work and keeping us entertained, brah!!!

Nice lure Marco. I love the “hammer and anvil” idea. Excellent too using epoxy to shape the popper mouth. Warm regards, Cam.

Amazing paint scheme! I'd love to try that on a smaller version for bass on a Central Florida lake! Maybe 3" and narrower. Beautiful!

Love you work

Look awesome!

Here’s a pro tip... “it’s a little easier to handle if you have some alcohol around”....😂

Awesome big top water lure! I would love to see a build on a stickbait with an bad ass wriggling action ;)

That with "a 10 centimeter lure with a mass of a 12 centimeter" i have a 16centimeter lure that looks smaller than a 12 centimeter lure i have. Thats the first time i heard that. I thought it was just me in my head thought its a strange thing 😂

dude i was just on the intercostal that day (well every day last week)..got the triple all in one day snook, redfish, and moved to a pond in palm cost and got a few good bass! nice popper! next time try the inshore side around that second bridge (south of the inlet a few hundred yards) on the start of the out going tide.

My bro in law is eager to know what voodoo i use in my mini lures. I use flip flop, plastic, wood, resin or silicon whenever an idea hit me. I made him 2 rotators to dry his resin and he's making lures now!😅😅

If you keep the end pieces on after you shape it on the lathe. You can easily use a drill bit to mark the eyes by drilling straight through on a drill press. It also makes marking anything on the belly very easy.

Getting ready to make a pencil popper so wanted to check in first with my favorite lure maker and once again got a nice tip on the dowel and nail trick. Will definitely be trying it out but I don't have the right size wooden dowel but I do have a 10mm section of sutet. Now you're probably wondering what the heck is sutet. It's the Indonesian word for the fiberglass coated carbon graphite found in the big electrical distribution lines. Some crazy Indonesian guy figured out it could be made into very strong fishing rod blanks by turning with a drill and shaping with wet sandpaper. I've built several jigging rods with this material for $7 bucks a pop for the blank. A solid carbon blank of similar strength and flexibility costs at least $80 bucks. Fortunately I have some cut off sections that should work well as the stop for my ball and make a good sharp rap. Bonus, it should hold the hook eye very well with two part epoxy as the glue. Thanks again Franco.

So I know it's been two years since doing this video,, have you successfully caught a fish with this lure? And I didn't hear a final overall weight? Oh,, and I love your paint scheme!

Glad I found your channel. Good build and tutorial. Music unnecessary.

Weight needs to be more toward the tail for a popper. Would be benefited greatly by an small lead weight in belly at the tail. Makes for a much better pop

You should try making a diving poper

Try using a cordless dremel with appropriate grinder bit to form inside of the lip, its easier than drilling and leave a smoother finish.

Thanks for a great video. Shall try this modell of my own. I also have a question for you. Whats the plier called that you are using to twist the wire?

Great work as always. Do you dilute the polycrylic when airbrushing it on?

Needs weight in the tail and it has to be thru wired to handle the fish I chase. However your UV chamber is amazing. Where did you get it

I've been trying to scheme a way to do this but with thru-wire configuration to handle stronger fish (stripers, blues) in the northeast. If you have any thoughts would loke to see. Thanks

Nice one! Really enjoy all the videos! Matanzas inlet, are you near st. Augustine?

nice work .. but what is the best sound db that can attract the fish when fishing with lures can you tell me

I loved the paint job but I do have a question. On my popping baits I wieght it in the rear. Why did you choose not to weight it? The rattle worked as your weight or what?

Good job. Why did you not add weight in the tail?

Question: On custom built lures, what determines where you put the belly hook(s)?

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Hearing from experienced surfcasters, you might want to try adding a bucktail.

Donny Musso would be proud of you.

very nice lure! but you can save the blue on the top. the fisch will never see it, when its over the water... like you, i dont like it when the lure is to heavy on the back. but let the back it stay even under water, it works much better without diving. and the fish will see it... against the sun it only looks like driftwood and no fish or food, in every conditions swimms on top of the surface

Very nice paint job! No weight on the bottom to make it stable? Also the music was too loud compare to your voice.

What paints are those ghost colors

Please tell me what that I’ve tank is

the weight?