Ok, started doing some balsa poppers as well and I've been using head cement to seal them, it seems to work but I was wondering what everyone else uses to coat it?
That's a sweet looking fly barefoot! The hooks actually aren't barbless, they're kind of a hybrid between barbless and barbed, look closely and you'll see. Still better than a full barb
Bill, it's probably about 6-7".
Here it is next to my bobbin
This is what I was thinking of night, not the whole fly, just how you tie in your rabbit. http://business.virgin.net/flyfishing.flies/zonker-olive.html
Thanks everyone! Nightsky, those aren't bad for your firsts! Try and fold the hackle back and maybe tie that second one like a zonker style fly (just google it and you'll see what I mean