May I suggest RIO powerflex in 7X I like the stuff and I have had great
success with it. At one of our local shops here they got a bad batch of
Orvis SUperstrong and it was horrible. I switched to the RIO and have really
liked it.
CRB
From: Tony Spezio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [VFB] Tippet vRs. Fly size?
Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2005 09:53:30 -0500
Our Club bought a case of outdated tippet material for a real good price.
All boxes were sealed and in original packaging. The case came from a
distributor and had been on the shelf. We all had the same problem ,
breaking off. I lost a lot fish till I finally discarded it. I had used
the same brand and never had any problems with fresh tippet. That was one
case. Case # 2,
I won some name brand tippet material at a show. It was outdated also, not
the same brand I use. It was as bad as the other outdated tippet. Lots of
brake offs.
I generally discard my tippet if it is over a year old.
To answer your question, YES.
Tony
jerry wrote:
Does tippet have a shelf life?
Jerry
WY
At 12:36 AM 7/2/05 -0600, you wrote:
Can anyone give me some basics on the size tippet needed for small flies?
What I mean is like, a 4 X will go threw a XXX size hook eye, but not a
XXX
size hook eye. I am looking at some flies down to 20 or 22 for this San
Juan
trip, (been a long time since I tied one that small on), and need to
check
to see if I have the right size tippets on hand or if I need to find some
prior.
Jimi
