These are Silver-graded capes meant for tying dry flies. Silver Capes have limited availability because of how hard they are to get. Capes are always in super high demand by tyers all over. The reason being is that capes offer many different size feathers, from small feathers by the top of the cape (#20-#26), to bigger feathers towards the bottom of the cape (#12-#18). If you are looking to tie several different patterns, it's hard to beat a cape for the variety of sizes you get in 1 cape! With the stiffest, most dense barb count on the supplest of quills, the Whiting's line of capes are the preferred choice of dry fly tiers around the world. The quality feathers from Whiting produce the best floating dry flies in the world! Grading System These are SILVER graded Whiting capes. A few key elements determine the value of a cape between bronze, to silver to gold. Factors such as useable feather length, uniformity of feather length, barb stiffness, size range in the entire pelt, stem condition, feather quantity, consistent coloration, and more are all looked at to determine grade. In all, there are more than 25 elements that are taken into consideration when grading a cape.
