THIS IS THE REAL LIVE RUBBER OR LIVING RUBBER THAT HAS A HIGHER BOYANCY THAN REGULAR SILICONE OR STRANDS OF SILICONE.WE NOW HAVE 15 DIFFERENT SOLID COLORS THAT CAN BE PURCHASED AS A SAMPLER OF ALL 15 COLORS OR IN 10 FT SECTIONS ON EACH INDIVIDUAL COLOR.  JUST SELECT FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU.  THE SAMPLER HAS A GENEROUS 1 FT SECTION OF EACH OF THE 15 COLORS AS SHOWN IN THE LISTING.  THE INDIVIDUAL COLOR LISTS ARE A GENEROUS 10 FEET IN LENGTH.  THE STRIPS ARE 1 INCH WIDE FLAT LIVE RUBBER STRIPS (40 STRANDS PER 1 INCH WIDTH) THAT CAN BE USED TO MAKE SKIRTS FOR SPINNERBAITS, BUZZ BAITS, OR JIGS.  THOSE MAKING FLIES MAY WANT TO USE THIS AS RUBBER LEGS OR FRINGE ON CUSTOM TIED FLIES.  THIS MATERIAL IS  THE OLD LIVE RUBBER THAT IS ACTUALLY MADE FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA RUBBER TREES.  RECENTLY DYES HAVE BEEN USED THAT MAKE THE NEWER LIVE RUBBER BRIGHTER IN COLOR THAN SOME OF THE OLDER RUBBER.  THE LIVE RUBBER HAS A HIGHER BOYANCY THAN THE SILICONE RUBBER AND IS FAVORED BY SOME FOR JIGS OVER THE SILICONE RUBBER.  THE LIVE RUBBER OR LIVING RUBBER ALSO TENDS TO PULL APART MUCH EASIER THAN THE SILICONE RUBBER STRANDS.  THIS VARIES WIDELY BETWEEN COLORS AND SPECIFIC BATCHES.  THE NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF LIVING OR LIVE RUBBER IS THAT IS DOES NOT AGE WELL IN SUNLIGHT OR WHEN SUBJECTED TO OZONE, COMPARED TO THE SILICONE BASED RUBBER THAT HAS ABOUT 4 TIMES THE LIFE.  SO THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN USING BOTH MATERIALS.I ALSO HAVE SOME LIVE RUBBER IN REPTILE COLORS AND WILL BE LISTING THEM SEPARATELY SOON.WE ARE OFFERING DISCOUNTS ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES, SO IF YOU WANT THE BEST PRICE YOU WILL NEED TO PURCHASE 4 OR MORE.WE ARE 100% DISABLED VETERAN OWNED AND OPERATED, SINCE 1974!  SHIPPING IS ALWAYS FIRST CLASS WITH TRACKING NUMBER AND FREE.  WE ALSO PAY THE 10% FEDERAL EXCISE TAX ON ALL FISHING GOODS SALES, DUE TO DINGLE-JOHNSON ACT OF 1959.  PROCEEDS GO TOWARDS NATIONAL FISHERIES CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. BEST, DOC WITTMER