Moshup 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2020 Quill Gordon sz 14. Using a Collins Barred Dark Dun commercial grade cape feather. Screwed up the head because my thread started to fray. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2020 A pic of the cape that tied that fly. Not bad for 15.00. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samsonboi 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2020 Wow! Would have gotten a commercial grade, but he has a $40 minimum order, and I wanted head cement, so instead I went for a Grade 3 and two $5 bottles of the head cement- one penetrating, one regular. Probably should have gone for a commercial plus head cement plus spade fibers plus something else. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2020 You’ll be pleased regardless . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samsonboi 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2020 I'm certain I will- and while you (maybe someone else) said that the saddles are not much to write home about, I'm sure I can put the saddle to good use. That is part of the reason I decided on the Grade 3 as well And I don't really need spade hackle- the capes I have now have a good amount left, plus I have woodchuck.(my favorite tailing material of all time) Also moose, caribou, and elk. Though I thanked you already for the capes you sent when I was starting in dry flies, I would like to thank you again, and also Flytire for the beautiful grizzly cape he sent when I posted asking about a cheap source of good grizzly last year. I waited until my skills had progressed a little more to start using that cape- and the feathers are great. And Mogup, I still have the capes you sent too- the black 1/2 cape was so good I can hardly bear to use it. It still has most of its feathers, especially since they're so long I get 2-3 flies out of each. The dun cape is well used, and the brown cape is kaput except for smaller sizes and schlappen, plus some spade hackle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2020 You’re welcome samsonboi . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted May 10, 2020 What color cape did u order from Collins ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samsonboi 0 Report post Posted May 11, 2020 Brown Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2020 Does anyone have comments regarding Collins saddles? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2020 Not very good ! If I were looking for saddles I’d look elsewhere. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samsonboi 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2020 The saddles are just bonus with the capes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Mogup said: Not very good ! If I were looking for saddles I’d look elsewhere. What is your recommendation of what can be tied from them...buggers, streamers? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
samsonboi 0 Report post Posted May 12, 2020 Well, yes, probably good Matukas and featherwings, but he does sell a line of bugger hackle as well. He has a lot of stuff- check his website out. http://www.collinshacklefarm.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moshup 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2020 1 hour ago, fshng2 said: What is your recommendation of what can be tied from them...buggers, streamers? Yes that you can use them for. They don’t really lends themselves to tying dry flies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fshng2 0 Report post Posted May 13, 2020 Thanks for the info Samsonboi & Mogup. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
