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Whiting Farms Bugger Pack Grizzly Dyed Olive
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- Item weight
- 0.1 Ounces
- Product dimensions
- 13 x 10 x 1 inches
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Super-fine natural grizzly hackle dyed olive with tapered webbing for palmering streamers and woolly bugger-style flies.
This Whiting Farms pack holds long, tapered feathers with fine barbs and supple quills, sized for palmering woolly bugger style flies. A single feather spans hook sizes from 4 to 12, so one pack covers a range of patterns. This one comes in grizzly dyed olive, a natural choice for tying buggers aimed at walleye and perch.
Best for
- Palmering the body of woolly buggers and other streamers
- Tying large articulated flies requiring full hackles
- Creating vibrant bugger patterns in olive and mixed tones
Skip if
- You tie only dry flies and nymphs
- You need hackle for small delicate patterns
Strengths
- Extremely long, naturally tapered feathers minimize waste
- Super-fine barbs create undulating skirts in the water
- Supple quills wrap smoothly without cracking
Trade-offs
- Large bugger flies require heavy line and strong casting
- Olive dye may fade if exposed to direct sunlight
- Fine barbs can catch on hook bend during wrap
Fishing fit
- Species
- Walleye
- Water
- Freshwater
- Techniques
- Fly fishing
- Skill level
- Intermediate
Specifications
| Type | woolly bugger hackle |
|---|---|
| Color | Grizzly dyed olive |
| Barb quality | Super-fine |
| Feather type | Naturally tapered |
| Weight | 0.1 oz |
| Box | 13 x 10 x 1 in |
Which one should I pick?
| Version | Color | Suits |
|---|---|---|
| Whiting Farms Bugger Pack, Barred Dark Ginger, Large | Color:Barred Dark Ginger | Suits:— |
| Whiting Farms Bugger Pack Grizzly Dyed Olive | Color:Grizzly dyed Olive | Suits:— |
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