The stunning Bronze Rooster Saddles from Whiting are a top choice for tying dry flies – whether it's classic Adams or modern Stimulators. They impress with a remarkable quantity of feathers in various sizes, ranging from extremely small (for hook sizes 20 and smaller) to relatively large feathers for bushy dry flies or to enhance your streamers. Thanks to their flexible yet sturdy quills, they are easy to work with. Moreover, their stiff fibers impart excellent floating properties to your dry flies. Additionally, these feathers exhibit a nearly consistent fiber length, which is advantageous for tying dense and uniform hackle collars, for example.
Apart from dry flies, these saddles are also suitable for tying streamers – such as being used as the body hackle of a Wooly Bugger or to put the finishing touch on larger pike or saltwater streamers.
The Bronze Saddles strike a perfect balance between quality and affordability. One feather typically covers 6-8 hook sizes (e.g., #10-18), is easy to handle, and is the right choice for 90% of fly tyers. For perfect proportions of dry flies, you can use a Whiting hackle gauge to always know which hackle suits which hook size.
In short, these stunning rooster saddles are an absolute delight for tying dry flies. Thanks to their Bronze classification, they offer unbeatable value for money. They are sure to bring a smile to every passionate fly tyer's face!
Details:
- First-class cock saddles with an outstanding price-performance ratio
- Ideal for tying all types of dry flies
- Also suitable for streamer patterns such as flatwings
- Also suitable for very small flies
- Extremely flexible yet stable quills
- Impressive density of fibers
Established back in 1989, the American manufacturer Whiting is the undisputed number one when it comes to the production of high-quality fly tying feathers. In fact, all products from the legendary poultry breeder Dr. Tom Whiting have one thing in common: a constant premium quality, which will easily please the most demanding fly tyers. Without a doubt, the amazing quality of these products reflects the well-being of these impressive birds. Thus, these stunning capes and saddles set completely new standards in every respect. Therefore, it is hardly surprising that there is a very high demand for these unique products – because the modern world of fly tying is hard to imagine without the truly amazing feathers from Whiting!
