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[@pmwoodstudio]

Yoh Brian - The hit parade keeps rolling along! Your videos and content is exactly what we all need. Keep em coming. 👍 Thanks for the shout-out about my FlyHub OG!🙏

[@user-te6dk5zi6u]

Good tips. Coming from someone who ties thousands of flies every year, commercial or “professional” tyers subscribe to the “2 S’s”- staging and stepping. 1. Prep and stage all materials to remove as many movements as possible. Stage all of the tools needed and extras(thread/bobbin in case you break it). 2. Break down every fly into steps. This isn’t always for speed or expedience, but for consistency. If you’re tying 2 dozen buggers, do 2 dozen tails, then move on to 2 dozen bodies, etc. . If you’re using beads/lead, have the hooks prepped

[@the_flies_that_bind]

Cool one Brian, and all such good tips. For future tying tips videos, maybe something on hook selection when tying streamers (like when to tie on a certain hook length, wire gauge, type of bend, when to use keel weight, etc)? You already have so many so I was reaching here! 😂

[@billedwards2657]

I explored going pro during the lockdown. Went to see how many of one fly i could do in an hour. I prepped 20 tails and rubber banded them to a piece of foam block. It was pheasant tail and they all had the same number of fibers. I prepped all my beads on hooks. I used the same exact number of wraps of lead behind the bead. There were exactly 4 wraps after tying in the materials at the head, there were exactly 2 whip finishes. Change size? The variables change but remain constant. If you’re prepped appropriately you can churn them out pretty quickly. Got up to 16 in an hour. Economics didn’t work out for what I was trying to do. But I’ve got a bunch of that fly now and I’m proud of the quality. Just have to manage expectations and results. I’ve seen way too many folks selling poor quality flies.

[@dennisgrocholski4190]

I'm a commercial tyer. Well said. Might add - layout only the tools needed for the fly being tied and use a scissor sharpener often.

[@SCYCOFISHINGHUNTING]

My desk is currently a wreck. I am going to have to clean it soon. One thing I love to do with leftover marabou, is cut it into smaller pieces to use as dubbing. Works great

[@oldsmugglerflyfishing]

Since I have been tying more and more often I had adopted a few of this habits.

[@cpullic]

I bought every package of the loon bench rings that my LFS had, and I WILL be buying them out again 😉 They are a must-have 👍🏼🍺

[@FlyCreationsStudio]

Hi Brian, love your fly tying tips video’s!! Would really like to see a fly tying tips video on weight when crafting streams. How do you know if the hook weight alone works with the materials you are using in crafting streamers? If weight needs to be added, when to use led eyes, cone heads/ bead heads, or wire? How to determine the placement of the weight on the hook? I feel like this is my biggest struggle when trying to craft new flies and end up wasting materials. Thanks again for the tying tips videos, they have greatly improved my flies!

[@alexhendrick8288]

All truth my good man. . . been tying mini bangtails and the more I tie the better they move. Same with hoppers

[@barnman73]

I took your suggestion a few months ago. I gather only what I need now. I love the focus. Like eating before you go to the grocery store. Thank you.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

😂🤣😅😆Well put!!

[@deankrueger7178]

Great video Brian, organization is key for me. Keep this series going with maybe one on leaders, tippet and line selection you use for specific conditions!

[@Huntfishbcguy]

A demo on the few types of threads you mostly use. When and why to use a certain thread

[@zakhaselmo3741]

I totally agree with everything Brian shares. I would also add that, if possible, one should buy the best materials and NOT tie fast (at least consciously). Thread control, economy of movements, and understanding the way different materials act about the hook all contribute to speed. Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast. Also, learn to tie with scissors in hand. Thanks for sharing.

[@ruebdogg1]

Please do a video on wrapping hackle techniques for dries, streamers, nymphs and wets. Cock versus hen hackle. Scalp pen versus marabou (Spey style). Thanks!!

[@limetrudeoutfitters]

Your tying channel has really improved my tying. I know you've touched on it before but a video on collars and spinning deerhair would be awesome.

[@RadimKapica]

Thank you Brian!! I would like to see how to organize fly tying material as thread, skalps, feadersh, hoook .....

[@jonathanbradshaw2754]

This is the first video of yours I’ve seen, but I would love to see more about your organization system. Maybe I need to dig through some of your older videos

[@randellouten1722]

Excellent video!!! Keep the content rolling. Your hitting the ten ring every time. I've been using the rings for keep materials together for decades. I got mine from a craft store meant for keeping cross stitch organized 😂. Rabbit strips, dubbing, rubber legs, etc... are similar to that, lol.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Cool! Thanks for watching!

[@blingforyourstringwithmatt6391]

Thanks again! All your videos and tips are amazing. Watching your videos over the years has not only refined my skills, but also has had me buy many new and cool products!😂

[@newhampshireoutdoornetwork9505]

Cool video in the future I'd like to see some videos on organization and how you can minimize clutter and maximize space

[@Zackharris_fly]

Not 100% sure if you've done this before, but in this video you mentioned proportions.. Can we get a tying tips video on how to measure out proportions for say articulated streamer bodies? Maybe how to find the right length to get the right profile, and why you choose the length you do? You helped me become the tyer I am today, thanks Brian!

[@Dr._Klopek]

Excellent advice! I agree about the waste. I see it in videos all the time, especially with wire. Wrap several times and snip off the 2 inch tag on either side.

[@MrMrsMontgomery]

Awesome tips sir! Tying videos I would love to see are 1, how do you organize natural materials that have been partially used and you don’t want to put back in a fresh bag; such as marabou tips? 2 how do you organize prototype flies from standard patterns? 3 How do you truly go from what you see on the water to making a pattern on the vise, instead of the other way around? A video of designing a fly from the water to vise tying would be awesome! Chris

[@lindachase1474]

I always find your tips so helpful. Thanks.

[@goldenvise]

Great video. I definitely need to improve my organization of fly materials and tools. I do have to say that with the expense of some of the materials you need to tie some files, some of us out here can't afford to tie a dozen of each fly we fish with, and still have a reasonable variety of flies to take to the water. Tying a perdigon style fly, for example, is going to cost you around ten bucks, or more, for a dozen hooks and tungsten beads alone. I'm just not in a position to invest sixty bucks into six different flies to put in my box, so I tend to tie three or four of each, which is usually enough for me to fish a full day without running out. So, then if I do lose some, and need to replace them, again, I'm not tying a dozen at a time. Not all of us out here have the disposable income to just pop down to the fly shop and drop a hundred bucks on materials each month.

[@alanhopperstead2890]

Great tips Brian. I second the suggestion of a hook selection video.

[@BrentWagoner66]

Another great video. Thank you Brian!! I would like to see the best method of applying chenille.

[@teddyjones8977]

Great tips! How about another video on streamer brushes and your favorite techniques/table?

[@mikekuczynski1552]

All good advice . I’m not a pro but do tie thousandths of flies a year fresh water and salt and like you I tie at least a dozen of any pattern I’m trying with the exception of new experimental patterns. Let’s be real here fly tying is repetition once you learn the basics and you tie let’s say even hundreds of flies you learn very quickly proportions and how to make each fly the same . I use to keep a ball jar next to my bench , when I was tying new designs or a new pattern to me it would take a few tries to get exactly what I was looking for in that pattern. Those first few would go in the jar and once it was full I would give the jar away for charity events . Yeah they weren’t perfect but they were good and free . Organization is something I think every tier struggles with , I have seen so many different ways tiers organize it blows my mind . I remember reading a book probably 30+ years ago by AK Best Production Fly Tying that really helped me stay focused on how to help stay organized and be efficient. Thanks for sharing

[@gregmulhern4757]

Great recommendations! I was fishing with a buddy earlier today and he was talking about how he wanted to get better at tying. I am definitely going to send him this video!

[@williampotter4930]

Just found your channel - really enjoying them and your delivery!!

[@valentinfurrerCH]

Great video Brian, thanks! Why not some tying tips for small poppers (materials and how to tie heads,...) and maybe your top3 flies for bass and perch? Keep it up your great videos. Cheers from Switzerland

[@paulbridgers3820]

Great video, all of your tying tips are really helping me. Thanks for sharing.

[@mikepetti]

Excited for this one

[@denismcmahon8053]

Hi Brian, thanks for all your tips on tying flies,like you i have a wooden base for my vise but my one was bought in local shop it s made of bamboo 15"x10" with a groove all the way round my pedestal base is super glued to it in the middle .I live in Scotland where i can fish for salmon sea trout and brown trout,or go to my local loch to fish for rainbows blues tigers and browns from 3 pound up to28 pound megas so we only need flies sizes 8-10-12-14-16 barbless.thanks again. Denis Mcmahon

[@joenelson1983]

Great video as always, would like to see a less is more tying tip video. Getting the most volume or body without a ton of material on the hook. Kind of like intruder or swinging flies.

[@dem72011]

Excellent video. Maybe minimal tools for beginner, intermediate and advanced fly tyer. Differences in quality of tools. Thanks Brian

[@cgcalhoun1936]

Thanks for another good video. I took your recommendation and bought a pack of the Loon bench rings….good organizer.

[@charlieboutin3341]

Always excellent content. You described my tying area with the bomb! 🥹😂 No suggestions.. but whatever video you make. I’ll be watching! Thanks as always Brian. Have a great weekend. 👍🎣👌

[@dustinpost7814]

Great stuff Brian! I have really enjoyed the nymph videos and would love to see some dry/hopper patterns in the future. Thanks for all of the awesome content!!!!

[@melanietiedeman6774]

Love your videos!! Such great help to a newbie! Would love to see some bass flies, please!!

[@tonyrowley1096]

Very helpful video , good job 👍🏻

[@bensoriano7432]

Well spoken and presented. Thank you. Tight lines!

[@LoneAngler218]

I need this kind of help!! Laying out for a production run would be interesting to see. Thanks Brian!

[@martinrosenmill3390]

Really nice tips Brian. Keep at it😊

[@jaredwimbish1044]

thank you for everything you have made me a much better tyier, your a great teacher

[@DeanKreger-xc9hf]

Really good advise. Wrapping hackle and finishing heads on small flies (sizes 16-20) is where I can improve. Thank you for your help.

[@Kiltedwoodsmith]

Love the Video Brian.

[@edgarfack858]

Awesome! Well said and great reminders! Please put me in for the giveaways, I need to get more organized and tie NOT just 1 fly. Thanks Ed

[@Thebreadedfurflinger]

Great video/information,like you see many videos on the dreaded internet & go mind blow'n,know your materials,what your tying & my biggest pet peave is set your materials, see so many tiers wrap corded materials & never set their wraps of materials,go 3 wraps & pull it tight,3 more & again pull it tight set your materials,makes a better fly,tight lines & bent rods 🤙

[@mikecrook8650]

Great video Brian. I would like to see more nymph videos or some warm water fly videos for pan fish or bass Thanks.

[@chrisdiciaccio1938]

That was worth my time, thanks. I gotta tie tighter.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Glad it helped!

[@mikehester4163]

Good stuff Brian. I'm working on being neater.

[@lesleyallen3410]

Great info Brian! I’d love to see tips on making flies more durable.

[@nicholasvargas1661]

I’m not sure if you’ve done a video on it yet, but different types of thread for different applications. Gel spun is obviously good for deer hair, but what other not-so-well-known properties and applications for different threads have you seen over the years? For example I noticed the elasticity in UTC 140 gives me a better hold of dumbbell eyes than gel spun.

[@coreyberg6318]

Great video Brian. Would love to hear your advice on head beads.

[@williammattos5]

Love your videos Brian. Keep it up. Would love to see tying tips for poppers, proportions, weed guard and popper head options (cork, foam, etc).

[@hookedntravel]

Hey Brian, awesome video's. Maybe a suggestion for a new video. I guide up in the far north. I am not the most proficient tier nor are my flies the neatest. getting better, but they work. Would you be able to do a video on big flies (articulated and push alot of water). I am exploring new potential guide opportunities for giant lake trout shallow. 15-20lb, possibly ones closer to 40. They feed on 8-10" or bigger Cisco (this strain is more of a golden Cisco). Trick is I have to set the hook back a bit farther in the fly as its single barbless, these fish t-bone the fly and hit more rearward. If the hook is too far forward they'll miss. They have strong, hard mouths. Thanks man, appreciate it! cheers!

[@toddgray6274]

Great video and new tyer here. Thx for your instructional vids. What do I need? I need more time to learn…

[@reidjohnson8548]

Thanks for all your videos and tips! Could you touch on anchoring spun deer hair and gsp thread tension? I find the strength of GSP to be great for applying tension to spin the hair, but its no stretch properties make it really easy for wraps to come loose. Do you use half hitches or what tips do you have to prevent the wraps from getting loose whenever you relax the bobbin to add another material, pack your hair, etc. Thanks!

[@aircomp]

Hi Brian. Love the channel. Keep up the great work. I'd love to see some content on easy ties, focusing on great bang for the buck flies that can be tied fast for us non-pro fly tyers with limited time. You could do it by species and tie 5 or 6 good, quick flies in 10 or 15 minutes. Thanks for the continually great content!

[@biobridge253]

Smashing video bud love all these types of videos u do wood love to see u carry on with like each material an what it can be used for like how u did your foam vid legs vid hackle vid think uv do dubbing to lol wotch u for years bud

[@chrisbukowski9434]

Great info thanks 👍

[@wescarlile2117]

I like to see you compare beginner fly tie kits

[@JohnD.1969]

This video is excellent.

[@edwardmlotkiewicz2343]

Would love to see a video(s) showing proper fly proportions on various types of flies. Thank you for your great videos.

[@tonyhernandez2163]

I would like to see a video I had a properly cull out materials that cannot be saved versus materials that can be saved

[@jamesames3893]

Great points. Staging points for streamers. For the lot or dozen. Thanks

[@johnnylightning1491]

I've thought the same thing about wasting materials. This seems to be especially true of lead or other thick wire used of weight. I don't remember how many times I've see guys cut an inch or so of lead off of the back of the hook and throw it away. Heck that's probably as much as the actually put on the hook. Not pro tiers, accomplished tiers. Pro entails getting money for your craft, accomplished entails good technique and excellent results from your craft. Not necessarily one and the same thing. As far as what I would like to see, maybe some really cool fly tying setups. I looking for inspiration for putting a bench in the back of a tall cap in my pick up. Keep the good stuff coming buddy.

[@garryervin3463]

Some of the new tools would be great to see demo’s on and your opinions on them

[@mattwessel8733]

Great tips.

[@apea854]

Great tip's. Would like to see information on how to pick the best materials for tying when your at a fly shop. Hair, hackle, cdc, Marabou, feathers, etc. The little details that make one pack better than the other.

[@derekfoland1440]

Love your stuff man! I wish it was more frequent! If I am tying a dozen each sitting now I think it only natural to talk about storing those flies afterwards. I am not taking everyone to the water, so how are you banking these away:) Also, maybe what are the materials you should always have on hand no matter what. Keep it up bro!

[@edpeter9411]

This might have been covered already but I’d love some tips on keeping elk hair from spinning when i use it for caddis patterns. Thanks for all the great tips.

[@Stewart1Productions]

I thought this was an incredible video !!

[@Scoopswift]

Great video.

[@chousoutdoors]

I would like to see a top water fly that incorporates a hook point up design that can be pulled through the scum and vegetation. I live in the Midwest and a pattern like that would be deadly for bass.

[@Boon-ie1rq]

My fly tying room is a disaster, everything is all over and laying all over the floor because I need to see my mats lol 😅.

[@coreystoner4129]

My desk looks like a bomb went off but I know where everything is most of the time but I do mostly nymphs snd stuff and everything is right in front of me and ready to go. I think atop video you need to honestly is the materials we use and their properties then go through the ideas of fly developments

[@tomjackson3988]

Great tips as usual. I would like to see how you organize your materials you're not using. Like drawer organizing.

[@quintthefishingwolf1716]

I feel called out about my disaster of a fly table. I'm actually pretty good with my chorded materials but I'm pretty wasteful with marabou. And my thread control does need some work.

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

my desk is a nightmare of stuff everywhere...

[@randyw8412]

Using hackle

[@creamernator]

I think one more good (and very simple) one is: Don't be afraid to re-do something. If you see something that isn't quite right (tail length, material orientation, etc...), don't just keep going. Fix it. Make it right.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

REALLY good one!

[@xTranscendx]

Your journey into fly tying! tell us your story and where you see yourself going with it

[@allenherinckx4474]

If you're a car guy as well, perhaps you could do a video on pro vs amateur tires.

[@Swamp-Fox]

Thanks for the tips! How about "production tyer" instead of Pro? The terms are interchangeable in my book.

[@MrJump12k]

;You may have done one that I haven't seen but could you do a video of your prefered materials from thread to feathers and hair, company make, links, etc.?

[@MrJump12k]

Companies you trust and buy from, best products for tying, etc.

[@andrewm.2720]

Love to learn from you on your videos. How how about gadgets you use to tie with or product reviews good and bad

[@Calebreth]

Good video man, appreciate the giveaway

[@ellismick3642]

I have likely already filled 2 dozen fly boxes and I would imagine that over half of them would fail your twist test. Do I test them and strip the ones that fail or just chuck them. I know some of them are going in the trash because I used to much glue. What is your advise?

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

I say "Fish Them!!"

[@hreinnwaiter]

Useing dry fly saddle

[@beefconnection9997]

Thanks. Are you going to do some new streamer series videos...? 👍

[@granthall2325]

Great video!!!! The best fly's have the right proportions if u could maybe explain that & show that on a fly that would be awesome thx Grant Hall PMB NATAL South Africa👍👍🎣🎣

[@jayzaroda5196]

That hub is sexy... you said your magic number is 12 (dozen) - can you tie the same style fly in 12 different sizes? (or at least 6 or 8 different sizes)? Just to show your ... (pro)ficiency in scale?? Challenge, I suppose... but I'm genuinely interested. Thanks Edit - I was grinning when you said organization... I have a separate, color coded, spread sheet of material I own, what is running low, and what I need to buy... WHAT A HAbit/ Hobby!!

[@LAUGHOUTLOUDPUPPETS]

as a person with over 60,000 hours behind my vice level six master fliy tier i can say a couple of the things you said in this video were spot on but you said a few things that were silly. just my opinion not being a hater. but there is so many different kinds of flies and tying styles for anybody including myself to start trowing out what we would consider pro tips is kind of silly.

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Respectfully......what the hell is a level six master fly tyer?

[@LAUGHOUTLOUDPUPPETS]

THE DEFINITION OF A MASTER OF ANYTHING IS TO PUT TEN THOSAND HOURS INTO IT AND FOR EVERY TEN THOUSAND HOURS YOU RISE TO THE NEXT LEVEL THATS WITH ANYTHING COOKING, AUTO MACANIC ANYTHING EVEN FLIE TYING.. HOPE THAT HELPS. @@flyfishingtheozarks

[@johnzielezinski8236]

Tell me more,now off to tying a”run”.

[@RollinRollinReelin]

HI brian. I'm a new tyer. I'm taking a fly tying class right now. Last night I went to class, brought only what I needed and started tying. Everything was good...until...I got to this non lead wire. I found the beginning and started to start my fly and BAM! My spool slips out of my hand and unravels all over the floor. By the time I caught it,which in itself was a challenge, because I am a 60 year old male and I have spina bifida and I'm in a wheelchair. So this was a very embarrassing situation. First of all I don't like to ask for help. Secondly my spool chasing days are pretty much over lol. So my question is how do I use the wire off the spool without all the wire unraveling off the spool? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. And I would love to win one of those wheel things you talked about in your video. Also I've only watched one of your videos but I'm going to subscribe because I really enjoyed it. Tight lines! John

[@flyfishingtheozarks]

Hey John! Thanks for watching! There are a couple of ways you can do this. You can load your wire into a Bobbin like you do thread and wind it that way, or you could put a rubber band, ponytail holder, or something similar to hold the wire if you were to drop it.