Metz Saddle Signature hackle has long, softer rooster-saddle feathers suited to larger dry flies, streamers, and Woolly Buggers. Metz lists the saddle for hook sizes 6 through 14.
Specifications
Grade: Signature (Metz grade)
Hook Sizes: 6 through 14
Feather Type: Rooster saddle hackle
Applications: Larger dry flies, streamers, and Woolly Buggers
Available In: Black, Brown, Cream, Dun, Ginger, Ginger Barred, Grizzly, Light Blue Dun, Medium Dun, and White Splashed.
Best for: Larger dry flies, Woolly Buggers, and streamers, including tying several flies in a similar size.
A saddle offers a narrower size range than a cape, with long feathers suited to repeated wraps. Metz describes its saddles as long and softer, and recommends them for larger dry flies, streamers, and Woolly Buggers. The listed hook range is 6 through 14, which makes this format useful when you're tying runs of similar patterns. Select a feather that matches the hook and fly you're tying; how many flies you get from one feather depends on the pattern and size.
Signature is one of Metz's saddle grades, alongside Legacy. The available colors include familiar choices such as Grizzly, Ginger, and Cream, as well as Dun shades and White Splashed. Choose a solid or barred option to suit the pattern, then use the saddle for larger dries or streamer work where its longer, softer hackle is appropriate.
Metz Saddle Signature hackle has long, softer rooster-saddle feathers suited to larger dry flies, streamers, and Woolly Buggers. Metz lists the saddle for hook sizes 6 through 14.
Specifications
Grade: Signature (Metz grade)
Hook Sizes: 6 through 14
Feather Type: Rooster saddle hackle
Applications: Larger dry flies, streamers, and Woolly Buggers
Available In: Black, Brown, Cream, Dun, Ginger, Ginger Barred, Grizzly, Light Blue Dun, Medium Dun, and White Splashed.
Best for: Larger dry flies, Woolly Buggers, and streamers, including tying several flies in a similar size.
A saddle offers a narrower size range than a cape, with long feathers suited to repeated wraps. Metz describes its saddles as long and softer, and recommends them for larger dry flies, streamers, and Woolly Buggers. The listed hook range is 6 through 14, which makes this format useful when you're tying runs of similar patterns. Select a feather that matches the hook and fly you're tying; how many flies you get from one feather depends on the pattern and size.
Signature is one of Metz's saddle grades, alongside Legacy. The available colors include familiar choices such as Grizzly, Ginger, and Cream, as well as Dun shades and White Splashed. Choose a solid or barred option to suit the pattern, then use the saddle for larger dries or streamer work where its longer, softer hackle is appropriate.