Re: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Fluoro Tippet versus Fluoro Line

Line and tippet are both level.  No difference, other than formulas, break strength, and diameter.  It's cheaper because of the massive amount of product manufactured for the conventional industry vs. a smaller manufacturer extruding similar material for tippet spools.

 

Drawbacks?  Besides having to keep larger spools sitting around to refill your smaller tippet spools, and not being able to match up the diameters on your leaders, no.

I used to buy guide spools (110 yards) from the manufacturers.  I didn't do a ton of guiding,  but I did a lot of fishing and I'd go thru a spool once every other year.

 

R

 

From: <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Cam Buglione <cameron.buglione@gmail.com>
Reply-To: <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com>
Date: Monday, March 5, 2018 at 10:19 AM
To: Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders <tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com>
Subject: {Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders} Fluoro Tippet versus Fluoro Line

 

I had a nice weekend despite this week's rain and cold fishing Spring Creek outside of State College, PA.  I had originally intended to fish Penns Creek, but most rivers in that area were blown out.  A friend of mine that I had met up with used an interesting set up - it was a drop shot nymphing rig, but instead of using fluorocarbon tippet to make the rig he just used a larger (and cheaper) spool of Fluorocarbon line meant for a spin fishing rod.   The fish didnt seem to mind at all - does anyone else prefer using line to tippet, or see any potential drawbacks to it?

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