Marabou..and blade bait questions

[liftbite56]

I found this site this year, and it has been a great learning experience. I'm a floatnig fly manufactor....I have my product down...no problem...but tying marabou, I don't get it! I'm using a collered jig...for personel use only! I can't figure out how clean and uniformed you guys marabou sits on your jigs...are you stripping the ribs? are you using the whole feather? I'm going on ya'lls recomendations on the size I have the right size just can't get it...if you strip the ribs and use those... or the whole feather can you explain how or where you start? bottom of hook? Sides of hook (meaning two feathers)? I just don't know? HELP. Here is the other question...I have a blade bait mold...from a major mold co. when I purchased the mold the mold came with a disclaimer...that this large co. who shall be name-less has a trade-mark on the style of bait and that selling them could get you into trouble....but they said that they felt like if it was tested in court it would not stand due to the long use of this style of baits for years before they purchased the trade mark...has anyone addressed this? If so what was the out come? Now I'm new here and do know I maybe crossing the line here with maybe something that is known about and just not spoken about so forgive me for crossing the line!I have found how fantastic a fish catcher...trolling these are...