Tippet
Tippet is the last part of line that you tie in the leader, and attach your fly with. Tippet is made from Nylon and Fluorocarbon.
Fluorocarbon has a similar refractive index as water, which makes it nearly invisible underwater; a distinct advantage if the fish are leader shy. It is easier to untangle because it is slightly stiffer than nylon.
Nylon is a little more visible underwater, has good knot strength, floats well, and a great choice if the clarity of water is a little off or fishing dry flies.
Tippet - Rio Powerflex Tippet
- Code: A-TRIO
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Price: $5.50
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High tech, high tenacity copolymer with excellent knot strength and PTFE coating for abrasion resistance. That said, this is our favorite, hands down!
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Tippet - Rio Fluoroflex Strong Tippet
- Code: A-RFST
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Price: $17.97
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RIO’s newest tippet material is an ultra-strong, 100% fluorocarbon with exceptionally high tensile strength. The material is very easy to tie knots in, with high knot strength and a smooth finish that ensures knots seat easily and tightly. The high break strength to diameter ratio makes this a fantastic fluorocarbon for the trout fly fisher.
RIO is proud to introduce “half sizes” of core trout diameters, giving anglers an extra choice when faced with the decision to choose between, say 4X and 5X. Our new 6.5X, 5.5X and 4.5X sizes will make those decisions easier. Each spool has 30 yards of top quality fluororcarbon tippet.
- Made from 100% fluorocarbon
- High tensile strength
- Easy to tie
- Ideal for: Dry flies, soft hackles, nymphs
| Line Size | Test | Diameter |
| 7x | 2.6 lb | .004 inch |
| 6.5x | 3.1 lb | .0045 inch |
| 6x | 3.8 lb | .005 inch |
| 5.5x | 4.5 lb | .0055 inch |
| 5x | 5.2 lb | .006 inch |
| 4.5x | 6.1 lb | .0065 inch |
| 4x | 7.3 lb | .007 inch |
| 3x | 8.8 lb | .008 inch |
| 2x | 11.2 lb | .009 inch |
| 1x | 13.3 lb | .010 inch |
| 0x | 15.5 lb | .011 inch |
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Tippet - Rio Tippet Rings
- Code: A-RTR
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Price: $9.99
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Tippet Rings are small, very strong and lightweight, and make rigging and tippet replacement fast and easy. A leader with a tippet ring turns over perfectly, and they are light enough to use when fishing dry flies. Just tie the tippet ring to a leader with a clinch or improved clinch knot, and then add the required tippet in the same way. Tapered leaders last longer with a tippet ring as the leader will not be shortened every time the angler replaces the tippet.
Tippet rings also make it extremely easy to add droppers, and are an excellent choice for European Style Nymphing and for Indicator nymph fishing.
This package includes 10 Tippet Rings, threaded onto a snap swivel. It is easy to drop those rings once they are not threaded on the swivel, so thread the first ring onto your leader while the ring is on the swivel, tie a clinch or improved clinch knot, then remove the ring from the swivel. (This will save you from dropping and losing rings)
Available in 2 sizes:
- Trout 2mm 25 lb test
- Steelhead 3mm 45 lb test
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Tippet - Scientific Anglers Tippet Rings
- Code: A-SATR
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Price: $10.99
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Tippet rings create a strong connection between your leader and tippet, that don’t require you to cut back your leader every time you need to add additional tippet.
- Stainless steel rings for rigging leader and tippet
- Available in 2 sizes: Small (2mm, 17lb test) and Medium (2.5mm, 26lb test)
- Black Nickel finish
- 10 to a package
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Tippet - Rio Fly Clips
- Code: A-RFC
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Price: $4.97
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RIO’S FLY CLIPS make it quick and easy to change flies, and prevents leader and tippet sections getting too short. Tie the appropriate sized clip on to the end of your leader and either twist or clip on your fly.
Rio Fly Clip Size Fly Size
Size 1 12-16
Size 2 8-12
RIO recommends the RIO TWIST CLIPS for larger streamers and Salmon/steelhead patterns, and the RIO Fly Clip for smaller dries, nymphs and soft hackles.
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- Code: A-THTM
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Price: $29.95
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Quite possibly the best performing Fluorocarbon Tippet available, TroutHunter's fluorocarbon tippet incorporates a unique co-polymer material design with a hard inner core that provides an unusually high tensile strength, while the softer outer core makes it possible to tie the best knots. The polycarbonate, large arbor spool reduces material memory, and allows easy stacking of multiple spools.
- U.V Protective packaging
- Waterproof packaging
- 50 meter spools
- Designed by fishermen
- Nearly invisible due to the refractive index being nearly the same as water.
- Superb knot strength and abrasion resistance
- Remarkable strength-to-diameter ratio
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- Code: A-STST
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Price: $6.98
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Scientific Anglers Absolute Trout Stealth Tippet is made with proprietary copolymer blends that are designed to drastically reduce water absorption while maintaining an optimal suppleness for high knot strength. This lightly tinted green nylon tippet has a 29% higher wet knot strength compared to our previous material and up to 40% higher wet knot strength when compared to competitors.
- Lightly tinted for stealth presentation
- Supple, yet strong
- Nearly 30% stronger knot strength is better for fish and fly anglers
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Tippet - Kiff Leader Looper
- Code: A-KLL
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Price: $4.99
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Why every fly fishing tool kit needs a Leader Looper:
- Slides easily onto the reel seat, providing a very handy T-piece pivot point to loop your leader around.
- Keeps your leader fly-line connection outside the rod guides, away from the reel to reduce frustration and rod tip breaks.
- Prevents common problems/annoyances like losing your leader in your reel spool…or kinking your leader by wrapping it around the reel seat.
- Made of super tough silicone.
- Installs in seconds.
- Available in multiple colors to suite your style!
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Tippet - Loon Rigging Foam - 3 Pack
- Code: A-LRF3
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Price: $8.50
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Sturdy, reusable housing for rigs using multiple nymphs, dry dropper set ups, or a single dry on a leader, allowing for pre-rigging and quick changes on the water.
- Stores rigged flies and tippet
- Allows for quick fly changes
- Minimizes waste
- Identical size to common tippet spools
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Tippet - Rio Powerflex Wire Bite Tippet
- Code: A-RPWT
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Price: $19.97
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The Rio Powerflex Wire Bite Tippet is a tough, flexible, nylon-coated wire, perfect for sharp-toothed critters like Pike, Muskie, Barracuda and Bluefish. This knotable wire is super supple, allowing you to tie directly to the fly.
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