flipfloppers materials

by Greg McWilliams

Jul 29, 2010

Flip Flops on sale !/2" to 1/4" pipe nipples and a hammer (3/8 my favorite) size 4 aberdeen crappie hook, layer of thread on hook use a large sewing needle and poke a hole thru the punched out f.f. in the bottom third of the body. Coat thread with super glue and slide body into position. Add rubber legs and favorite tail material Walla cheap and effective popper!!!! You favorite tail material super glue

  • John Sheehan

    Very resourceful Greg and the poppers look great!


    Where do you buy the pipe nipples ?Are they expensive ? and please explain the process of drilling out those bodies.

    Jul 29, 2010

  • Bassandgrass

    looks like he punches them out with the pipes and a hammer?

    Jul 29, 2010

  • Greg McWilliams

    John, Bassandgrass is correct I punch out the bodiies using the nipples and a hammer. You can get the nipples at any hardware store maybe 4 or 5 dollars if that much. I grind off the threads on one end so it will go thru the flip-flop.
    Then I take a large sewing needle run it thru the punched out body and slide it on the hook.http://www.bigbluegill.com/photo/making-mickey-popper-step-1?contex.... Steve Miller show that on his mickey popper.

    Jul 29, 2010

  • Greg McWilliams

    It is simple and quick to make but are not as pretty as your's are Steve. Hope you don't mind me sending folks to you for detailed instructions. Afterall you wrote the book on that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Jul 29, 2010

  • Keith Owen

    Greg-

    The tornado in May tore a path through the state park where I work. During part of the clean up volunteers picking up trash and debris filled an entire "contractor" size trash bag with nothing but flip-flops and pieces of life-jacket foam. One of my maint. techs snagged it all to use for sein floats and trotline bouys!

    Keith

    Jul 29, 2010

  • klrbaer

    That's what I'm talking about. This works good. I mounted the pipe in my drill press and used it to cut them out. The drill press was NOT on. I ust used the handle to move it up and down to cut them. I placed an old cutting board under them. Works great.

    Jul 29, 2010

  • Matthew J. Breuer

    Awesome idea! Thanks for the directions!

    Jul 29, 2010

  • Greg McWilliams

    Kirbaer, I don't have a drill press, some guys at SmallMouth rendevous were doing this a couple of years ago. Sounds like if we need flipflops we need to see Keith!!!!!!

    Jul 30, 2010

  • Jen Nayfly

    Nice feature! Easy to work with.

    Jul 30, 2010

  • Jim Gronaw

    So, Greg, like....what size flip-flops work the best?

    On a serious note, that's a great idea!

    Jul 30, 2010

  • Magnolia Rick

    Greg nice information. Thankds for sharing
    I hate see my grandbabie in them flit flops now I have a reson to take them.
    ( "Baby give pawpaw those shoe and I'll make us some popper to catch fish"

    Jul 30, 2010

  • klrbaer

    I started useing a dremel tool to shape the poppers.

    Jul 31, 2010

  • klrbaer

    http://www.bigbluegill.com/photo/img3304-1?context=user

    For the set up I use.

    Jul 31, 2010

  • Greg McWilliams

    http://www.bigbluegill.com/photo/albums/making-foam-body-flies
    Be sure to check out kirbaer's album on building foam flies Great idea for different shapes for poppers!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Jul 31, 2010

  • Greg McWilliams

    Jared, you are right but the designer store I shop everything is a dollar, if it is not marked, its a dollar!!!!!!!!!!
    This little guy will be a big un some day!!!!!!!!!!

    Aug 2, 2010