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 I GOLDEN BADGER Tying approx.. 10 /12/ 14/ 16 the perfect range of sizes for most fly tiers!!! Saddle I is such a nice saddle with very long hackles, a well-marked centre and a range of Golden Badger Shades with some going more to cream or Silver Badger so from the tiers pint of view you are getting a range of hackles from one saddle!!!! Look at the images on the website to see the true range of colours, Saddle I is VERY Densely Hackled and those hackles are long!!! Like the picture buy it!!!
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!!!!