Rene They offers a variety of products.  Collins generally sells direct.
You get both the cape and the saddle for the same price.
http://store.catskillflies.com/fly-tying-materials---tools-collins-hackl
e.html 

This flys shop carries some of the products.  If you send a SAE he will
send you a sample.  Contact me off list.

BobH

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Subject: Re: [VFB] Hackle size

They are specialized on Saltwater? Do you have a link for them?
BTW: I started to use Conranch Hen Saddles for 'Bugger'. Good results!
Rene

Bob Haering wrote:

>Rene Collins Hackle may be what you are looking for
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>BobH
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>On Behalf Of Rene Zillmann
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>Steve,
>that's true. I have a hard time sometimes as well, to find larger and 
>webbier hackle  - for parachutes and Buggers.
>All the new saddles I got, are focused on the smaller, webb free 
>feathers. Whitings Hebert miner saddles seems to go for the larger
ones,
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>but I'm not sure.
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>Thanks to (almost <G>) all who replied on my question. Hackle size
seems
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>to be a  very personal thing. But what are the official proportions for

>a mayfly, a caddis?
>Wondering in Germany
>Rene
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>>Hi Rene,
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>>I'm finding that my major problem is finding a wide range of sizes in 
>>suitable hackle materials. Many of our fine genetic capes seem to be 
>>focused on #14-18. When you need larger or smaller sizes than these, 
>>it get's difficult to find them.
>>Steve Schalla
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