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 Dyeing Hackle
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03/02/21 03:08 AM
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Needed some purple, don't have any purple. So I dyed a small batch with some purple Kool Aid Warmed up the Kool aid a bit, hackle soaked up the purple pretty good  ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2021/03/full-62802-87232-20210228_195332.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2021/03/full-62802-87233-20210301_210302.jpg)
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Re: Dyeing Hackle
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03/02/21 06:49 AM
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fridays86
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I could have helped you with that!  Looks good! Have you let it sit in water after to see if it stays or leaches? Have seen several people talk about using kool aid!
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Re: Dyeing Hackle
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03/02/21 10:26 AM
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I could have helped you with that! Looks good! Have you let it sit in water after to see if it stays or leaches? Have seen several people talk about using kool aid! Yes Sir I should have just ordered sone of your custom hackle.. I'm a have too try that and see if it Leeches Color
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Re: Dyeing Hackle
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03/02/21 01:09 PM
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Re: Dyeing Hackle
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03/02/21 01:19 PM
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Bones72
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Koolaid works but how colorfast it remains depends on the flavor. Orange and pinks seem to stay without fading too much. It also depends if the feathers have been bleached or if they are completely natural. I used to do a mess of grizzly dry fly hackle for October Caddis patterns back in the day.
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Re: Dyeing Hackle
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03/04/21 02:55 AM
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Koolaid works but how colorfast it remains depends on the flavor. Orange and pinks seem to stay without fading too much. It also depends if the feathers have been bleached or if they are completely natural. I used to do a mess of grizzly dry fly hackle for October Caddis patterns back in the day. I soaked a few piece for 24 hours. Color stayed with just a hint of leaching. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2021/03/full-62802-87434-20210303_190123.jpg)
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Re: Dyeing Hackle
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03/04/21 06:10 PM
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fridays86
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That’s good. Look like I know where to get fresh veggies I about 60 days
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Re: Dyeing Hackle
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03/04/21 06:17 PM
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Ghost Peppers 
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Re: Dyeing Hackle
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03/04/21 06:29 PM
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Kool aid works to dye bucktails too Ghost peppers too hot for me! Pequin is my favorite
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Re: Dyeing Hackle
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03/05/21 09:03 PM
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Kool aid works to dye bucktails too Ghost peppers too hot for me! Pequin is my favorite My pequins won't germinate 
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Re: Dyeing Hackle
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03/06/21 01:36 AM
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They grow wild out here. Got lots of mocking birds germinating the seeds for me 
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Re: Dyeing Hackle
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03/07/21 03:51 PM
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i've done kool aid and vinegar on buck tails with no leeching
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