Pseudo marabou - does it work well?

Flyman2	January 21st, 2015, 11:44 pm
Posts: 5	Has anyone used pseudo marabou? If so, did it work well? How did it tie? Does it move well in the water?

Wbranch	January 22nd, 2015, 7:28 am
York & Starlight PA Posts: 2733	Never heard of it and since authentic marabou is so cheap, and effective, why would you want to use something else?
	Catskill fly fisher for fifty-five years.

Roguerat	January 22nd, 2015, 3:01 pm
Posts: 472	The only thing that comes to mind is 'chickabou', a natural material and pretty much the same as marabou... Roguerat

Kschaefer3	January 22nd, 2015, 3:05 pm
St. Paul, MN Posts: 376	Never heard of it and since authentic marabou is so cheap, and effective, why would you want to use something else? I agree, and use authentic marabou...a lot! The reason one may want to use sythetics would be durability. Many folks I know who tie with a lot of synthetics state that durability is a main factor. That said, I have never used synthetic marabou, and doubt it can have the same movement as authentic marabou.

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