Michael Smith 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2006 In my random box of stuff I got to start tying flies with there are two bags of cock pins. What does one use them for? I've got one bag of brown and one of black. Thanks! Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hard 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2006 Im not sure I know what you mean? What is a cock pin :dunno: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2006 I dont know if I really want to know What do they look like Michael? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gregg A 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2006 What ever they are, they sound painful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atroutbum2 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2006 This is just a wild guess, but could the cock pins be rooster feathers (cock= male chicken, pins=pin feathers) If they are what i guessed, they could be the kits dry fly hackle :dunno: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michael Smith 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2006 They are little tiny feathers. So far I've found they work pretty good to hackle a number 14 ant. I'm not sure if that's what the intended use is, but it works. The feathers are about 2-3" long and the hackle fibers are about a number 12-16. Thanks! Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hard 0 Report post Posted February 12, 2006 Sounds like you have some good hackle to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
