Got some saddle hackle in the mail today and been playing with it already. It does work better than neck hackle.
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Got some saddle hackle in the mail today and been playing with it already. It does work better than neck hackle.
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Looking good Scott
If that one on top right doesn't load the cooler, Nothing Will!!!!
Good looking ties.
Good I knew you would like that better since that is more in line with how it should be used. Neck hackle makes great tail feathers and saddle is best used in collars or palmered hackle applications. It's a bit stiffer so stand up better too.
You also may want to try different amounts as most fly tyers say it takes less than some would think and works better, but I have no real personal info if that is true or not. Some like it heavy and some less is what they look for so maybe experiment some?
Good job,
Skip
Those are nice!!! Good work Scott :).
Good looking wraps with just getting it. Very nice. I will see if I can find what is considered the fly tyers bible on hackle. All I remember off the top of me head that a size 8 streamer hook only needs 5-6 wraps from bend to eye. It doesn't take much for sure, the idea is to give it a profile and give the fish something to feel in it's mouth so it holds on longer.
I can't wait to get that long whooly bugger saddle from Skip. It will be so much easier than my saddle hackle to tie small jigs and flies.
Have fun with it and remember to save those tips and butt sections. Too many uses for them to throw them away.
When you get to the jig head, how much you wrap depends on what you want for looks and how you want it to effect the jig. A little bit will only give a profile to the jig, a lot of hackle at the jig head could slow the fall and possibly make it wobble and move erratically on the fall.
There you go Scott!!!!!!!! Yeah it works way better. As Skip said some like a heavy collar some a sparse collar it's up to you. Plus one feather ties several jigs, which makes it a cost effective material.
Fatman
Thanks everyone. What can I do with the marabou section of the hackle feather that you don't use? It's looks too good the throw away, but not long enough to make a tail.
Nie looking jigs Scott.:)
some nice looking jigs...i like the bottom one for sure..
Nice work, all 3 should put dinner on the tabel in short order.
Nice work, all 3 should put dinner on the table in short order.
The fluff part of the feather you cans use a tail material, or if you get enough put it in a dubbing loop and spin it around the shank of the jig for a body
Fatman
Thanks Fatman, I knew there was something I could do with it. It's wat too pretty to chunk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fatman