Both the Hebert Miner and Whiting are great hackle. The major difference i find is the hook size each "brand" will tie. For larger flies the Hebert Miner hackle is ideal, where as if you want to hackle smaller flies the Whiting is better.

With saddles in the Hebert Miner line you can expect hackles from about #6 or 8 down to the odd #16, with the Whiting most of the saddles i have range from the odd #12 a lot of #14 & #16 and a few #18

Hope this helps some.

Regards,


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Jamie

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