In article , Steve W
writes
Seriously, some of the dry fly patterns which should have two tails are
frequently tied with a small bunch of whisks of cock hackle and they
work well.

Have to agree with Bill, though I'd emphasise 'small'. There comes a
point where the tail becomes thick enough to be a body extension
rather than a tail
(in the imitative sense).

Quite so - by a bunch I meant, probably 5 or six whisks rather than the
"correct" two or three.
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Bill Grey
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