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Is This............Pearsall's 6b (Sherry Spinner)?
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 4:48 pm
by FlyFisherMann1955
Did I find a spool of the Pearsall's Gossamer unicorn (Sherry Spinner 6b)?
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Thanks- Ken
Re: Is This............Pearsall's 6b (Sherry Spinner)?
Posted: Thu Oct 03, 2019 4:51 pm
by upstatetrout
Looks good too me!!!
Tom
Re: Is This............Pearsall's 6b (Sherry Spinner)?
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2019 4:44 pm
by daringduffer
It's always difficult to tell from a screen but I would say number 6A; light orange and not 6B; sherry spinner. I don't think you find 6B on a plastic spool, I guess they are all on wooden spools. I compared this photo with my reference collection. Call it an educated guess. 6B is richer/fuller/darker.
dd
Re: Is This............Pearsall's 6b (Sherry Spinner)?
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2019 5:32 pm
by FlyFisherMann1955
DD,
I''m 100% sure it's not 6a (light orange or gold). A spool of 6a came in this small batch I bought and I already have several spools of 6a for comparison. Look here and you will see 6b (Sherry Spinner) on a plastic spool:
https://app.box.com/s/y34hr9vpfzs54lv2byhj3xww1dhicpdi
When I hold this spool next to the picture in the chart from Phil Anderson, it looks spot on. I believe my birthday came 7 weeks early!
Tight Lines- Ken
Re: Is This............Pearsall's 6b (Sherry Spinner)?
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2019 5:49 pm
by wsbailey
Re: Is This............Pearsall's 6b (Sherry Spinner)?
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2019 5:54 pm
by Ron Eagle Elk
My bad eye can't tell what it is. My good eye seems to think it's closer to Java Brown, but on a computer screen, it's hard to tell.
Re: Is This............Pearsall's 6b (Sherry Spinner)?
Posted: Sat Oct 05, 2019 7:53 pm
by hankaye
FlyFisherMann1955, Howdy;
Not truly sure. Looks on my monitor (did a split screen), doing a side by side very close to your 6B.
However it was danged close to the 36 Classic Chestnut too. On the link you referenced each
spool had a hook with some turns of each color in two parts. One dry the other wet. Perhaps if
you were to do the same and set it in front of the spool we may be better able to render a better
opinion. Hope you're right, would be nice to see a photo of a unicorn.
hank
Re: Is This............Pearsall's 6b (Sherry Spinner)?
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 5:23 am
by FlyFisherMann1955
Bill,
Unfortunately, Goldenwitch doesn't show Sherry Spinner as a color you can order.
Ron,
I have Java Brown, so I know this spool isn't Java Brown.
Tom,
Thanks for the vote of confidence.
Too bad Pearsall's didn't label their spools!
Tight Lines- Ken
Re: Is This............Pearsall's 6b (Sherry Spinner)?
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 10:03 am
by driftless
I wrap the guides on my bamboo rods with Classic Chestnut & I think that is the color you posted. IIRC the Sherry Spinner is slightly darker in color. It's difficult to tell them apart without having the spools in hand. Wish it was the Sherry Spinner. THAT would be a nice find.
Re: Is This............Pearsall's 6b (Sherry Spinner)?
Posted: Sun Oct 06, 2019 3:18 pm
by PhilA
FlyFisherMann1955 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 03, 2019 4:48 pm
Did I find a spool of the Pearsall's Gossamer unicorn (Sherry Spinner 6b)?
Thanks- Ken
Ken,
It's difficult to decide whether that is No.6B without seeing it side-by-side with known comparisons. Perhaps this photo will help you decide...
(Note Oct. 12: This is an updated photo)
Sherry Spinner is a bit darker and a bit more orange than Classic Chestnut. It's a close call, but your spool looks to me more like Classic Chestnut. Classic Chestnut was also widely available in fly tying and rod building shops, whereas Sherry Spinner was not.
Check out the dry-wet colors of both in that color chart above. Even the most highly educated trout couldn't tell a difference!
Cheers,
Phil