Santee's custom Pop-r's..

[santeerangerman]

More like Modified Pop-r's to be exact.
I learned how to modify the Pop-r the way that Zell Rowland does his a few years back. I'm a firm believer that it does work. One of my FAVORITE topwater baits is a clear popper. It's un-believeable just how well these perform. I recently started sanding and polishing some clear Pop-r's.
These take several hours to make between the sanding, polishing, and repainting.
If you look closely, you can tell a slight difference inthe top and bottom baits.
The top one will "chug and pop" just like the standard Pop-r. The bottom one will "spit and walk the dog" but is a little quieter than a Pop-r.

[kickurbass]

Thats pretty cool.
So you mean you sanded them down until they were clear?
I thought the plastic blank was white in color?

[BIG M]

Nice looking modified pop r's there.

Most of today's hard plastic baits are made from clear plastic.

[santeerangerman]

Thats pretty cool.
So you mean you sanded them down until they were clear?
I thought the plastic blank was white in color?

You're right. On the painted models, the blanks are white. I'm making these from this



The bodies are sanded down quite a bit, and then the "cup" is changed, depending on how much of a popping sound, or how much "spitting" action I want.
I can take one of these and work it in a small area, without actually moving the bait forward all that much. I'm 100% convinced these will out fish a standard Pop-r the majority of the time.

[RichmondVa]

If you're interested, Stamina Quality has the PopR bodies that are already clear.  You would just have to add the components and paint to your liking.

[santeerangerman]

I tried the ones from Stamina but was really disapointed in the quality. They are also longer and heavier than the Pop-r's.

[bmadd]

I modify my PopRs the same as you. One thing I add though is to file the sides flat. It gives the bait more of an oval shape. I feel this helps the bait walk the dog a little more.

[OCBassman]

Those look Great. I like the clear popers. They are just hard to find around here.

[santeerangerman]

I modify my PopRs the same as you. One thing I add though is to file the sides flat. It gives the bait more of an oval shape. I feel this helps the bait walk the dog a little more.

That's the real secret to doing these, isn't it!