.Midge Half Saddles – WHITING
$36.21
$49.24
Description *** VERY LIMITED STOCK *** From Whiting Farms of the USA comes these PRO GRADE MIDGE HALF SADDLES. These have to be the ultimate in dry fly hackles! If you have struggled with Indian Cock capes and saddles with stems twisting and having to wrap too many turns of hackle to get a full spread of barbs, these genetic saddles will be a breath of fresh air! With long supple quills and incredible barb density, Whiting Genetic Saddles have to be the connoisseur’s choice for fly tying. These Pro Grade saddles are from the product line that derives it heritage from the legendary Hoffman grizzly super hackle stock and has been selectively bred since the mid 1960’s specifically for fly tying. The “Midge” saddles have been graded to be capable of tying down to size 26 and even smaller; the feathers will predominantly tie sizes 18 – 24. The white saddle is surprisingly useful – you can swipe the hackles using alcohol based pens to create a wide variety of colours.
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