Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} tippet, leaders, and spinning line

On 12/28/2012 02:01 PM, Matthew Longley wrote:
> Curious if anyone uses spinning line as a substitute for leaders or
> tippet. Is this fly fishing taboo? It seems about 10x cheaper, and
> for less picky fish I wonder if it makes a difference. --
> http://www.tpfr.org
I sometimes use 8 to 12 pound vanish spinning line as the last section
of my leader for warm water fishing (larger or less picky fish)

Tippet material is more uniform and consistent for fishing Dry flies
(size 12 and smaller) or when fishing 3x tippet or smaller (5x, 7x) is
called for.

Don't forget that a leader needs to be tapered, so one strand of mono
does not make a fly leader.


I tie my own leaders with hard mono (Maxima leader material) but that is
not bulk spinning monofiliment. When you consider the cost of lost
flies, a couple of sizes of tippet material are cheap.

Carl

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