Panfish On The Fly

I have been carving some popping bugs using synthetic wine corks. This material is not as easy to work with as real cork, but I think it will be far more durable. I can get two size 2 poppers per cork. You could go even larger if desired. To achieve the unique coloration, I am using permanent markers instead of paint and coating the cork with Solarez UV Resins. I am using a yellow resin on the bottom, a red resin on the popping face, and then coating the whole bug with a clear flexible resin. Once cured, it receives a final coat of Solarez's new Top Coat 77 Resin. They cast and float great; let's hope the bass approve. Off to the pond for testing.

It is often the case that larger predators like bass eat the flies meant for panfish. It sometimes happens the other way around too!

Fish face.