Hard-foam popper for Ozark smallmouth. Loud pop on the strip draws fish from deep. Best fished in the warm months along bluff pools.

Foam-backed topwater fly that pushes a V-wake across the flats. Dawn and dusk. Explosive strikes.

Joe Blados' folded foam topwater that creates an erratic, side-to-side action. The fly that makes jacks lose their minds.

Spun deer hair head creates a popping, diving action. Originally for bass, now a Gulf Coast classic for reds in skinny water.

Bob Popovics' hard-bodied popper. The cupped face creates a loud pop that calls fish from distance. Not subtle. Not meant to be.

Spun and clipped deer hair popper for shallow water action. The classic topwater for everything from redfish to largemouth bass.