Quote Originally Posted by redietz View Post
Did you factor in tailing material at all in cost/100 calculations? A cape with few or no spade hackles is going to require another source of tails, which adds to the cost, even though spade hackles are not "useable" for hackle.
If not, Collins carries what he calls Tailing Packs. Not necessarily spade hackle, I've seen them called scapular feathers, but they're good for flies up to a #8. I bought a bag of ginger, brown, grizzly and dun years ago and they should hold me for a long time; think I paid $5/bag.
About the only thing my old Metz necks are good for anymore is the spade hackles.

Regards,
Scott