The totally Loco Ant Materials Hook: Nymphmaster 1023BL #8 Body: Black loco foam Underbody: black ostrich hurl Wings: dark dun hackle tips Legs: black elk hair Head: black loco foam
FANTASTIC Artistry Matt !!!!! Love the approach and realism and interpretation….. From ALL dimensions !!!!! I appreciate Your tutelage !!!! Intend to Twist a few up soon !!!! Cheers, Brian ✨🎣💫
Great tie! I love that it's a reasonably quick pattern that's quite realistic. I love ants. I think a big winged ant is a superb year-round attractor, and something most people overlook. They are however becoming more popular in the tying world though. We can probably blame Lance Egan's for that. His Bionic ant really changed the game.
I am having trouble thinking of flies to tie for my videos. Seems that everything we use is tied by 500 other tiers what are some flies you might like to see tied on here would totally love your input
@mattsflytying2816 Yes, and that's only going to increase moving forward. I guess I would ask what your goals are? Are you more oriented toward growing a brand ($$), education, passion, etc? If it's just about your passion for tying, then I would just say don't worry about it and make videos that you like. Just consider it your contribution to the sport, and keep adding the flies and the fly-fishing content you love to the endless collection. People will like it or they won't. The more authentic your passion appears, the more people will gravitate to the "experience" that the fly-tying video provides. In a way, it doesn't matter if 500 people have tied the same pattern, people still like to have variety and choice in presentation. So make your "variants", don't worry, and be happy! But if it's about expanding the channel or making money, that's a totally different ballgame. To that, I have a couple suggestions. 1) Editing, Editing, Editing! It's all about virality and feeding the click-bait addiction. There are endless ways to do this that apply to all youtube content, so do some research or consider looking for professional help or even hiring someone. 2) Shorts. They are gamechangers. Take every single tie of yours and make it into a condensed tie that's under a 60 seconds. 3) Playlists. Create themes and subcategories to your content. Peope love this level of organization and it really adds to the professionalism aspect. 4) Do something nobody else is doing that you consider relevant. 5) Context: Beyond the fly itself, fill in the gaps with other relevant info like history, application, or interesting facts. If it's all about flies, that's probably the hardest question to answer. Something you almost can't mess up with though is filling up your video supply of the 3 basics, nymphs, dries, and streamers, and then branching out into sub-categories. Again, it really comes down to what your goals are. A channel can go in a thousand different directions, all equally relevant or interesting.
Great input thankyou i just love fly tying and love sharing. No desire to push a brand or make money im an avid fly fisher and love tweeking flies to fit my needs. Again thank you 🙏 for your input very good info.
Awesome pattern! I have a river I fish often where after a certain point there is no edge to walk, just straight canyon walls on both sides. There is vegetation on the canyon walls that I see tons of large black ants crawling along. I've had great luck throwing ant patterns there so I'll definitely give these a try. Might have to use an indicator or another fly cause I have feeling I'll have trouble seeing the black.
@@mattsflytying2816 So I tied a few of these up and took them to my favorite canyon and they performed very well. I ended up just using a palsa indicator above them to help me keep track of them and it worked great. I'm trying to think of a way to add a hotspot with affecting the realism too much, so if you come up with something, let me know. Anyways it's a sweet fly and I enjoy having it in the box. Thanks for sharing.
@@garretts.2003 maybe try a little tuft of white or pink Antron or poly yarn. Although the indicator would help ensure a good drag free drift. Don’t be afraid to experiment with different ideas. There are almost no limits to the possibilities with all of the awesome materials we have at our disposal these days. I’m glad it worked well for you. Keep tying and fishing buddy!!! 😀
@@garretts.2003 try tying a tuft of the bright poly or white right between the wings so you can see it but it will appear as part of the wings might work
