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 L Dark to Medium Red Game with Furnace Hackles Down the Middle Approx tying Sizes 10/12/14 is a nice mix of Red Game Type hackles with plenty of Furnace down the centre and tying a very popular range of sizes. Saddle hackles are so good for palmering due to their length, no need for hackle pliers until the last2-3 flies!! Hackle length is approx..12-16” so each hackle will tie multiple flies. Remember your buying the saddle in the image!!!
Heritage Saddles keep on delivering the very best natural colours and colour combinations!!!! Very Densely Hackled with hackles that average 12-20” (30-51cm) Remember your BUYING THE SADDLE IN THE IMAGE with the Heritage Range!!!!
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!!!!