You'd think so. Maybe nicks in the tippet or knots. Usually I'm using 10 lb mono when bass fishing. This article says that mono has a higher breaking strength than flouro : http://swiftflyfishing.com/blogs/news/15472069-cutting-through-the-bullshit-the-mono-vs-fluoro-debate On Jun 6, 2016 3:21 PM, "J Balmer" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I figured 8 ½ would be plentyJ > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Jack Harford > *Sent:* Monday, June 6, 2016 11:07 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [VFB] Fishing > > > > Maybe try 10 lb mono for tippet 😎 > > On Jun 6, 2016 11:56 AM, "J Balmer" <[email protected]> wrote: > > So, yesterday I took an hour & went to the pond for an hour. First time > I’ve fished since Sowbug. Used the 7 wt because it was gusting, I was > targeting bass & I knew there were some big cats where I was gonna fling > flies. Started out w/ a Chili Pepper (my slightly different versionJ), > caught some nice gills but no bass. Moved around, broke off the Chili > Pepper on something & decided to go w/ a heavy olive bugger. I tie mine w/ > a little gold tinsel in the tail & palmered grizzly hackle. Still no bass, > but I had a coupla hits in the spot I broke off on. Threw back & hit what > I thought was a snag, until it started moving. Moved about ten feet along > the shore, realized it was hooked & even though I was letting line out > through my fingers, the 3x tippet snapped about 6 inches from the leader. > > > > J > > > > J Balmer > > Betadigm, Inc > > [email protected] > > 309-287-9421 > > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
