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Prefered tippet brands? - cpierce - 02-20-2011
What are some of your favorite tippet brands?
I think the last tippets I got are lemons. I have a 3lb and 5lb Rio that snaps when anything of size hits it or even if you snag a weed! I have used 2lb mono that is stronger. I am not sure if this is the usual with this brand or if it was sitting on the store shelf forever. Any ideas?
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Re: [cpierce] Prefered tippet brands? - flygoddess - 02-20-2011
I have had mono tippet that I think was old. Mine was Umpqua. But I think Vanish Fluoro is garbage and fluoro isn't suppose to have a shelf life.
My favorite tippet was Frog Hair (not made anymore). So, now Mirage & Precision and always Fluoro. Regular line I prefer P-Line and Seaguar 100% fluorocarbon.
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Re: [cpierce] Prefered tippet brands? - macfly55 - 02-20-2011
for now I use berkley fluro ... so far .. with my limited time on the water it has worked fine... :-)
MacFly [cool]
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Re: [cpierce] Prefered tippet brands? - whitefished - 02-20-2011
where does your tippet snap? at the hook? knot to the leader?
in between knots?
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Re: [cpierce] Prefered tippet brands? - Everet14 - 02-20-2011
Rio is all I ever use and I have never had any problems with it.....
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Re: [cpierce] Prefered tippet brands? - mojorizing - 02-20-2011
[quote cpierce]What are some of your favorite tippet brands?
I think the last tippets I got are lemons. I have a 3lb and 5lb Rio that snaps when anything of size hits it or even if you snag a weed! I have used 2lb mono that is stronger. I am not sure if this is the usual with this brand or if it was sitting on the store shelf forever. Any ideas?[/quote]
If it's mono, it has a shelf life. Sunlight will kill tippet real easy. Fluoro will last forever. Return it to where you bought it from if you bought it recently.
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Re: [whitefished] Prefered tippet brands? - cpierce - 02-21-2011
Mostly snapped in the middle. Once between flies and a couple of times up closer to the leader knot. and once on or actually just above the the fly knot. If it was always in a knot I could see understand it more.
It is mono as I have floro, but I don't like floro for drys, so I got the mono intentionally. Wish they had expiration dates!
I think returning it is a good idea!
I haven't ever had leader act like this, good to know that it isn't all Rio materials though.
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Re: [cpierce] Prefered tippet brands? - whitefished - 02-21-2011
sounds like you got a spool from a bad batch. its happened to me in the past both with rio and others. i've also gotten bad flotant which drove me crazy until i figured out it was the problem with rejection. i'm with you not using fluro for dries.
i've found when mono goes bad it discolors becoming milky looking, and/or slight chafing.
try another brand and see if your breaking problem is fixed. if so, then you got a bad spool.
good luck...
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Re: [cpierce] Prefered tippet brands? - flygoddess - 02-21-2011
I am with Mojo on your problem. Sadly, mono doesn't always change colors when bad, but if it is milky, probably a sure bet.
I use fluoro for dries. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't sink that fast or much. I can use it on a #32 so, that tells you. I prefer the tippet slightly submerged any way, specially on spooky fish. No chance of the light flickering off it.
I will use a mono leader (or thread) on dries however.
Fluoro is stronger and smaller diameter than it's equal in mono, just F.Y.I.
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Re: [cpierce] Prefered tippet brands? - riverdog - 02-24-2011
I also like mirage. I can get it to work fine with dries as well. With the exception of the 7x, the tippet almost never fails me.
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Re: [cpierce] Prefered tippet brands? - poky-mon - 03-08-2011
I use floro when steelheading using a float rig you would watch the line go down I put floatant on the line and it worked great. try some on the floro leader and tippet it should work good thinner and stronger and a bit longer shelf life.
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Re: [poky-mon] Prefered tippet brands? - cpierce - 03-08-2011
I returned the Rio tippet and picked up 2 spools of floro tippet before I went out this last time. I had no more weird break off problems. It does still sink a bit, but not enough to bother except with the tiny midges. I am not sure if it contributed to them sinking or not -- they are so small anyway.
A renegade floated fine with the floro. Using floatant on the line is a good idea too. Thanks!
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