Quote Originally Posted by yellowjacket View Post
thanks guys!! barbules r the things holding them together rite?
Barbules are the soft feather part and the stem holds the entire feather together. Just start at the big end of the stem and pull off what looks like trash and really short stuff until there are some longer barbules. Then pinch a group on one side of the stem close tot he stem and pull it down and off the stem and lay this down, do it again and lay this batch down right on top of the other one and keep doing that until you have enough to make the jig tail. Then pinch all of it together and cut that end off to make the tail the length you want it and tie it in. Stop when the barbules get to short to use and just keep that tiny tip for later on something small. I just put all my tips in a zip lock for keeping.

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