Fly Tying Tips - Foam

[@DSugarB]

You're a mad man for coming up with the Knucklehead. This was a better tutorial than I thought it'd be ! Well done Brian 👏

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks, man!

[@shannonoverton6752]

Just started binging your channel, I love the outside the box approach mixed with traditional tying. Great job I’m hooked

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

THANKS!!

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Great video , I’ve been tying for over 30 years and have been resistant to tying Squirmy worms and tying with foam . I’ve been in my tying room since December and have tied nothing but hundreds of foam flies patterns , my wife says I drank the koolaid I tell her no it’s not like that . I feel bad for lying to her. So yes it’s true you can teach an old dog new tricks .Thanks for sharing

[@mjdean1977]

Just started tying jigs and found your channel. The wife and I are heading to the Ozarks first week of June for Crappie. Enjoying your content!

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks!

[@michaelramos3589]

Thoroughly enjoyed! First time viewer. Thanks!

[@rickneck2857]

Foam is a great addition to any fly tyers arsenal. So much can be done with it, nice frog, impressive! the addiction of tying. AMEN BRO

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

It sure is!

[@godsknightjesusfreak9864]

I love your explanation to this craft, I’m just starting, and I needed these videos . So I don’t waist money or time.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Glad I can help.

[@samh4232]

Brian been following for a little over a year now. Mostly tied dry flies, nymphs, and non articulate streamers…but as of lately I’ve been getting into salt water or large flies. You have me searching for the LIRS Now because my peak rotary isn’t enough. Keep up the informative and teaching vids

[@Fishing.friday]

I picked my vise up from spawnflyfish.com

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

You will not regret the LIRS.....I will never be without one. Definitely NOT for small flies--but big hooks.

[@Swamp-Fox]

Congrats Garret! Perfect timing on this video.....I am about to tie up some foam bass poppers.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Perfect!

[@blaynevanderham2546]

Foam capabilities are endless! I love material breakdown videos! brings much inspiration. Thank you!

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Glad you like them!

[@davidhudak4180]

A Great Video - I love tying with foam and I learned 2 new techniques today - I will check out your other videos. Thanks!!

[@whiskeydan]

Excellent video, keep 'em coming 👍. Foam is probably one of my favorite materials and since seeing your knuckle deep streamers I've been playing with different ways to use foam slivers 🤣.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Super cool! Thanks!

[@MichaelOrtiz-ii2en]

Just started watching your channel. I have been binging. I recently started making bucktail jigs for walleye. Your video on deer hair was awesome. Keep up the great work!

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Welcome aboard!

[@vitalybabinov8151]

You're tying tips inspired me to combine colors and different materials on my flies!!

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Cool!

[@gregmulhern4757]

Heck yeah, about time! 90% of the terrestrial patterns I tie use foam, always looking for ways to up my game. Great video

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks, Greg!

[@docleedc]

Now that I have a knuckle deep, I’m gonna try to make one. Excited about the challenge and love owning one of your flies!!

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

So cool to hear! Thanks man!

[@PassThruOutdoorGear]

Thanks for posting. Foam poppers and divers are next on my list for the fly box .

[@gordonhemping3185]

Thanks Brian, I learn a ton from your videos

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Good to hear! They are fun to make, for sure.

[@SavageFlies]

Great stuff Brian. I'm about to branch out from all my tiny trout flies and spin up some big patterns for snakeheads. I'm definitely digging that double barrel headed frog. 👍

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks, man! Snakeheads are on my radar for sure!

[@chrisrenner2509]

Great video! I like to see all the different uses for foam! I have to try the double barrel popper heads!!!

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

They are super good.

[@joenelson1983]

Never realized how versatile foam was as a material. Thanks for the new inspiration.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

You are so welcome!

[@tonymccall2162]

Love your channel. I’ve started trying to tie some of the flies you show. As a matter of fact I’m going to try a couple of them tomorrow in the Spring river.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Super cool!

[@jrrj1100]

Awesome video, and a fantastic material to use. Thanks for all of the tying tips videos!

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks for watching!

[@dannyward6474]

Thank you for another stellar tying material video Brian. Digging the techniques.

[@thesimplefly8528]

Always enjoy the tips and tricks you share on this channel. Thanks!!

[@jos9063]

I have so much foam, but needed more inspiration. Thanks! Other than extended body dries and beetles how else could you implement craft foam? Split wing with a bulbous head? I'm thinking mayfly.

[@sallysanderson3627]

Thanks for sharing!!! I love tying with foam.

[@ryantancock2690]

Thanks for the video. I’ve never seen foam used like deer hair before. Now I need to try some. Thanks again

[@rahmonster24]

Just started tying with foam and it is definitely fun! Haven’t tried the popper heads or double barrel heads or foam diver style heads yet

[@victorvela6204]

Thank you for the awsome ideas to do with foam didn’t know that we could use it in more ways than one!

[@paulbridgers3820]

Thanks for your tying tips. Thanks for sharing can't wait for the next one. Thanks again.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks, Paul! And thanks again for joining!

[@evanhogan9219]

Such a versatile material! Awesome work!

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks!

[@Slumpbuster46]

Just found your channel as a new fly tier love you content on my 5th video already !!

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks!!

[@edpeter9411]

The only time I tied using foam was Last spring/summer when I filled my box with foam cicadas. I have a couple dozen cicada flies still and about a dozen sheets of black foam. Going to try some of the double barrel poppers next.

[@mikekuczynski1552]

Go hit the Green in June and take your Cicadas :-)

[@joshalters3940]

knuckle deep fly - awesome pattern, cannot wait to work on some, great video.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks!

[@thomashjemsted1163]

Great stuff! Really like your tying tips videos! Greetings from Denmark 🙌🏼

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks so much!

[@MrEclat404]

I never thought about craft foam. Great videos

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thank you! 😊

[@rabbithole_flies]

this was a good one Brian! & i liked the knucklehead head tutorial! 🤘

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks so much!

[@toddschotts4116]

Thank you for the video. Love tying with foam, and it was awesome seeing other ways to use it.

[@loulevisky1266]

Great ideas, looking forward to trying this.

[@blingforyourstringwithmatt6391]

Awesome video yet again! Could you possibly do some dry fly stuff in the future. Wondering for us northern Michigan folks!

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Nice!

[@Greg_McLaughlin_Outdoors]

Great use of foam, something to trynjn the future. I love the double barrel popper heads

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks, Greg!

[@canadianbabaloo]

amazing information, great presentation. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and passion!

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

My pleasure!

[@jtarryohpengyew8173]

Wow, how come I never thought of that? It look so cool, but will it catches fish? Love it. Thanks for sharing.

[@richardkidder3449]

Love the videos, keep them coming. One tip for cutting foam is to use a rotary cutter. It makes cutting small batches of fettuccini a breeze.

[@bobalbrecht4230]

I just tied some bluegill foam flies this past weekend at AGFC JB Hunt with TU.

[@GreatbearOutdoors]

I was used to skeptical of craft foam but know use it in tons of patterns.

[@MaidenCityFishing]

Your videos never disappoint 🤘🏻🔥👍🏻

[@thomaswalls123]

Really enjoy all your videos , some great ideas in this one👍👍

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks, Thomas!

[@willyoung880]

Never thought about turning a popper head around. Great tip for thinking outside the box.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Good stuff!

[@scottmarconti856]

Love ur vids! Keep ‘em coming and thankyou

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thank YOU!

[@JohnDozierSr50]

That is so cool. This should have some great action ,thanks Brian. Do you have a video of the knuckle head or deep in action?

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

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[@flyfishingtheozarks]

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[@blinksmom]

So crafts and fly fishing! Perfect for crafty me!

[@epsieblaine7968]

I dodged foam for years.Three years really got into foam.I turn a double backwards makes a great mouse head.I color foam with a marker and a can of compresed air,kinda works like an airbrush,works great great.Nice lookin frog you have there.

[@francisenzien1229]

Love the use of the fettuccine foam in the knucklehead, are they commercially available now

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Both the Knucklehead and Knuckledeep are available here: www.feather-craft.com/index.php?page=seek&id%5Bm%5D=pattern&id%5Bq%5D=knucklehead

[@cgcalhoun1936]

Love foam and I gotta try the fettuccine knuckle head!! What a cool fly!!

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

I think it is pretty cool too. ;)

[@the_flies_that_bind]

I learn so much from your videos! Thanks so much and as always, keep ‘em coming!

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks, Kim!

[@mikereis7621]

Love the frog. Thanks Brian!

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Foam, what an versatil material! There is no limit in its use.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

100% agree.

[@LoneAngler218]

I'm already figuring out how to scale this down for panfish! Thanks for inspiration!

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Glad to help!

[@robertdenully8247]

So cool glad I found your channel 🎉🎣🎣🎣🥃

[@quintthefishingwolf1716]

I might need to try tying some knuckleheads again soon because I struggled with the head the last couple times, but this should probably help

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Hopefully this helps. Here is the original video, too: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHWaZ5age894pJI

[@robkasahara9219]

Thanks Brian!!! Been having trouble figuring out the fettuccinni foam now I can put your technique into practice. How bout a fettuccinni foam mouse?!!

[@chrisbukowski9434]

Keep them coming always good to learn

[@andreburattini7371]

Love what u did wit that foam

[@sugarcreekfliesandties1594]

I don't usually tie with foam but the fettuccine foam does look very tempting. Thanks for the video

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks for watching!

[@FlyTyer1948]

That frog is marvelous. Foam is such fun to play around with. For the Knuckle Deep, are those Clouser eyes heavy or light? I’m wonder how much the fly is intended to sink or float. Btw, who knew you could spin or flair foam like deer hair? Very useful to know. Thank you! Just a thought, you can lock down the tag end of thread in the extended body by placing a small but strong magnet on your head of your vise or on the bodkin over the thread. On my vise, I put it over the body. I frequently use tags & having to constantly readjust the thread gets frustrating.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks! The Knuckledeep uses a medium eye and is designed to sink....but not SUPER fast. I wanted something a little smaller and faster sinking than the original Knucklehead.

[@1gwp59]

Great as always, thanks for the tips!

[@Abcd12342600]

Very good video about foam, this will help

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Glad to hear!

[@newhampshireoutdoornetwork9505]

That's pretty cool I've never seen the fettuccine foam before can't wait to see what else can be done with it

[@edwardmlotkiewicz2343]

Great video on the uses for foam.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks!

[@lindachase1474]

That fettucine foam is so cool! Thanks for showing it

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

It really is!

[@JimMurphyinSTL]

When you add the glitter to the foam do you do both sides? I couldn't tell in the video. Also, what glue are you using to put it on? The articulated frog at the beginning of the video looked ridiculously cool (an appropriate adjective was difficult to identify)!

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Actually, I misspoke--those are sheets of 2mm Craft Foam with the Glitter already on them. You can get them at Hobby Lobby.

[@fh_flyfishingchannel1921]

The Fettuccine foam gave me some ideas and inspiration, Thanks Brian

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Let me know what you come up with!

[@johnnylightning1491]

Just wondering if the linguine foam tastes better than the fettuccine foam, we have a lot of Italian trout here in Michigan. But seriously, a friend of mine introduced me to foam a number of years ago. We were night fishing on the AuSable in Michigan and it would float all night long. Keep the good stuff coming buddy.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

HAHA, Linguine Foam is too supple. ;)

[@joshuashouse9559]

Lobe the look of the knuckle head I gotta find the video you did on it ❤❤

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHWaZ5age894pJIsi=hTQ1S3nmCapE8JmU 👍👍👍

[@BalladofJanine]

That pasta foam made me SUBSCRIBE

[@davehall2160]

Good info Brian, thanks for the video

[@williambarstow9659]

Great fettuccine foam idea Combining colors by gluing two pieces together in smaller sheets than cutting to size hoppers October caddis mice

[@roneddins8395]

Great ideas, I enjoy your videos!

[@LR-fs5cp]

That was way cool and way different definitely out of the box on thinking

[@sliflyfishing]

Great video man, I'm going to have to try the extended body fly.

[@andrevanaardt4846]

Love foam, thanks for the tips

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks for watching!

[@calgiesen5405]

Thanks as always! Great stuff, keep it up!

[@pauldonnellan6799]

Love your Videos Bro..you have inspired me👍🤓Pauly at Wilderness Coast on Fly in Australia

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Have fun!

[@michaelgriffin301]

Awesome tutorial. Thanks.

[@kgriffi5]

I’ve enjoyed your channel. Keep it up

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Will do!

[@barnman73]

Oh hell yes! I told her the new paper cutter was for the "family" :)

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

HAHAHA!! Atta boy!

[@Ecofish1]

Nice uses of the foam.

[@kelcey_derrick_fly_fishing4808]

Awesome as always man!!!

[@bleeds2212]

Gotta love foam. But still struggle with the extended bodies.

[@Fishing.friday]

Good stuff in here! Keep it up!

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Appreciate it!

[@scottcollette2755]

I still haven't used foam yet. It just seems a bit daunting to me still. I've only fished grasshoppers in foam but this video has shown me new ways that look fun to try!!

[@btheman779]

how did you go about applying glitter?

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

I actually bought it that way.....Hobby Lobby

[@billpuit6231]

Thank you, I think it would be a good bass fly.

[@billnock8787]

Another great video

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks, Bill!

[@jeffprice4611]

I’ve been wondering how you use fettuccini foam. Maybe you can show a couple other patterns with it.

[@robbowen9439]

I love that fettuccine foam! I had never seen that before.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Cool stuff!

[@HarleyJetSled]

Foam fan favorite

[@wicked_fishing_tv7929]

Love the videos man💪🏼

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Thanks!