Re: [VFB] Hackle splaying problem

[DMurphy832]

In a message dated 9/25/2004 9:21:35 PM , [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Soâwhat do you WANT your hackle to look like? Chris, I want the dry fly to look like it has wings and legs and not like a blur of spikes.  Most of my flys come out fine but sometimes the hackle splays and the result is a fly that catches fish but not my fancy.  I suppose that I am getting picky in my old age or just vain in trying to impress other tyers that my flys are well/properly tied.   Murf