Posts Tagged ‘hackle’

Hackle – fabricate a hackle

Select a hackle that has barbules that are around the length of the shank of the hook. Opps! "the smallest hackle I have is far to big for this fly ... I'll have to make a hackle"

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Bending hackles

This skill explains how to modify feathers so that when you tie them in their tips do not flare away from where they are intended to be.

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