Whiting Pro Grade Cape Black

Whiting Commercial Grade pelts have the same great feather
characteristics as all Whiting Dry Fly pelts, just with some minor
cosmetic issues like broken tips. This creates a very high quality pelt
with unmatched value.

THE OLYMPIC GRADING SYSTEM
Whiting’s Olympic Grading System was
developed to consistently grade capes and saddles across all dry fly
product lines. Whiting Farms does not grade from harvest to harvest or
“batch to batch”. We do not grade to push up or down pelts to meet
certain sales requirements or financial obligations. We do not grade to
meet consumer demand. Rather, our grading methodology remains consistent
throughout the years and is independent of any bias that would skew the
true value of the pelt. When grading our pelts, one rule-of-thumb
always stands true: the quality level of the feather is always
consistent. What does this mean? It means that each dry fly feather has a
supple quill, void of twist, contains dense barbing and is greater than
85% web-free. If a pelt doesn’t meet this core criteria, the pelt is
never sold in retail.