08-10-2012, 04:38 PM
You "could", but I wouldn't. First, you'll want to get really good at tying the blood knot. Get you some tippet material (any decent fishing gear shop will have it). The size of the tippet material will depend on what size of fly you are using. I personally wouldn't feel complete without every size from 3x down to 7x. I don't typically need anything smaller than that. For starting out, maybe 5x would be small enough. There are charts available on line to help you know what to use but it will become second nature very quickly and you won't need the chart anymore.
Re-thinking (since you seem to be new to this), when you say "tippet", you aren't refering to the entire "tappered leader" are you? The tappered leader is different than the tippet. Being new, I don't know if you understand the difference.
My advice would be to hook up with some who has at least some experience and let them mentor you, pick up some books and read, perhaps watch a video or 3, and do some experimenting on your own.
Are you planning on fishing rivers or still water, because even though many things are the same, many things are different between the two. For instance, I rarely use a tippet smaller than 5x in still waters, but rarely use anything bigger than 5x in rivers. Not that I'm an expert or anything. There are a lot of folks on here much more qualified than I.
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Re-thinking (since you seem to be new to this), when you say "tippet", you aren't refering to the entire "tappered leader" are you? The tappered leader is different than the tippet. Being new, I don't know if you understand the difference.
My advice would be to hook up with some who has at least some experience and let them mentor you, pick up some books and read, perhaps watch a video or 3, and do some experimenting on your own.
Are you planning on fishing rivers or still water, because even though many things are the same, many things are different between the two. For instance, I rarely use a tippet smaller than 5x in still waters, but rarely use anything bigger than 5x in rivers. Not that I'm an expert or anything. There are a lot of folks on here much more qualified than I.
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