Troutnut Forum > Fly Fishing Discussion > Favorite mono tippet material?, Page 3
| Martinlf | March 12th, 2008, 1:55 pm | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 907 | Very interesting. I also have found that the 16/20 is tricky to seat properly. If you don't get the little click at the end it is bound to fail. I'd be willing to bet this was not a factor in your tests, though. I'm still sticking with mono this season, mostly for environmental reasons, after using Rio Flouroflex Plus for years. | |
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| AaronJasper | March 12th, 2008, 7:53 pm | |
| New Jersey Posts: 3 | I agree with martin RIO Flouroflex is the best hands downs. Frog hair is second. For mono tippet RIO and Frog Hair are neck and neck. | |
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| Joec | March 13th, 2008, 3:08 pm | |
| portsmouth, nh Posts: 8 | I made the switch to fluorocarbon a few years ago...I really like Rio's fluroflex plus for my tippets. Prior to fluorocarbon, I used mostly Orvis super strong. I have tried Frog Hair (only in fc) and I hated it because my knots constantly slipped, particularly the tippet-fly connection. In saltwater I use mostly nylon (Maxima chameleon for the butt section and ultra green for tippets). The abrasion resistance in both materials is superior IMO. I fish mostly for stripers and have not found them to be leader shy at all, even on the flats. | |
| Martinlf | March 13th, 2008, 11:50 pm | |
| Palmyra PA Posts: 907 | Anyone besides Matt using Enrico Puglisi tippet material (and I seem to recall he only uses it in small sizes). I'm on my second year with it, and like it. | |
| Louis Is it not an art to deceive a trout with an artificial fly? A trout! that is more sharp-sighted than any hawk . . . and more watchful and timorous than your high-mettled merlin is bold! --Izaak Walton The Compleat Angler | ||
| Wbranch | March 14th, 2008, 12:12 am | |
| Starlight PA Posts: 230 | I only use it in 6x for the Catskills and 7x for some of the little streams I fish in PA. I prefer Climax or Rio fluorocarbon in 4x - 6x for most of my fishing but the Puglisi material is nice and limp but it is not readily available other than at the web site Louis mentioned once. | |
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