Metz Half Rooster Saddle

With the wide range of feathers - short, long, narrow and wide - the high quality and spring rate of this Metz Half Rooster Saddle far exceeds the usual quality standards. Due to the rich, consistent colors of these saddles, you’re given inexhaustible fields of application. Not only larger dry flies but also all sorts of salmon, steelhead and saltwater flies and various streamers for perch, pike, etc. can be tied.

Unfortunately, high-quality capes are always available in limited quantities. Therefore, we are very pleased to be able to offer these quality Rooster Saddles at a sensational price-performance ratio.

Information about Metz:

In the early 1970s, Metz in Pennsylvania, USA revolutionized the world of fly tying for the first time with the introduction of the first highly developed Hackle breeds. At first, the Hackle was produced in pure dry fly quality and in a complete color palette. A product that allowed the fly tying community to mimic the natural insects more accurately than ever before, helping the fly fishermen not only to float its dry flies higher in the water film but also for a longer period of time (even through the fastest currents) because these feathers just stay dry longer. Metz was therefore considered the uncontested standard in the 70s and 80s. Now Metz is making a phenomenal comeback!

A large number of feathers with beautiful, almost fluffless, thin, flexible and an even shape, which have stiff and dense fibers, as well as a complete range of sizes, are still the standard of Metz’ feathers. Deep, natural, consistent colors are the trademark of Metz. Strict selection in breeding, coupled with strict procedures in sorting, guarantee saddles in top quality - at all times. Today, the highest quality commercially available flies are 100% tied with Metz hackle.

Tip: If the feathers have become crooked from storage in your array of materials, they can be straightened again by holding them over the water vapor from a tea kettle (or similar devices). The feathers then look like new again.