I recognize this is only somewhat responsive, but I'll give you my take on what I had to learn the hard way. Basically, your question sets up something that's impossible to answer, in my view.
I do not believe there are "discount ... quality necks and saddles" for dry flies. I would (and do now) pay extra for high quality dry fly hackle. I no longer order dry fly hackle from online sources due to a couple of hard lessons and wasted cash. I want to see the dry fly hackle, so I am always on the lookout at local fly shops (even those I'm patiently waiting for). In the past, when I didn't have local shops, I did try online and ended up with a couple of bad stories. Necks and saddles that were bug-infested in a couple of instances and in another couple of instances the quills were so brittle from either a drying or dying process, I presume, that I couldn't use them, they broke. And there was the black neck that was a dark purple.
BUT (this is more responsive to your question), I think you can go discount for wet-fly and bugger hackles. (I ended up using the dark purple neck on my buggers.) Again, I am always on the lookout at the local shops because I want to see what I'm getting.
On Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 10:25:05 AM UTC-5, Flyrodva wrote:
Anyone have suggestions on where to buy reasonably-priced fly tying materials? Especially online sources. But, area sources or stores also helpful. Looking for discount materials. Especially interested in reasonably-priced decent quality necks and saddles for tying trout flies sizes #14 - #22. Thank you.
http://www.tpfr.org
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