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Pearsall silk is made with long fiber raw Chinese silk, a traditional thread that is used by both fly tyers and rod makers. In fly– applications, it offers better translucency, iridescence and color when wet. 126 denier, 45 meter spool. Other Details: A current Pearsall color chart is shown below. Starting at: $2.75 Customers who purchased this frequently purchase: Danville - Waxed 6/0 Flymaster Thread Customer Reviews     Write an online review and share your thoughts with other fly fishers!   Avg. Customer Review: Number Of Reviews: 5 108 of 217 people found the following review helpful: A thread with a story: Pearsall's Gossamer Silk 00/00/0000 Reviewer: Sorin Comsa (sorincomsa@yahoo.ca) from Aurora, Ontario CA I've read about the Gossamer silk a lot on the web and went to a couple of stores in Toronto to buy it. -Nah, we don't have it! -Too expensive; people don't pay that much for a thread. I couldn't even place a special order for it. So I gave up. BIG MISTAKE! In 2006 during a competition, one of the competitors won a session after catching over 20 fish. I kind of knew what fly and two sessions later using a similar fly I had lots of fish to "come, take a look, and leave in a hurry" but only got 1 (ONE) fish with it, then used different flies and got my share for the session. After the competition I went on bugging him for details. He let me boil in my own juice and after a while he told me the most important detail: he used Gossamer silk for the body. IT IS TRANSLUCENT, as opposed to regular thread which is not. So you might want to get at least a few colors in your kit. Being a competition angler I got them all. Tight Lines! Was this review helpful to you? 106 of 176 people found the following review helpful: A must for wet flies, soft hackles, spiders and fl 00/00/0000 Reviewer: A viewer from Fairfield, CT US Silk has been used to tie flies since at least the fifteenth century in the UK and Spain, and Pearsall's Gossamer silk has been the favorite (at least in anglophone countries) since the company was founded in 1795. Pearsall's Gossamer Silk is not used for dry flies (at least not in this age) as it absorbs water. It is as necessary as partridge, hen and hare's fur to tie soft-hackled flies, wet flies, spiders and flymphs (Google those words to find out more, or get "Wet Flies" by Dave Hughes or any of the books by Sylvester Nemes.) They're simple flies predating modern, more realistic (and deeper-fished) nymphs. They were invented to imitate emergers, drowned insects and spinners. A warning: silk is more fragile than modern fly tying thread, it's a bit more expensive (but JS's prices are fantastic,) it's thicker... and it's addictive! Why should you get some spools? Sorin Comsa's review explains it well: translucency is the key. And you'll feel connected with history (and you'll like the simplicity and effectiveness of the flies.) The translucency issue is complex, but important. For example Leisenring, an American fly fishing pioneer, studied the way silk's colors "came through" the fur dubbing to make the flies look more alive, more complex. On the other hand, most soft hackled wet flies and spiders have a slim body that consists solely of silk. So splurge, and at the very least get green, lemon yellow and orange. Other less used but good colors are red, purple, light olive, primrose yellow and gray. Was this review helpful to you? 26 of 47 people found the following review helpful: Awesome 00/00/0000 Reviewer: A viewer from Free Union, VA US Silk is a great alternative to nylon thread for rod building, it becomes translucent with the finish and looks amazing. My favorite is white silk which becomes clear with the finish and looks great on a fly rod. Was this review helpful to you? 25 of 43 people found the following review helpful: Great Thread 00/00/0000 Reviewer: Alex Hayes (live2fish@users.starnetwireless.net) from Midland, MI US This is awesome for soft hackles! no floss just thread and a hackle! This stuff is top quality. Pretty fine but very strong! Looks great when wet also! Was this review helpful to you? 11 of 21 people found the following review helpful: mdraft1 00/00/0000 Reviewer: A viewer from Grand Rapids, MI US Although this tread is great for tying flies, i prefer to wrap guides with it. it has a lower breaking strength than nylon, however, its small diameter alls you to use almost twice the amount of wraps. great stuff. Was this review helpful to you?

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