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Can very old poppers lose their boyancy

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Gareth Branicki:
Hi just curious whether over use and time as premium poppers are made of wood and due to saturation over a long period of time can the boyancy finally die.
simply i have 2 poppers bought very cheaply and i mean cheap and second hand and old  . the finish still looks great but without any terminal tackle  (no split rings, no hooks)a absolutly nothing attached  one just sinks and the other floats but vertically  but does not  sink however  the cup face is level with the water . however it could be the popper over time .  The one that sinks is a carpenter tuna pop100 the one that float vertically is a carpenter anthias 90 the finish on this one is still fantastic
 maybe best to put  on the fishing shelf as ornaments.
Just curious   
cheers

Chuen Fan:
Gareth, I'm pretty sure that all poppers are made to float vertically, hence the weight at the tail of them. I've bought cheap poppers which sank brand new, maybe you got a dud tuna pop???  ??? ::)

Brandon Khoo:
I'd point out that some of the Carpenter tuna lures actually sink even without hooks. They're made this way as a compromise to facilitate maximum casting distance.

Gareth Branicki:
Thanks for that i wondered wether it was due to weighting  or the type of popper or just old and dud
  thanks anway for the info
cheers

Ben Earl:
Give them a run. Sinking poppers can be very effective with a quicker retrieve, the vertical popper sounds spot on to me

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