sunsignarcher
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I've been working with one of the Whiting intro hackle packs that come with the 4 half capes learning to tie drys. Ive been very happy with all but one of the capes.
Everything I've tied with the griz has been a headache. The hackle just rolls and rolls and wants to be on its back or face no matter how I tie it in. At first I thought it was me but I dont have this problem with any other cape, hen, rooster even the partridge was easy.
I stopped torturing myself today and took a good look at these feathers in comparison to the other capes in the pack. The individual griz feathers are cupped twice what the other capes are all the way to their tips. They are also very dense and hard to preen back without kinking half the barbs.
Is it me, or is the cape? Are these characteristics common ones I should be able to work with or should I scrap this thing and get a replacement?
And where could I go to find a good hackle selection I can look over and inspect before I buy?
Everything I've tied with the griz has been a headache. The hackle just rolls and rolls and wants to be on its back or face no matter how I tie it in. At first I thought it was me but I dont have this problem with any other cape, hen, rooster even the partridge was easy.
I stopped torturing myself today and took a good look at these feathers in comparison to the other capes in the pack. The individual griz feathers are cupped twice what the other capes are all the way to their tips. They are also very dense and hard to preen back without kinking half the barbs.
Is it me, or is the cape? Are these characteristics common ones I should be able to work with or should I scrap this thing and get a replacement?
And where could I go to find a good hackle selection I can look over and inspect before I buy?