The Whiting Heritage Hackle Saddles are the colours of yesteryear from the days of Ted Hebert and Andy Miner and then the quality has been improved by Dr.Tom Whiting with his selective breeding program. The Heritage hackle is all about the most sought after hard to get colours like Speckled Badger, Speckled Duns and the Champagne range of colours and those very special Unique Variants that you only see once in a while!! Owning a Heritage Hackle Saddle is something to treasure as the colouration on most is unique with each saddle being very special in its own right.
Whiting Heritage Hackles Rooster Saddle in Mixed Colours C FURNACE Splashed with CREETying Approx 12/14/16, this is a STUNNING SADDLE and ONE OF THE SADDLES that makes the Heritage range so SPECIAL!!!OK so it’s the wrong way round but it’s a cracker, the Furnace is some of the best Furnace we have seen in a long time, dark and rich in colour with a very well marked centre and yes it’s got a splashing of CREE and that CLASSIC CREE is well marked and you get enough to tie a hundred flies or more!!!! C is a UNIQUE Combination of Colours and a true one off!!! Densely hackled with hackles that average 12-16” (31-41cm) long and splashed with some Rusty Hackles. Take a good look at all the images provided because this saddle is a stunner!!Remember your buying the saddle in the image!!!
Sizing is done by nige, the Uk and Europe Tend to size different to the USA, as far as nige is concerned the size should be from the shank to the point, not 1 ½ to 2 times the hook gape. A nige 14 on the Whiting hackle Gauge is a size 18!!!!
Nige spoke to the Whiting Grading Team, Grade 3 is equivalent to Bronze Grade!!!
Remember this is a buy what you see product range so you get the saddle in the image. Read the description and look at the images to see the true colour range!!!!