Palmering Marabou

[jarrad barber]

I’m trying to tie a Nutcracker and I even have a tutorial someone posted, but when I go to wrap the marabou, the marabou seems to wrap on top of itself and keeps wrapping around the shank.

[keith b]

can you post the pattern?
and maybe some directions?

[jarrad barber]

I was wrapping the marabou too closely together.

http://www.hawkinsflyfishing.com/Nutcracker.php

I tried to post my final product, but I am having trouble.

[dusty montgomery]

Jarrad,
With each wrap of the marabou, you need to stroke the fibers back toward the end of the hook. Do not just wrap from one end of the shank to the other, but take the time and pull the fibers out with each wrap so they will not be tied down by following wraps. also, which end of the quill are you tying to the shank? I recommend tying in the top portion of the quill as the stem (or whatever it is correctly referred to) at the base of the marabou is very stiff and difficult to wrap around the shank.

Good luck!
D.

[jarrad barber]

Dusty, thanks.

[dusty montgomery]

Glad it worked out! I do the same with my striper flies. I use a white bunny strip, then palmer any combo of blue, yellow, and green marabou. The underwater action is awesome!
D.

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[anonymous]

Hi

Whenever I have done palmered marabou for spey/speyish/psuedospey/marabou wooly buggers I have stripped one side of the feather and that way avoided the issue of folding/crushed barbs. Same approach as using goose or BPH etc

Will

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