How many of the lttle V's you cut of hackle do you normally use on say a 1/16oz jig?
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How many of the lttle V's you cut of hackle do you normally use on say a 1/16oz jig?
I use the same on all of my tails. I use one tip and 2 of the V's. The V's is one reason I like buying the more costly neck hackle that is the 4"-6". I generally get a little longer and maybe a little wider hackle feather when I buy that size. The only problem comes on some colors it's very hard if not impossible to get all the colors I want and then I will take the 3"-5" hackle for the color I want. Also not every supplier has the dame quality of neck hackle and I find my favorite is Hareline and if you don't buy from them then you can get it from Bob Marriott's for sure. I also love their variegated neck hackle too. Cascade is better on number of colors, but I still like Hareline when it comes to neck hackle quality.
Also usually if I am struggling to fine enough of the color I am in to find the longer ones I will try a long on with a short one on top so they all stick out at different lengths.
Oh and I cut every feather as many V's as I can and what ever I don't use I keep storing them in a zip lock inside the zip lock I keep that color in. I keep everything from that color in the same bag just separated by more zip locks, LOL! I start with a Qt' storage bag and V's go into a sandwich bag and the remaining parts go in some other bag.
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Thanks for the info.
Your welcome!
I'm writing all of this down. LOL Thanks guys.
how about some pictures of each step...
Did you see the slide show?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nightprowler64
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/jig-t...tying-jig.html
Also I did make a small video of the cutting the feathers just playing around, but will give a link to it too and maybe that will help.
I think this is right...
YouTube - ‪MOV04332 mpeg2video‬‎
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I'm on Bob's site but I don't find any hackle by that manufacture.
Found them but there are so many to chose from. What should I look for besides 5-7 inches?
Is this what I want Rooster 5-7'' Strung Saddle Hackle
No Let me get a link at Bob Marriott's so you can see the package. It's Neck Hackle and not saddle hackle, it make a big difference in my tails for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by hunter7711
Bob Marriott's Fly Fishing Store - Detail1 - 0007024001 - Saltwater Neck Hackle - Fly Tying Materials - Bob Marriott's Fly Fishing Store
I also like this for a variant or variegated what ever one want to call it...
Bob Marriott's Fly Fishing Store - Detail1 - 0007021860 - Grizzly Variant Neck Hackle - Fly Tying Materials - Bob Marriott's Fly Fishing Store
I know Crazy Angler has Wapsi hackle and it's what I get if I can't get what I really want. I don't think he has Hareline and really that is the only Neck Hackle I can find that really makes me happy. I even bought some pounds of it and let me tell you even at that much it's about 2 times what the 3"-5" is because there are just less of that size feathers.
Skip
Thanks for the links Skip. I wasn't sure about the "saltwater" part.
Scott
That is just what they call it and is the same as others except it's longer and has more usable and better parts.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottV
hunter make sure you don't use the saddle hackle for this, it's great for it's main use, but this is not is. It's more for a collar or palmered hackle and has a more narrow tip and stuffer barbules.
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