Whiting American Rooster Hackle

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Cape or Saddle - What's the difference?

Cape Feathers

The cape feather is the one on the right. These neck feathers are long, wide and webby and have a nice round tip. The stem is strong, so strong that the feathers hold their shape when tied in as a streamer.

The fibers on these feathers are tough, able to hold up to the rigors of saltwater. The perfect feather for tying tarpon flies. As you can see in the picture, the stem has a distinct curve making a favorite for bass bug and deceiver patterns.

Saddles Feathers

Saddles are different. The stem is not nearly as stiff and as you can see from the picture on the right, there is a wider range of feathers on a saddle.

The feathers on the upper half of the saddle have more bugger quality. Perfect for palmering around a hook, the fibers will give you movement in the water. Look at the picture on the far right. I bent the feather to show the long fibers mixed with some web.

For larger bugger, throats on flies, bodies on warm water patterns, these are a favorite

The feathers on the lower half of the saaddle are long, wide, and webby. They are more like schlappen feathers, wall to wall web. Three quarters of these feathers measure 5" and longer.

Dr. Whiting has perfected this line to the point where there is little difference from one cape or saddle to the next. However, if you would like to see the exact one you're buying, please contact me and I'll send you images of all available in the colors you want so you can select the one you like.

***To see the full selection of different feathers that are called for in stremer patterns, please visit the following page; Streamer Feathers.

American Rooster Capes

This line is unique in that these birds have been selected for wide, webby, sturdy feathers with rounded tips. A favorite among saltwater fly tyers, these feathers come in a wide selection of colors.

Both capes and saddles are available in natural and dyed colors. Take a look at the wide range of bright colors. These striking colors are dyed over white, grizzly, and badger to give the tyer almost every color and feather pattern to tie with.

		American Rooster Capes - Grizzly
		Check the drop-down menu for availability. Please call for colors not listed. Natural & Dyed grizzly dun grizzly dark olive dark olive golden olive copper olive brown coachman tan claret insect green burnt org grizzly variant Hi-Vis Colors red yellow orange chartreuse yellow chartruese silver doctor Kingfisher blue hot pink shell pink magenta purple lavander highlander green shrimp orange     Whiting American Rooster Cape / $56 To order, select a color; grizzlyolivedark olive golden olivebrowncoachman brownclaretinsect greenredyelloworangeyellow chartruesekingfishersilver doctorpurplehot pinkshell pinkmagentahighlandershrimp orange Whiting American 1/2 Rooster Cape / $30 To order, select a color; grizzlyolivedark olive golden olivebrowncoachman brownclaretinsect greenredyelloworangeyellow chartruesekingfishersilver doctorpurplehot pinkshell pinkmagentahighlandershrimp orange

		American Rooster Capes - Solid
		Check the drop-down menu for availability. Please call for colors not listed. Natural & Dyed white natural black dyed black dyed dun grey dun lt grey charcoal olive dk olive gold olive brown ginger lt ginger coachman furnace tan burnt org claret shrimp salmon copper   Hi-Vis Colors red yellow orange chartreuse yellow chartruese Kingfisher blue silver doctor hot pink shell pink magents purple lavander highlander green insect green     Whiting American Rooster Cape / $56 To order, select a color; hot pinknatural blackdyed blackdyed dungrey dunlight greycharcoalolivedark olivegolden olivebrowngingerlight gingercoachmanfurnacetanburnt orangeclaretshrimp orangesalmoncopper oliveredyelloworangeyellow chartruesekingfishersilver doctorpurplehot pinkshell pinkmagentahighlanderinsect green Whiting American 1/2 Rooster Cape / $30 To order, select a color; olivenatural blackdyed blackdyed dungrey dunlight greycharcoaldark olivegolden olivebrowngingerlight gingercoachmanfurnacetanburnt orangeclaretshrimp orangesalmoncopper oliveredyelloworangeyellow chartruesekingfishersilver doctorpurplehot pinkshell pinkmagentahighlanderinsect green

		American Rooster Capes - Badger
		Check the drop-down menu for availability. Please call for colors not listed. Natural & Dyed white red yellow orange chartruese y chart highlander silver doctor kingfisher purple hot pink shell pink color color     Whiting American Rooster Cape / $56 To order, select a color; whiteredyelloworangechartrueseyellow chartruesekingfishersilver doctorpurplehot pinkshell pinkhighlander Whiting American 1/2 Rooster Cape / $30 To order, select a color; whiteredyelloworangechartrueseyellow chartruesekingfishersilver doctorpurplehot pinkshell pinkhighlander

		American Rooster Capes - Laced
		Check the drop-down menu for availability. Please call for colors not listed. Natural & Dyed white brown olive dk olive gold olive ginger tan dun claret shrimp salmon color color color Hot Colors red yellow orange chartreuse floral highlaner purple hot pink soft pink magenta purple highlander new color new color   Whiting American Rooster Cape / $46 To order, select a color; whitebrownolivedark olivegolden olivegingertandunclaretshrimp orangesalmonredyelloworangechartrueseyellow chartruesekingfishersilver doctorpurplehot pinkshell pinkmagenta Whiting American 1/2 Rooster Cape / $25 To order, select a color; whitebrownolivedark olivegolden olivegingertandunclaretshrimp orangesalmonredyelloworangechartrueseyellow chartruesekingfishersilver doctorpurplehot pinkshell pinkmagenta

Tying with Whiting American Rooster Saddles

If you're looking for wide webby feathers, you can't find anything better than the feathers on these saddles. These are the widest feathers on the bird, the web goes clear to the edge of the feather.

Over half of the feathers on these saddles are over 4 inches long. They are perfect for tying large buggers, leeches, and teasers for the surf angers. By far, the best selling color is white, and the feathers on these saddles are paper-white.

Here you will find a wide selection of vibrant bright colors dyed over white, grizzly, badger, and laced feather patterns. The feathers are long and the stems have more flexability than a feather from a cape.

Perfect for medium to large streamers, these feathers hold their shape in water. And unlike dry fly feathers, these feathers have quite a bit of tapper. So if you're tying small flatwing patterns, decievers, or steelhead patterns, these are a must.

American Rooster Saddles

This line is unique in that these birds have been selected for wide, webby, sturdy feathers with rounded tips. A favorite among saltwater fly tyers, these feathers come in a wide selection of colors

		Rooster Saddles - Grizzly
		Check the drop-down menu for availability. Please call for colors not listed. Natural & Dyed grizzly light dark grizzly variant olive dark olive golden olive brown coachman golden brown tan march brown burnt org insect green Hi-Vis Colors red yellow orange chartreuse yellow chartruese silver doctor Kingfisher blue hot pink shell pink magenta purple lavander highlander green shrimp orange   Whiting American Rooster Saddle / $56 To order, select a color; grizzlylightdarkblackcopper olivebrowncoachman brownburnt orangeshrimp orangeinsect greengolden brownredyelloworangechartrueseyellow chartruesekingfishersilver doctorpurplehot pinkshell pinkmagentahighlander Whiting American 1/2 Rooster Saddle / $30 To order, select a color; grizzlylightdarkblackgolden olivecopper olivebrowncoachman brownburnt orangeshrimp orangeinsect greengolden brownredyelloworangechartrueseyellow chartruesekingfishersilver doctorpurplehot pinkshell pinkmagentahighlander

		Rooster Saddles - Solid
		Check the drop-down menu for availability. Please call for colors not listed. Natural & Dyed white natural black dyed black dyed dun grey dun lt grey charcoal olive dk olive gold olive brown ginger lt ginger coachman furnace tan burnt org claret shrimp salmon heron   Hi-Vis Colors red yellow orange chartreuse yellow chartruese Kingfisher blue silver doctor hot pink shell pink magents purple lavander highlander green insect green     Whiting American Rooster Saddle / $56 To order, select a color; olivenatural blackdyed blackdyed dungrey duncharcoalolivedark olivegolden olivebrowngingerlight gingercoachmanfurnacetanburnt orangeclaretshrimp orangesalmonheron greyredorangechartrueseyellow chartruesekingfishersilver doctorpurplehot pinkshell pinkmagentahighlanderinsect green Whiting American 1/2 Rooster Saddle / $30 To order, select a color; olivenatural blackdyed blackdyed dungrey duncharcoalolivedark olivegolden olivebrowngingerlight gingercoachmanfurnacetanburnt orangeclaretshrimp orangesalmonheron greyredorangechartrueseyellow chartruesekingfishersilver doctorpurplehot pinkshell pinkmagentahighlanderinsect green

		Rooster Saddles - Badger
		Check the drop-down menu for availability. Please call for colors not listed. Natural & Dyed white red yellow orange chartruese y chart highlander silver doctor kingfisher purple lavander shell pink hot pink blood red   Whiting American Rooster Saddle / $46 To order, select a color; whiteblood redyelloworangechartrueseyellow chartruesekingfishersilver doctorpurplehot pinkshell pink Whiting American 1/2 Rooster Saddle / $25 To order, select a color; whiteblood redyelloworangechartrueseyellow chartruesekingfishersilver doctorpurplehot pinkshell pink

		Rooster Saddles - Laced
		Check the drop-down menu for availability. Please call for colors not listed. Natural & Dyed white light dark brown olive dark olive gold olive dun claret shrimp salmon ginger tan color High-Vis Colors red yellow orange chartreuse floral silver doctor kingfisher hot pink soft pink magenta purple highlander new color new color   Whiting American Rooster Saddle / $46 To order, select a color; whitelightdarkbrownolivedark olivegolden olivegingertandunclaretshrimp orangesalmonredyelloworangechartrueseyellow chartruesekingfishersilver doctorpurplehot pinkshell pinkmagenta Whiting American 1/2 Rooster Saddle / $25 To order, select a color; whitelightdarkbrownolivedark olivegolden olivegingertandunclaretshrimp orangesalmonredyelloworangechartrueseyellow chartruesekingfishersilver doctorpurplehot pinkshell pinkmagenta

"No Questions Asked" Return Policy

If you order feathers from me and are not happy for whatever reason, please contact me right away and I will resolve the problem. I don't want you to be unhappy with anything you purchase.

Thanks, David 608-332-4220