Capes- Saddle or neck?

[col]

Im looking to buy a new cape (redgame) , i find it useful particularly for marchbrowns ,adams  etc. I will mainly be tying on sizes 10-14 with perhaps the occasionally smaller fly, would i find the saddle cape better for the sizes required. I would nt want to splash out on a neck cape only to find they are too small.
Col

[garryh]

hi Col i was looking at these capes no red game but brown and ginger not sure what the brown actually looks like .but the hackle lenghths look about right http://www.celticflycraft.co.uk/acatalog/Metz_Microbard__2_saddle.html

cheers Garry

[shanksi]

If you speak with Steve at Cookshill what you are looking for have always founds he points you in the right direction and not always at the priciest.

Ian

[.D.]

Cheers for the replies lads

So did i? i was going to buy a neck initially from Cookshill, he des his own "raised in the USA capes , and i beleive they are of similar quality to whiting bronze grades, i was just wondering if the barbules might be on the small side.

Here's another option you may want to check out, Col.

Whiting Hebert Miner saddles. I've only got one but it fits the span (10-14) you're looking for. There's very little at all on on it smaller than that though. Nice colours.

Their stock's a bit low..........
http://www.lakelandflytying.com/1507/products/Whiting_Hebert_Miner_Natural_Saddle.aspx

........but this place are offering half portions apparently:

http://www.britnett-carver.co.uk/flyonly/prods/688.html

.D.