bigalcal Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I just discovered "tippet rings". Anyone tried them? Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrookedOne Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I have just started using them on nymph rigs and am loving them. If I snag bottom or a branch, I rarely lose more than one fly and its a quick easy fix without loosing any length off my leader. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinglibin Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Any pictures guys. You have my curiosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppb Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 http://www.orvis.com/news/fly-fishing/tuesday-tip-how-to-use-a-tippet-ring-and-perhaps-join-the-dark-side/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrookedOne Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitalshok Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I was looking for those in Calgary but haven't found them yet did anybody find them here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrookedOne Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Got mine at Fish Tales. Not sure if they still have any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bigdirty Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Big box fishing store carries them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdangler Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Iron Bow & Country Pleasures both have or did have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDoctor Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I like to use them. nice for keeping flies on droppers spread. Have used them on braces of dries also as they don't sink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishFury Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 O picked some up 2 weeks ago and have used them twice since then. I am really liking them. I like them for 3 main reasons. First It greatly increases the life of your leader. Instead of retying new tippet directly to your leader, you can do it to the rings. Second, if you get a snag and brake off, you only loose a bit of tippet and a fly, not your whole leader. And last, it gives a convenient spot to put your split shots. All in all i am a bug fan of them and am going to be using them for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I do like tippet rings on furled leaders. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soggysocks63 Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I been wanting to try these for a while but so resistant to change. I really think they sound great in practice though. I think I'd be a lot less stressed about snagging if I knew I wasn't losing 2 blood knots of tippet! I'm not sure what the line strength retention is on a blood knot but all I know is I'm most likely losing my 3x and 4x sections on my leader when I snag! I'd be pretty confident that with 2 identical knots that the breaking point would be the weaker line. I'm skeptic trying out some dries on it. Sure it doesn't break water tension is a bowl of water but, put some current and will see how it floats. Still if I could switch between nymphs to dries with out a bunch a line f*ckery that's a win! One thought though is...I don't think you'll be sliding indicators over top of these so I'd be switching to thingamabobs too...I don't enjoy thingamabobs,,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverDoctor Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I'm skeptic trying out some dries on it. Sure it doesn't break water tension is a bowl of water but, put some current and will see how it floats. Still if I could switch between nymphs to dries with out a bunch a line f*ckery that's a win! One thought though is...I don't think you'll be sliding indicators over top of these so I'd be switching to thingamabobs too...I don't enjoy thingamabobs,,, Never had a problem with dries down to #18 in tandem flies (where I use them, never for singles). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigalcal Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 I just got them and I was wondering how to do up a nymph rig with them.....I don't nymph much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vagabond Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I just got them and I was wondering how to do up a nymph rig with them.....I don't nymph much.I don't nymph much neither,but I've used them swinging tandem wet rigs,or a bugger and wet etc.?I just tie the ring to end of leader/tippet as per usual,then about 2' of tippet to the (heavier)point fly,and 6" of tippet to the dropper.I use perfection loops to attach the flies to the ring,and snug them up real tight on the ring at 90degrees to each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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