Marabou

[crappie cowboy]

I'm having a hard time finding chartreuse marabou, I've looked at janscraft, they have green but no chartreuse green.
What else could I use other than marabou?

spider rig man

[backtocrappie]

Cabelas fly fishing didn't have it?

[Sandwich Maker]

www.barlows.com has it. Online you can see the different types of marabou they carry and all of it comes in chartruese. I use the strung pin marabou. They have a color chart where you can choose. Their prices are good and they usually ship really fast. Here's the page:
http://www.barlowstackle.com/acb/sho...=1911&CATID=61

[jigsbydirk]

barlows is about the only place to get yellow chartruese. Cabelas used to carry it and they had the best quality of it, then a place called anglers supply had it and pretty good quality, now barlows is the only place i have found it but it is more exspensive and not as good of quality. Sure wish those crappie didn't like that color so much :-)

[CrappieAddiction]

Online or i use Gander.... Dont forget to try Craft stores since you can get a lot of things cheaper in those.

[skiptomylu]

The Green Chartreuse is FL. Chartreuse.

[beenfishin?]

Barlows and basspro both have it. I get it from both. Don't know if you can get it online but I know you can get it at the memphis store.

[BleuGhill]

Slighly off topic, but I'd like to know of a good source for loose chicken hackle in various colors. I've seen it on Ebay but would rather have someone recommend a dealer that they have used.

The last I bought was a few years ago from a tackle shop in Morristown, TN and it was in 1/4 ounce zipper bags. Came in dun-gray, purple, green brown, white, black, pink, etc. and I love it for crappie and bluegill jigs. Too far to drive to Morristown though!

As for marabou, I'd like to order some of that as well, but Barlow's minimum shipping charges are the pits. So, I'd like to find a marabou dealer that has a shipping policy like Lester J's. Now that is a FIRST CLASS place to deal with!!

[shipahoy41]

Get the white marabou and dye it hartreuse. There is a thread on here about dying with koolaid and jello. I tried it and it works. You can get a real pretty chartreuse and a pretty good red one too.

What You Need:
• Protein fiber (wool, alpaca, silk, etc.) made into loosely tied skeins.
• Unsweetened Kool-Aid packages. A good starting point is one package of Kool-Aid per one ounce of fiber.
• Water
• Vinegar
• For stovetop method: stainless steel or unchipped enamal pot. DO NOT use aluminum or cast iron. If you plan on dyeing more than a single ounce at a time, use a large soup pot.
- or -
For microwave method: Pyrex or other heat resistant glass pan, microwavable clear plastic wrap (such has Handi-Wrap or Saran Wrap). Masking tape to tape up the ends of the plastic wrap once you've wrapped the dye-saturated yarn.
• Small plastic spatula for mixing.
• Rubber gloves, otherwise you will end dyeing your fingers in the process.
• Heat source.
The Basic Recipe:
As a starting point, for each ounce of fiber (spun or unspun) you plan on dyeing, use:
One package of unsweetened Kool-Aid
Liquid (8 oz total):
6 ounces of water 2 ounces of vinegar
If you want the color to be less intense, use less Kool-Aid in the same amount of water. Conversely, more Kool-Aid will give you more color. For consistent results, dissolve the Kool-Aid in the water/vinegar solution and dilute the resulting solution.
Dyeing with Kool-Aid does not require a mordant.
How to Dye Your Fiber
There are two basic methods for dyeing fiber with Kool-Aid: the microwave method and the stovetop method. Each works very well, although your results may vary slightly.


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