This new '477' has been specially developed to replicate as close as possible to the classic Sawyer Bug tying wool. Originally Sawyer used Chadwick 477 and though perfectionists found other substitutes, they simply did not match the original material for color. The Semperfli team had their Chadwick's 477 substitute spec'd to match the original! It comes as a 3 ply, making tying of the nice thick Sawyer Killer Bug a cinch. To perfectly replicate the original Killer Bug simply split the 477 Substitute from 3 ply to one and it matches the diameter of the original 477.
A friend gave me a piece of the original yarn. This product is much darker. It will still produce an effective fly but does not much the original color.
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Dennis R.
Great Body Material
I ordered this material for a body of a fly I was tying, Worked great, Would recommend
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Jack D.
I compared the Semperfli...
I compared the Semperfli Chadwick's 477 sub with the "real thing" and I am afraid it is far from close. Too dark, too brown. Berroco UAF 1214 is a much, much better sub. Nice try, Semperfli. I expected better.
