Hi Eric,

For some of us on this BB, 1950 is not "forever," it was, however, a few years back. You do raise an interesting point about parachute hackle falling out of favor in the 1950's and 1960's. It's just my opinion but I believe that the development of high quality, genetic hackle brought about the return of the parachute style hackle. The old Indian and Chinese hackles had stiff center stems that slipped off the wings and were hard to secure. Many of us tried parachute flies with less than satisfactory result. The genetic hackle with its soft, pliable center stem were relatively easy to tie in the parachute style. I don't think it's a coincidence that parachutes flies regained popularity as genetic hackle became widely available. Just my 2% of a dollar. 8T

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