jerzfly732 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2014 So in my tyinh book a pattern im interested in calls for turkey biots? What is this exacyly thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piker20 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2014 It is the individual fibre from the turkey feather stem. From a wing feather. You will see one side of the feather has long fibres and one side short stiffer fibres. It is the stiffer fibres that you are after. Goose, swan, duck, turkey etc etc. All have biots and depending on the length you need they are all useful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shoebop 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2014 This is a turkey flight feather. It comes from the wing. As you can see, it has uneven sides. The leading edge has very stiff shorter fibers that lay flat to the quill to add strength and aid in cutting through the air while the trailing edge has longer fibers to provide lift. The shorter stiffer fibers are what we call biots. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2014 A great way to save time when tying biots is to tape the stem ends to wooden dowel or thick pencil and spiral wrap the stems around the dowel. The biots will be separate and can be clipped from the stem. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted December 5, 2014 read this www.sexyloops.com/flytying/summerbiots. invictaflies.tripod.com/id65.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dpshr 0 Report post Posted December 7, 2014 SilverCreek, Great diagram showing the explanation of biots!!! I'm always amazed at the info the individuals give to others on this Forum. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
