I got about 15 of my #28 black g'nats done with one 8" midge saddle feather, and only 22 are needed. So I'll have the midge swap tied with about a feather-and-a-half. Not bad yeilds.
DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Zieger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 3:20 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Whiting Hackle Swap II - # flies per saddle hackle? > I tied 10 using one feazher today off Whiting one. > > Rick > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Preston Quan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 2:56 PM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Whiting Hackle Swap II - # flies per saddle hackle? > > > > I'm anxious and excited to get my Whiting plucked > > saddle hackles. I don't have any hackle so it will be > > nice to get an assortment (I signed up for two > > categories). > > > > Question. In general, how many flies should one > > expect to tie from one long saddle hackle? > > > > Preston > > Waterloo, Ontario > > > > > > --- John Martinez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Mine are on the way Natural Dun and White. Just out > > > of curiosity, did anyone notice big differences in > > > how many feathers per cape? The dun was > > > unbelievable, there were well over 30 feathers per > > > pack, while the white only yielded about 24-25 per. > > > Another thing, several of the white hackles were > > > broken short, I culled out the worst ones, but > > > included others since they were still fairly long > > > and had plenty of good hackle left. Most of the > > > broken feathers seem to come from the sides of the > > > skin. The dun had no broken feathers that I noticed > > > and the cape from the previous swap had only two or > > > three. > > > > > > > > > -John > > > > > >
