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Marabou Maggot

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 7:59 am
by letumgo
Marabou Maggot
Thread - 8/0 UNI-Thread (Black)
Hook - Daiichi 2220 / Size 8 or 10
Thorax - Tungsten Bead (Black)
Body - Marabou Feather (White or Cream) / Twisted and wound, forming a tapered body)
Hackle - Ring Neck Pheasant Hackle (Church Window)

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Desperate times, call for desperate measures...

Re: Marabou Maggot

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 11:15 am
by Roadkill
Nice creation! I love marabou damsels.

Re: Marabou Maggot

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 11:21 am
by letumgo
This pattern would be more maggot-like with a pale cream marabou, but alas I didn't have that color.

Re: Marabou Maggot

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 11:28 am
by Roadkill
My first thought when I saw it was to twist white with a cream feather! We tie off the same page many times! :lol:

Re: Marabou Maggot

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 11:41 am
by letumgo
Roadkill wrote: Sun Apr 19, 2020 11:28 am We tie off the same page many times! :lol:
I've noticed that too. It was your recent posts that sent me off on my latest pheasant feather obsession. Thanks for the inspiration.