Genetic cock and hen capes

[Fish'n'Chips]

Hello,could someone please recommend a good quality cock and hen cape and advise where these can be bought.It's for my father who only ties as a hobby so he's not wanting to spend a fortune.

[Chunky]

Originally Posted by Fish'n'Chips

Hello,could someone please recommend a good quality cock and hen cape and advise where these can be bought.It's for my father who only ties as a hobby so he's not wanting to spend a fortune.

Either Gerry from Artifly (Ruthvenflyfisher) or Bill McIlroy (Pearly Dabbler) would be able to guide you in the right direction...

C

[arkle]

Steve Cooper of cookshill is always well worth contacting, grade product & price together with phenomenal service.

[Chunky]

F n C

If you want to keep thebusiness local then I would thoroughly recommend

Irish Fly Supplies - Home

Saracen on here...

Great quality capes in unique colours

C

[Fish'n'Chips]

Thanks all for the info.

[mancfly]

Would defo recomend Cookshill! Great quality and reasonably priced.

Cookshill Fly Tying Materials

[Former member 6]

Could someone advise exactly what is a genetic cape please. I was recently looking at a tying recipe and it said " no need to use genetic capes ".

I know the quality is better than say a chinese neck cape and genetic capes tend to be more expensive, but a definition would answer a few questions.

Any help appreciated.

[stuartpengs]

Originally Posted by Black-Don

Could someone advise exactly what is a genetic cape please. I was recently looking at a tying recipe and it said " no need to use genetic capes ".

I know the quality is better than say a chinese neck cape and genetic capes tend to be more expensive, but a definition would answer a few questions.

Any help appreciated.

A 'genetic' cape is obtained from a strain specifically bred for the fly tying market, first bred in the USA I think. They are NOT genetically modified as the name might suggest, they're just improved through selective breeding from one generation to the next.

[itchybeard]

Originally Posted by Black-Don

Could someone advise exactly what is a genetic cape please. I was recently looking at a tying recipe and it said " no need to use genetic capes ".

I know the quality is better than say a chinese neck cape and genetic capes tend to be more expensive, but a definition would answer a few questions.

Any help appreciated.

Originally Posted by stuartpengs

A 'genetic' cape is obtained from a strain specifically bred for the fly tying market, first bred in the USA I think.

Spot on, I asked the same question a while ago and got a fantastic response.

A basic question about Capes.

[PEARLY DABBLER]

Originally Posted by itchybeard

Spot on, I asked the same question a while ago and got a fantastic response.

A basic question about Capes.

Hi if i may an indian AAA cock neck top and an 3 grade genetic cock bottom






rgds Bill.