Hackle Size Gauge

[Wildfisher]

Anyone  use one of these? 

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[Bobfly]

Nope !!

[Wildfisher]

Seems to me it would be the ideal Christmas stocking filler for fly tiers with OCD   

[Lochan_load]

Heavens no, would stifle ones artistic flare  :gay4

[Mark]

I have one, tho I went the cheapskate route of printing the guage, attaching to a piece of plywood and tapping  a pin into the corner.

I went through a phase of getting the perfect hackle length on parachute flies. My tying has now become more an effort to tie as many in the shortest time possible, so I don't use it anymore 

[Wildfisher]

My tying has now become more an effort to tie as many in the shortest time possible

This sounds very like my tying. 

[corsican dave]

those hook sizes look a bit titchy to me...

[JimJams]

I got one free with an order a couple of years ago, sits on the vise but it's never been used. Maybe I should, but then every fly should not be perfect right?

[scoobyscott]

I doubt there any use with modern hooks as mentioned on the other thread

[Robbie]

Funnily enough I was thinking about these just this morning. One of Kelly Galloup's videos on consistency in flytying got me thinking about fly proportions, in particular what is "proper". I've always just gone with what looks about right and probably not been that consistent.

Got me thinking that more consistent thing may lead to better and more robust tying.