Quote Originally Posted by ScottP View Post
<snip> If you want to use wood duck, but don't want to pay the price, substitute mallard dyed wood duck; they'll be very elegant looking flies with either.

Regards,
Scott
Scott, I think wood duck flank feathers are a good bit stiffer that mallard and that might make a real difference with parachute posts. I am much too much a cheapskate to use something as expensive as wood duck flank for parachute posts so I'm afraid I cannot answer to using that for posts.

Regards,
Ed