Tippet Rings

[bigalcal]

I just discovered "tippet rings". Anyone tried them? Thoughts?

[KrookedOne]

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.

[fishinglibin]

Any pictures guys. You have my curiosity.

[ppb]

http://www.orvis.com/news/fly-fishing/tuesday-tip-how-to-use-a-tippet-ring-and-perhaps-join-the-dark-side/

[KrookedOne]

[Vitalshok]

I was looking for those in Calgary but haven't found them yet did anybody find them here?

[KrookedOne]

Got mine at Fish Tales. Not sure if they still have any.

[Guest bigdirty]

Big box fishing store carries them

[jdangler]

Iron Bow & Country Pleasures both have or did have them.

[SilverDoctor]

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.

[FishFury]

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.

[Taco]

I do like tippet rings on furled leaders.

[soggysocks63]

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,,,

[SilverDoctor]

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).

[bigalcal]

I just got them and I was wondering how to do up a nymph rig with them.....I don't nymph much.

[Vagabond]

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.