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Capt Bob LeMay

Forlorn fishing report, 22 March 2020

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Change is how things work I suppose - but I wouldn't mind turning back the clock 30 or 40 years or so.... the trouble is that I'd probably not be one bit smarter...

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On 3/23/2020 at 6:37 AM, Capt Bob LeMay said:

Tail:  eight wide webby saddle hackles, color of choice (four on a side with the curve facing inward - in the same manner a Deceiver is tied).  Finding the right        saddles is not easy - I use saddles from strung dyed saddle bundles that are usually listed as seven inches long...

Bob, 

Have you considered CDLSaddle or Rooster Cape hackles for the tails?  They are nice and stiff but with great coloration and contrasts—especially the dyed badger capes.  I’ve been tying all my Deceiver style flies with CDL hackle for several years with great success.  Plus CDL capes are significantly cheaper (especially rooster) capes than regular capes.,

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Where can I find them?  They'd have to be really cheap to come in lower in price that strung saddles at wholesale....

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26 minutes ago, Capt Bob LeMay said:

Where can I find them?  They'd have to be really cheap to come in lower in price that strung saddles at wholesale....

I am not a commercial tyer or outfitter so I pay retail, but that said most Whiting CDL Rooster capes go for $22-25, On Ebay or in fly shops.  Saddles run $35-60 depending on grade.  My favorite source is 

https://www.ebay.com/str/farwestflyshop/Capes-Saddles-Whiting/_i.html?_storecat=435845119

but you probably can probably get them at wholesale from your suppliers.  A $25 dyed CDL rooster cape has far more quality hackles than the equivalent $$ packs of strung hackle.

http://whitingfarms.com/coq-de-leon-hackle/

Here is a post I wrote about CDL a while back

https://www.jsflyfishing.com/blog/simple-flies-cdl-bb/#more-5323

You gotta try it to believe in it

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