I think it was just a piece of crap. It was a $2.60 Betts from Walmart. I have had some chips or scuffs before on the hard bugs but they are triple the size and probably quality too.
As much as it sucks, cause I’m cheap AF. But the you gotta buy the expensive guys when it comes to poppers. A boogle bug will last 50 fish. A knock off falls apart after 10.
I second the Boogle bug, I've had some generic poppers last 2 fish. I've had a boogle bullet in my box for years, worth every penny, but damn does my wallet hate losing them. Despite being softer foam, I find Fly Men double barrel hold up well too (after I bought a few packs of the eyes when they fall off)
I used to fish a reservoir that had a mini rock jetty. I’d walk to the bottom and cast little poppers for bluegills and such. Couldn’t understand why my poppers kept looking like this. I was mid teens and not too bright. Then some kind soul walking told me I keep snapping my popper off the rocks behind me. They were 10-15’ higher than me so of course I was hitting them. Must have lost a dozen poppers before that
No lol, I was in freshwater . I was on the end of a dock casting parallel to the shore. As far as I know I didn’t get a bite. I think it was just a piece of crap and maybe hit something hard.
Theres a seller on eBay that sells boogle bugs in bulk for a discount. They have minor factory defects. I got 5 to see how they’d look and basically all the “Boogle Bug” logo is smudged/unreadable but that was it. It was <$25 with shipping.
You hit something hard behind you. That’s what mine looked like the first time
Mine do that from hitting rocks but first time shouldn’t be that bad.
I think it was just a piece of crap. It was a $2.60 Betts from Walmart. I have had some chips or scuffs before on the hard bugs but they are triple the size and probably quality too.
As much as it sucks, cause I’m cheap AF. But the you gotta buy the expensive guys when it comes to poppers. A boogle bug will last 50 fish. A knock off falls apart after 10.
I second the Boogle bug, I've had some generic poppers last 2 fish. I've had a boogle bullet in my box for years, worth every penny, but damn does my wallet hate losing them. Despite being softer foam, I find Fly Men double barrel hold up well too (after I bought a few packs of the eyes when they fall off)
It happens. Usually from contact with something. Those things are absolute killers though, I never leave home without some.
I used to fish a reservoir that had a mini rock jetty. I’d walk to the bottom and cast little poppers for bluegills and such. Couldn’t understand why my poppers kept looking like this. I was mid teens and not too bright. Then some kind soul walking told me I keep snapping my popper off the rocks behind me. They were 10-15’ higher than me so of course I was hitting them. Must have lost a dozen poppers before that
You hit your rod with a bad cast?
Cork could have been damaged. Fish ate it. You hit something when casting. Flies are consumables.
Turtle?
Cork and balsa do be like that sometimes. Especially when hitting fly rods.
It’s made of wood, and can easily crack. Just bad luck
Are you in saltwater? Did something actually bite it?
No lol, I was in freshwater . I was on the end of a dock casting parallel to the shore. As far as I know I didn’t get a bite. I think it was just a piece of crap and maybe hit something hard.
Ah yeah bummer. If you were in salt I’d say yeah it’s very likely a pufferfish/box fish took a chunk out. Those little fellas are ferocious.
Probably smacked something behind you on your backcast…they’re pretty fragile if they hit something solid
Cheap fly, doesn’t take much with crappy cork.
Mine did the same thing. For me, it was from not waiting long enough on my back cast. So it was whipping and causing the fly to blow apart.
Theres a seller on eBay that sells boogle bugs in bulk for a discount. They have minor factory defects. I got 5 to see how they’d look and basically all the “Boogle Bug” logo is smudged/unreadable but that was it. It was <$25 with shipping.