Re: [VFB] Quote-Trimming hackle

[Don Ordes]

My opinion... Herter may have had a point- 40 years ago, comparing trimmed hackle to the reg. hackle that existed at that time.   If he had today's gentetic hackles for his astute comparisons, he may have felt different.  I can show you a rooster hackle of his day (I have a collection) and let you compare it with a Whiting saddle hackle of today, and you'll see why he preferred trimmed hackle.  I would, too, if that's all I had.   I am not against  trimming hackles.  I believe trimming has its place.  I don't believe in it as a practice.   Today's hackles are far too good for that and overcome all of the shortcommings in his comparisons.  And, someone will buy it.   Again, just my opinion, for what it's worth, DonO