I started fly tying again after a 35 year hiatus, something to do with working between college and retirement, and I began with substandard hackle. I am glad I used the substandard stuff when I re-learned the art because I tied a lot of real dogs. You know, the stuff you might one day give the local kids for sunnies. I've since gotten my tying skill up to speed and because I fish with what I tie one thing is absolute, you MUST use good quality hackle when tying dry flies!. Any old webby hackle can be used for wets and buggers and the like but when you are tying flies that need to float DO NOT SKIMP on the quality of the hackle!