English Hackle Plier

I bought the small size to deal with my standard size being to bulk and heavy to work with on small CDC feathers. It is ideal to solve the problem. Small CDC's are now much easier to work with.

I purchased my first vise from a local fly shop and these came with it, not from JS. The hackle pliers work ok but not as easy as some others. BUT for the cost they work great and can easily get the job done.

I ordered 10 English hackle pliers for gifts for Christmas. Based on the dimensions given in the descriptions, I ordered the middle size. They were 1/4” shorter than the descriptor of 2 3/8”. I find them a little hard to operate. The pliers do their intended purpose but I now know that I should have ordered the larger 2 3/4”