a few cormorants

[bobblaikie]

i have noticed a couple of threads on cormorants lately and realised that its yet another style of fly that i havent tied before so i decided to give them a go...







thanks for looking and any advice is always welcome.

cheers,

Bob.

[g1zmo]

Nice and slim looking, I've also been tying them for the first time recently (to be used as 'mini lures') and these are the ones I was shown as a model to follow

Cormorants...take 2

[bobblaikie]

Cheers g1zmo. i like the look of those, especially the way the marabou has been mixed. ill give that a shot tomorrow.

Bob

[g1zmo]

Originally Posted by bobblaikie

Cheers g1zmo. i like the look of those, especially the way the marabou has been mixed. ill give that a shot tomorrow.

Bob

No worries, danielp also gave out the excellent tip of stripping the marabou to make the head section neater. I hold it in a 'pinched' bunch and strip the part you're going to tie in between finger and thumb.

[bobblaikie]

cheers mate, top tip.

[fortbhoy]

not bad mate i like to use marabou tips for the wing.
it's probably not as mobile but gives the fly a better look and i still catch plenty of fish on them.

[clydestyle]

next time your in a tackle shop get marabou strung bloods for the wings but cool tying

[bobblaikie]

thanks guys. just a couple of questions.

fortbhoy, what do you mean by marabou tips?

and

clydestyle, could you tell me what strung bloods are?

sorry if these are stupid questions i have just never heard of these before.

bob

[fortbhoy]

marabou tips are the tips of a marabou feather. if you stroke the two side together at the tip of a marabou to form the wing. it's not easy to explain without being able to show you. i will tie you a cormorant tomorrow with the tip of the feather and you will see the difference.

[bobblaikie]

no problem mate. thanks