Ques on & Uses for Whiting's Bugger Packs

[RCFetter]

When I started tying in March I bought two of Whiting's bugger packs. I forget the color names but they are blk/wht and olive/yellow. The length of these hackles ranges from 1" to 6".

Other than Wooly Buggers, are there other patterns these are used for?

Today I bought some micro chenille. Does anyone tie and have success with wooly buggers on nymph hooks and if so, what sizes?

I have hackles stored in the "slider"
zip lock bags. Should I get moth balls or do something else to protect against insects?

 

[afishinado]

RCFetter wrote:
When I started tying in March I bought two of Whiting's bugger packs. I forget the color names but they are blk/wht and olive/yellow. The length of these hackles ranges from 1" to 6".

Other than Wooly Buggers, are there other patterns these are used for?
Some streamer patterns use saddle feathers as well as poppers

Today I bought some micro chenille. Does anyone tie and have success with wooly buggers on nymph hooks and if so, what sizes?
I tie small buggers for trout and panish.

Try using size 6-10 nymph hooks for buggers

I have hackles stored in the "slider"
zip lock bags. Should I get moth balls or do something else to protect against insects?

No not usually. I mostly keep marterials separated in their own zip-lock bag. You may want to keep newly bought materials separate from other materials (quarnatine).

 

[redietz]

I use the bugger packs to get tail material for dries.

 

[nfrechet]

RCFetter wrote:
When I started tying in March I bought two of Whiting's bugger packs. I forget the color names but they are blk/wht and olive/yellow. The length of these hackles ranges from 1" to 6".

Other than Wooly Buggers, are there other patterns these are used for?

[color=CC0000]streamer wing, tailing, throat hackle etc[/color]

Today I bought some micro chenille. Does anyone tie and have success with wooly buggers on nymph hooks and if so, what sizes?

[color=CC0000]8-10-12. don't forget about tying good old wooly worms[/color]

I have hackles stored in the "slider" zip lock bags. Should I get moth balls or do something else to protect against insects?

[color=CC0000]if stored properly in the original packaging you shouldn't need to put anything in the bag unless you want your materials to smell like moth balls! I have feathers that are 30+ years old and have never moth balls (the smell makes me sick)[/color]

be creative. expeiment

 

[RCFetter]

Thanks guys. The advise is appreciated.

 

[BFazz]

I use the longer, thinner hackles out of a bugger pack on streamers. I rarely use the pack for tying buggers come to think of it...

 

[PennKev]

I've been disappointed in the bugger packs that i purchased. They seem to be just the larger feathers off the top of a cape. In fact, one of the two that i have has a lot of hackles that could be used for #12-8 dry flies. With that said, I have a hard time finding uses for the leftover large feathers on my dry fly capes so the bugger backs are pretty much the same deal.

I still prefer the strung hackles or cheap saddles for my buggers, but then i still have to hunt around for feathers with proper length and barb length and softness. I had some luck with older Metz saddles but their dry fly quality keeps getting better so they are less and less useful for buggers.

Sigh.


Kev