Bob Cunningham 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2009 Hi All. I am looking for some advice on a nice hackle feather to tie Soft Hackle Woolly Worms, ala Rick Osthoff's designs. I'm tying in larger sizes for smallies, bigger than his 12's and hen neck feathers look to be too small. Would you guys lean to hen saddle, or what? I'm looking for that real nice pulsing action on a drift or working it. Thanks for any suggestions. Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dafunk5446 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2009 I would recommend Whiting American capes. You will find a large variety of feather sizes on these capes. I use the capes for bass bugs and other larger patterns, if those wont cut it, a saddle surely would. If you can, I would recommend going to a fly shop and check out the differences between the capes and saddles and see which you like more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted March 30, 2009 this says hen hackle http://www.warmwaterflytyer.com/patterns4.asp?page=19 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
