Palmered Marabou

[DonJuanJulio 0]

I absolutely love the life palmered marabou produces in a pattern, but I can't seem to figure out how to downsize it for smaller trout jigs. Has anyone found a good way to create a palmered marabou micro jig? I know a lot of people change material when tying a smaller hook but for some reason the local trout go bonkers for marabou. I haven't had any success with palmered marabou I'm guessing due to the ridiculous length it creates off the hook shank. Directly tying the marabou to the hook gives me the length I want but I have a feeling a palmered marabou jig would turn bad days into productive days and good days into things of legend and lore. Thanks for any help you can provide!!!!

[vicrider 0]

Have you checked into Chickabou? Just a form of small marabou.

[DonJuanJulio 0]

That is exactly what I am looking for vicrider!!!! Do you know a good place to buy?

[vicrider 0]

With my memory and the several places I order from? Most likely it was JS Stockards since I do a lot of business with them.

[flytire 0]

ostrich herl or rhea feathers

 

put regular marabou in a split thread loop or a dubbing loop = free

 

put the fluff from the base of feathers (the fluff youre gonna throw away anyway) in a split thread loop or a dubbing loop = free

 

small marabou feathers exist on most bird skins such as Hungarian partridge etc

[Dave G. 0]

Yes on smaller flies you can pluck the fibers off the shaft of the marabou and place them in a thread loop ( just adding to what flytire mentioned in his list). And you can always tear the marabou shorter in your fingers too.

 

But me personally, I change to rabbit fibers or to artificial hairs, mostly craft fur for small streamer patterns.. I may or may not use the thread loop/brush. The standard Marabou fibers are proportionately too large IMO for the small streamers I tie anyway.

[Guest rich mc]

using mohair yarn may be another alternate rich mc

[deerhairdan 0]

http://store.flyfishfood.com/Whiting-Coq-De-Leon-Soft-Hackle-with-Chickabou-p/cdlshc.htm

 

http://store.flyfishfood.com/Whiting-Super-Bou-p/w-sbou.htm

[heavynets 0]

Would an aftershaft feather work?

[TheCream 0]

My first thought would be a dubbing loop, as flytire said. A Magic Tool would probably help with that. Me, personally, I'd just use Arctic Fox instead because it's a good option and less work on my part.

[flytire 0]

Would an aftershaft feather work?

 

aftershaft/filoplume

 

absolutely. twist it up as shown in this sbs

 

http://www.washingtonflyfishing.com/forum/threads/damsels-in-distress-sbss.84479/

[vicrider 0]

What's an aftershaft feather? That little fuzzy thing that sticks off the bottom of some feathers?

[flytire 0]

https://www.google.com/search?q=aftershaft+feather&client=ms-android-google&prmd=isvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjgzJ25jsbOAhWJqB4KHSeHDIsQ_AUIBygB&biw=412&bih=604&dpr=2.63#tbm=isch&q=aftershaft+feather

[Bruce Norikane 0]

For smaller flies, don't use the whole marabou feather.

 

Pull off as many barbs as you need and wrap them. By adjusting the number of barbs, adding a rib and twisting the barbs, you can tie many different body shapes.

[DonJuanJulio 0]

Not sure what you mean by adding a rib and twisting the barbs.