thanks so much. I loved Denny's hackle but can't remember the fellow who bought him out. As I need colors, I just tried Collins hackle. The terribly dyed Whiting hackle will be in the mail back to the UK as soon as I can send it Tuesday. This color debaucle was really off-putting for me on Whiting hackle.
On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 9:17 AM, Pete Gramp <[email protected]> wrote: > I used to like Denny Conrad's hackle, not sure if the company he sold to > is doing the same quality - just haven't looked into it, honestly. I > recently got two capes and two saddles from Collins Hackle farms, grade 3 > but ties 10 to 18 for capes and 12 to 16s for saddle, the whole lot of it, > all 4 items, were 60 bucks (plus whatever trivial amount postage was). A > note, though, he doesn't wash the feathers. He claims it retains the oils, > which is good, true, but it also doesn't clean off the, well pardon my > language but, chicken umm "waste". I think that's the most politically > correct way to word it? Excellent, beautiful colors, high barb count, > sturdy yet thin stemmed, some of the best hackle I've worked with > honestly. Can't praise his hackle enough. > When I went to order, I called him, spoke to him personally, had all > intentions of buying a grade 1, he said don't waste your money get 2 grade > 3's, they'll tie the sizes I want in the same quality, I just won't get 20s > and smaller. He helped me select the color, asked what look I wanted for > the flies, etc, gave me some background on the hackle itself - very > knowledgeable guy, willing to share but isn't cocky or shoving info down > your throat or a "used car salesman" type. Honest guy, wanting to please > his customer. I couldn't praise him more, and will be back as soon as I > save up (admittedly will be a while) for another cape-and-free-saddle combo. > Just my 2 cents worth, I'm sure there are plenty of other fine hackle > suppliers out there but Collins is my new personal favorite. > -Pete > > On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 10:49 AM, Joyce M Westphal <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Thanks for your reply. I will no longer buy any hackle I can't hold in >> my hand and see with my own eyes. >> >> On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 8:25 AM, J Balmer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I can’t answer that question, but because of a couple issues in the past >>> (& the fact that I only tie for me, two or three friends & the occasional >>> swap) I only buy what I can hold in my hand or from people I truly trust. >>> >>> >>> >>> J >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On >>> Behalf Of *Joyce M Westphal >>> *Sent:* Sunday, July 3, 2016 8:14 AM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* [VFB] re: Whiting hackle bad colors >>> >>> >>> >>> I just got an order of Whiting rooster saddles from Lakeland Flytying in >>> the UK> These were to be black/claret dyed, fiery brown and lake olive. I >>> was amazed at how bad the colors were. The black claret has no claret, just >>> straight purple on the black. The fiery brown has no brown, rather a >>> red/orange color, and the lake olive is yellow gold, no green in the mix. I >>> have compared this hackle color with the same hackle colors that I had on >>> thiss colored hackle from Whiting before, This dye job must have been done >>> by someone who is color blind. I am wondering, does Whiting do the dying >>> or is this bad color job done by Lakeland flytying? I would appreciate any >>> input at all. 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