Raspberry Nemo
These are from the cedar blanks I turned earlier in the month, I decided to finish these in two differing weights, 50/55g and 70/75g. The 70/75g will be good for when conditions are not ideal as it has a more subsurface action diving below the wind chop creating a nice smoke trail of bubbles. The lighter 50/55g popper has a nice walk and splash, with some well timed rod work it will also go subsurface with a great trail of bubbles.
Built tough
These are a smaller lure but they are still built tough, the same Stainless Steel wire that is used for the larger poppers and stick baits has been used in these smaller poppers. They are 145mm long and have a 25mm cupped face. I decided to lock the front tow point eye with a wrap as you can see in the photo for ultimate strength.
A NT 5/0 swivel has been used in the belly, this gives the angler 540kg of confidence in their swivel connection, fully through wired and locked up with a double wrap. I also pre-tension the wire to lessen the affect of the wire stretching from skull dragging big fish.
"Nekid Cuban"
The grain and colour on some of the pieces of Cedar is too nice to hide, the popper looks like a Cuban cigar in colour and shape, ready to smoke some fish!
I will be testing these myself over the coming weeks, I have also sent off some to be inspected, critiqued and fished by Charter Captain Ben Pokaia from NOMAD NZ .
Ben's input and honesty is helping shape some great lures, nothing beats experience and time on the water!
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