Not much worse in tying than blowing away a tail ready to tie in and marabou like that is not easy if even possible to put it back together, lol! I tear the barbules off the stem to keep the action super natural and tie it in like that 90% of the time and only will use a step if it's super thin and works for my eyes.
I don't use most of the tips of the marabou, but I save them for a different kind of look on a smaller jig or fly.
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