Metz Cock Neck #2

Metz Cock Neck #2 is a Metz rooster neck cape marked as grade #2. Feathers from different areas of the cape provide a useful choice of barb lengths for matching the hook size and the role of the material in a pattern. The cape format makes it easy to select feathers for hackles and other fly components.

Features and use

Rooster feathers have orderly barbs that work well for forming hackles and other components made from feather fibres. Feather sizes vary across the cape. Before removing a feather, compare its barb length, stem width and required stiffness with the hook size and the proportions of the pattern.

• Type: Metz rooster neck cape.
• Designation: Cock Neck #2.
• Use: Hackles and other fly components made from feather barbs.
• Selection: Compare feathers across the cape and match barb length to the hook.