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Rooster Cape Hackles

Rooster Cape

Dry Fly Hackles

 

A cape has a huge variation in feather/hackle size, and this is definitely its biggest advantage over a saddle. This means that the feathers can be used for a large range of different fly sizes, eliminating the need to buy multiple packs of dry fly hackle. One saddle should produce enough variation in feather size to tie pretty much any sized fly you would want.

You wonā€™t get as many feathers in a specific size though. You may find you run out of feathers in a specific size if you tie many flies in that one size.

The feathers on a cape are shorter than feathers youā€™ll find on saddles. This means that you have less overall fly tying material when you buy a cape. The hackle is also less consistent through the length of the feather and tends to taper more. This usually is not an issue unless youā€™re tying a fly that calls for very dense, consistent hackle. In this case, you can always use two feathers.

The fibers also tend to be stiffer than those in saddles (when comparing a saddle and cape of equal grade). This produces nicer looking dry flies, but the difference is so slight Iā€™m not convinced it changes how well the fly fishes. The difference is only really noticeable at the highest skill levels. For general day-to-day fly tying, theĀ difference isĀ negligible.

 

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