I don't know why the ratings for this product are so low. I've been using this for a while and love it. The only down side is it can be a little inconsistent sometimes you get a lot more synthetic and less squirrel but overall it is awesome to tie with. I use it on nymphs and emergers to get a really spikey look and I've been using it as well in a version of the bugmiester and I love it, it really as a lot of legs and movment to a pattern.