we were searching the Internet to day for materials we come across this place we found the prices fairly reasonable here is a link.
JS Fly Fishing: Rod Building, Fly Tying: Chenille & Braid
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we were searching the Internet to day for materials we come across this place we found the prices fairly reasonable here is a link.
JS Fly Fishing: Rod Building, Fly Tying: Chenille & Braid
I bought some crosscut rabbit from them. Reasonable prices and a great selection. A little slow on delivery but I'm kinda spoiled by Crazy Angler's 1-2 day turn around.
Pepop You are only about 20 miles from him. If I lived that close I would just deposit my all my money in Roberts bank account. Would save him time and money to deposit my checks. AS if that mattered I only live 75 miles from him. If I need it bad enough I just take a road trip.
Redman
ALRIGHT Redman!! How did you know about mine & Robert's arrangement!!??!!
I know of both pretty well. JS is pretty good place. Crazy Angler is probably better on price. Just my 2 cents.
JS has a lot of materials but the shipping is to slow and they don't tell you about back orders until you have ordered. I'm not happy with there costumer service either. Made an order last month and still waiting on a back order product. One product I ordered (a $20 product) was replaced with a $2 product. Called them and was told they would send it out along with my back order? If I had know the product was on back order I would have placed my order elsewhere. Just beware of slow service if you are depending on receiving materials to fill an order.
JS is good but hate the shipping times!! Another good one is The Hook & Hackle Company . They used to based out of Plattsburgh, NY and when I was stationed there, I just went in and picked up my stuff. He retired and sold it and the company moved to PA.
I always call my order in as they're pretty good about knowing if stuff will be back ordered or not.
Doug JS has a back-order list on their feathers so I went with a color that would work and that was listed in-stock. I have made other orders from them that I didn't need fast and received the orders with no problems and their whole hide zonkers are very nice with a great price. I order a lot from Barlows also and they take care of their regular costumers but sometimes you have to order from different places to be able to get all the materials you need. Heck you know how it is, I think all the company's out there has some of our money at one time or another :).
I have ordered quite a bit from ZONKERS you have to be a little careful sometimes they will sing you a grade off of were it regionally what I mean sometimes the feathers will be pretty chewed up and sometimes they are a size bigger than you normally want it but we've had no problem with them they are very sufficient about their business they are very good about if there is a mistake they definitely will replace it all the comments are very interesting in helpful to a lot of people I have to agree that crazy angler or Robert is very fast with his shipping he is a top-notch supplier of materials and most of the stuff that we are using we can get it through him but some of the stuff that I do need by order by the pound in large quantities so I use a variety of suppliers.
Thanks for the post always looking!!! Crazy angler good folks and Jann's netcraft. is a good one we use!!! and fast on service!!
Don't forget all the other ones out there as there are so many and all of them have something to offer.
yes I agree with you skip there are so many out there to offer different things it's amazing what the different companies have to offer or maybe I should say retailers but a is a lot of fun to go through their websites to search out new materials.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
Snake - you might want to check these guys out - Minimum order is $100 but alot of stuff is in 1/2 lb. quantities at $20 so $100 would be easy to do.
W.W. Swalef & Son - Wholesale Dealers of all Types of Fancy Feathers
Fatman I have even got samples from them and they are fine and have good prices, but for neck hackle I just like Hareline's Saltwater Neck Hackle best and it seems their hackle is better or in better shape than most. Lots of places sell their hackle, but it does cost a bit more than regular neck hackle, but even guys like your link if you tell them you want 4" to 6" and not 3" to 5", their price goes up double over the shorter stuff.
fatman I already buy materials from them we have bought about 20 pounds of feathers from them they are good people to work with most of their stuff is imported from China you have to go through the grades of hackles to get what you want it was no problem to find what I wanted is I wanted a pure white rooster type hackle they are superfast on delivery I didn't have any problems there when they get a shipment from China it's usually a giant container we have talked many times with the owner but they do have reasonable prices though a lot of the material might be not the top of the grade but they are good enough for what I do most of the better hackle comes from the US Oregon has some fantastic stuff if you're wanting to wait three years I tried to book but I'm not going to wait three years to get my order but of course we are not into tying dry flies or trout flies anymore so the grade of material that I buy is not the tops skip the people that you buy your saltwater hackle from are the salt water hackle imported or are they from the US there is a difference between imported feathers in the ones that we have in the US the ones in the US are greater out a little bit better so I'm assuming that your supplier is getting them from the US I could be wrong most of the Hackel that is sold out there is imported when I was in China I didn't have the time to find a source of feathers I'm sure that I would not be able to bring them with me may be the strong hackle I might've got away with but I know for fact that you cannot bring anything with skin on the feathers anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fatman
Don't forget Cascade Crest Tool for materials. Good guy and has a lot of stuff.
Just received some of their chenille today that TNT carries, nice materials.Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
Also received a e-mail from J Stockard that the remainder of my order shipped today, should have it in 4 to 8 days? A little slow but at least it is now coming.
If Cascade is new to you, then you need to check them out really well. I have bought from them for years and love the Crystal Antron as they are the ones that send that to other suppliers so they have even more. Also they have some different materials that you may find attractive. Get a catalog or look on line.Quote:
Originally Posted by STUMP HUNTER