Sorry DonO, can't side with U on this one. The new Whiting stuff, you'd need a microscope to find a substantial difference.
We gotta chat soon!
Brian
Brian Van Erem <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have to side to the contrary. Both Whiting neck and saddles are about equal in web, stiffness, and "floatability". For that matter, both have thin supple stems, which is probably a greater factor in clean, well hackled dries than any other factor. The saddles may have more fibers per inch -- a consideration when you only want to put two turns on the fly and still want a decent density. Even the length of the newer capes' feathers rivals short saddles (a neck I have is unbelievable, I could pick a few feathers off it and put them on a table. I have little doubt that I could run them off as saddles). Moral of the story, the biggest difference is price. If you need the diversity of a neck, do it. Otherwise I think the saddle is a better deal.
My 2 bits,
Brian
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think we could all agree that a high quality Whiting Saddle is both
convienent and economical to use, while a whiting neck provides a greater
variety of feather sizes... but beyond that are there any clear advantages of
one over the other? My gut feeling is that a neck hackle has the edge in
stiffness and straightness, and perhaps floatablility. What do you guys
think, and which do you prefer to use?
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