Another good source of hackle is Collins Hackle. For the price of a neck you get both the neck & the saddle. I have found the hackle to be of good quality. He even offers 3 commercial grade necks & saddles for about $50. Check him out he will send samples to you.
Bob H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Frye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 11:16 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Hackle Question > Jimi, the Whiting 100's are nice for getting hackle of a specific size range > without buying the whole thing. They say that you should be able to get 100 > flies out of the package. For a new tyer building up a variety of material, > I like the concept as I can target what I want and get a variety of colors > for the price of a saddle. Just my thoughts. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Desert Eagle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 9:27 PM > Subject: [VFB] Hackle Question > > > > OK Folks, > > I am un-packing the materials I have and setting up the bench. I have > > some hooks 18 to 22 and need to know what I would ask for as to hackle > > feathers for dry flies for them. I really don't have any hackles suitable > > for a quality dry fly, ( of any size), they are all fairly soft and won't > > support the fly right off of the vice. > > I would like to perfect my dry flies this winter, not only in quality > > but getting smaller sizes. I do have to work this on a budget so if anyone > > could suggest what I should look for and probably more important, what to > > ask for, ( Saddles, neck, breast ???). This is where I am not very > > knowledgeable. I am used to just using what I have and can't really > identify > > or express what I need. > > Thanks, > > Jimi > > > > >
