David Vito wrote:

... They
sell the poppers at Wal-Mart for a couple bucks for 5 or 6 poppers.
Those are just as good as hand tied ones for 3-5 bucks a piece and it
won't hurt as much when you snap one off in a tree.

Good poppers are tied on good hooks and good hooks are important.
Then too, if a fifty cent popper falls apart after catching one
fish it won't take long for the fifty cent poppers to become more
expensive than the three dollar poppers in the long run.

--
Ken Fortenberry