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Find Out More About Fly Tying Marabou - Ideal For Lures & StreamersMonday, 26 June 2017 | Admin
When we are fly-tying we generally use turkey feathers. Marabou is unlike many other feathers like body or coverts as they do more merge or marry. They are highly mobile, soft and until treated with a sinkant like Xink seperate easily. Unlike hackle feathers the marabou feather is very soft and downy which is why so many streamers and lures use marabou for mobile tails and wings.
Marabou PlumesThere are different types of Marabou used by the fly tyer. Plumes which are large feathers with their barbs coming out at 90 degrees to the stem. Normally these feathers are used with the loose barbs removed from the stems and are most often used for wings. Marabou Quills or Blood MarabouMarabou Bloods or Quills are often used because the feathers have a series of barbs that end parallel giving a nice flat end to wings or tails. Marabou Quills are often strung , woven together with string.
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