Hey Mike,

I think that the advice given here is really good. Gradually acquiring capes and saddles is a good way to build your tying stock. I believe that Whiting 100's are a great way to go for a new tyer who has yet to build up a reserve of hackles. $11 dollars gets you tying that particular size and color. It's also a good way for the old guys like me to to replace hackle when well-used capes are stripped bare of all the #14 or #16 hackles. BTW, most of the Whiting 100's I have used do have a couple of different hackle sizes in them. 8T

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