Brain Dead Popper Fly Pattern Tutorial by Svenddiesel

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FrankenFly released their new Brain Dead Popper heads today, so naturally I had to make a video of a quick and easy popper to mimic the featured fly on the pack.
In this video I walk through the whole process of making the fly, products I use, and also show a swim test. Nothing beats fishing poppers on a hot summer day and getting top water slams.
As always, if you have any questions or comments feel free to comment below or get ahold of me via my other social media channels.
Materials:
Hook: Ahrex TP615 size 2/0
Thread: Semperfli waxed thread 6/0 white
Head: Brain Dead popper head Chartruese
Tail: Fish Hunter marabou in Sculpin Olive and 4 strands of gold krystal flash
Body: Snake River fly zero gravity dubbing in olive
Hackle: Whiting farms guinea fowl
Eyes: Deadmeat customs
Legs: Hareline hot tip
Resin/Glue: Superglue, Raid Zap flex
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Timecode:
0:00 Introduction
1:10 Placing a Popper Head on a Fly
2:38 Tying the Body of a popper fly
11:22 Adding eyes to a Popper fly
12:28 Adding rubber lets to a Popper head
14:22 Finishing a Popper head with UV Flex Resin
16:09 Letting your flies fully cure on a tying wheel
16:26 Swim Testing a popper fly

[@yodude268]

Just found your channel and subbed. Very informative video. You’ve motivated me to tie some of these poppers for bass fishing. Thank you from Washington State.

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Awesome!

[@Svenddiesel]

Thank you

[@safetyman775]

That’s awesome man I love your tying tutorials!!

[@Svenddiesel]

Glad you like them!

[@keeganmoshe6816]

Instablaster.

[@johnmeyer6197]

Great video and tying info.

[@Svenddiesel]

Thank you

[@leemowers9395]

Cool popper, thank you

[@Svenddiesel]

Thanks for watching

[@dustinhinds1999]

Nice Tie! I like those heads, so many possibilities. You could use that in 3 different topwater variations, flat front (blockhead style), edge front and down (slider style), edge up w/ flat back would really spit on the strip.

[@Svenddiesel]

Yup. He has instructions on the site for tying all three versions

[@rickmanfly]

Hello Svend! I would like to add my 2 cents to this fly, if you allow me. It's about gluing the head. I did exactly like you and realized that after a few catches (Peacock Bass fishing in Brazil) the head came off the hook. Then I realized that, the glue and head contact surface was very small. Then I found my in my fly tying stuff a micro chenille. I rolled a few spaced turns of micro chenille and enlarged the hole in the head. I put glue on the chenille and put my head on. Ready. Head never moved again.

[@Svenddiesel]

That’s a great idea. Thanks for sharing. That’s why I generally resin the heads in advance so that there is a bond on the outside as well. I haven’t had any fall off this way yet 🤞🏻. How large do you have to make the hole to get it over the chenille? Do you drill it out ?

[@rickmanfly]

@@Svenddiesel I believe the hole is 2-3mm. I use a very thick needle, as you did, I make the primary hole normally and then I cauterize it, heating the bodkin with a lighter and placing it in the hole. This creates a "tunnel". I only put glue in half the length that you marked in red. Because it will go in very tight and the tendency is for the glue to move towards the hook gap. And I put my head in turning the vise as if I were putting a nut on a screw. This movement gives me precious time to position the head and also make sure the eye of the hook is free.

[@Svenddiesel]

2-3 mm is bigger than I do. But that makes sense how you glue it. I’ll have to play around with that but generally I lay down a nice thread cost if I burn the popper head with the bodkin. The owner of the popper heads said glue is enough if you haven’t glued it. But I still resin or epoxy the whole thing

[@chaswaitt6854]

Great marking tip bud

[@Svenddiesel]

Thanks 👍

[@wdpohlmann]

Did you ever figure out the eye size?

[@jamesshanley913]

Weed guard?

[@Svenddiesel]

Sure you can. Where I Fish top water I don’t need need weed guards but easy to add for sure

[@thomasharrison72]

Get some double barrel popper heads mate

[@Svenddiesel]

I have some