Allstar,

Most catalogs carry imported necks for around 5-7 dollars. I would recommend that you try tying with a couple of these. They will make you appreciate really good hackle when you change over to genetic feathers. I have to agree with Steve that Denny's grade 3 necks are a lot of "Bang for the Buck.

When I started tying the imported necks were all that we had. They were short, had a stem like a truck spring and had few hackles smaller than #16. I like to tell everyone that I started tying when all hackle was bad. Good luck. 8T