On Nov 22, 8:47*pm, george9219 wrote:

There is a fly show every year in Marlborough, MA. There is one dealer
who has two full barrels of necks, one dry, and one wet. I spend time
going through the dry barrel, and generally come up with some small
hackle. This year I scored what appears to be a bantam neck that has a
number of tiny feathers, and a patch that has quite a few,....

The contents of the other barrel, if drained, separated, spread out in
a nice sunny asphalt parking lot on a clear, bright, breezy autumn day
(for a few hours) and then lightly brushed, will often yield similar
results.

giles
trust me on this one.....i've done it.