Characteristics of CDC (Duck Rump)
1 gram pack (LONG-selected)
Approximately 100 to 120 feathers
- Soft and lightweight material.
- 2.5 times less dense than rooster hackle!
- Strong, durable fibers.
- Unlike many materials (rooster hackle, for example), CDC feathers can be cut without altering their properties in any way.
- Semi-translucent material: CDC flies are less opaque than other artificial flies tied with materials that do not allow light to pass through.
- Highly aerodynamic material. Thanks to its high flexibility, CDC deforms during the cast, returning to its original shape upon landing. It thus acts like a parachute, making presentations more delicate, without twisting the nylon tippet.
- Highly hydrodynamic material: underwater as well as in the air, CDC deforms.
- Each filament vibrates, creating a pulsating fly that "comes alive" and animates in the slightest air or water current.
- The flexibility of CDC allows for a slower release of the fly when a fish strikes, an important point, especially for nymph and streamer fishing.
Note: Colors #1 to 6 and #8 to 20, feather length: 3 to 6 cm; color #7: 1.5 to 3.5 cm.