Hedron Grizzly Barred Flashabou
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Sku
PM-1003687
- High Contrast Barring: Alternating black stripes mimic natural prey profiles and maximize visibility in shifting water conditions.
- Marabou-Style Action: Micro-thin mylar pulses, waves, and breathes naturally in minimal current without stiffening or collapsing.
- Massive Yield: Each hank is densely packed with approximately 1,250 individual strands, providing enough material for dozens of fly tying sessions.
- Precision Dimensions: Supple strands are cut to a fine 1/69” width (~0.4mm) and a versatile 10” length.
- Fresh & Saltwater Tough: Strong synthetic construction remains highly resistant to toothy fish, kinking, and structural degradation.
Precision-cut from strong, lightweight mylar, this innovative synthetic flash features a distinct, dark grizzly-barred pattern running down the length of every strand. We find this material to be a subtle way to add flash and barring in to a pattern without making the pattern too flashy.
Whether you are layering full wings on steelhead intruders, spinning complex skirts for pike and musky baitfish, or adding a pair of quick lateral lines to a saltwater pattern, Grizzly Barred Flashabou blends seamlessly into fresh and saltwater applications. It maintains its shape and high-vis shimmer fish after fish, giving your patterns an edge in sunlit shallow flats and stained, dark rivers alike.
The Hedron Legacy: The Gold Standard of Innovation
Behind every strand of Grizzly Barred Flashabou is decades of dedicated American craftsmanship. Headquartered in Stillwater, Minnesota, Hedron, Inc. pioneered the synthetic flash category when they opened their doors in 1982 under their original name, FLASHABOU, Inc. Driven by a passion to improve upon traditional feathers, the founders developed a micro-thin, extra-limp metallic tinsel fiber designed specifically to undulate and catch light without dampening a fly's natural action.
Today, Hedron continues to manufacture the most premium flash products on the market by utilizing proprietary synthetic blends, exact geometric cuts, and highly durable color-bonding processes. Unlike generic imitations that easily mat, kink, or dull after a single dunk, genuine Hedron materials maintain their high-vis shimmer and fluid, breathing motion through endless casts and aggressive strikes.