Preventing shot from sliding on tippet ?

[Gringo]

Just make sure your casting is smooth too - I remember having the same trouble while fishing with somebody else who had no problem, it was clearly that they were just better casters than me.

[whatfly]

Never liked those tungsten putty products. Never comes off the line cleanly, and too imprecise for replication. If you tie in a tippet section a reasonable distance above your fly (say 12-16"), you can crimp the split shot above the knot, and it will not slip. A simple overhand knot is a really bad idea, but a simple blood knot or double uni-knot works fine.

[John_N]

Never liked those tungsten putty products. Never comes off the line cleanly, and too imprecise for replication. If you tie in a tippet section a reasonable distance above your fly (say 12-16"), you can crimp the split shot above the knot, and it will not slip. A simple overhand knot is a really bad idea, but a simple blood knot or double uni-knot works fine.

whatfly-

I'm a big "to each his own" guy, especially in a sport like this where so many things can be subject to personal preference, but I will say that I experienced the same problems you did re. the putty not coming off the line cleanly, until I experimented with different brands. Not to make too long a story out of it, but I first tried and liked a brand years ago from a small company that went out of business. When I dropped and lost my container of the stuff in deep water in the river, I learned pretty quickly that most of the other brands on the market were not the same. They all were plagued by one or more problems: too much residue on the line and/or fingers, didn't stay in place on the line, hardened too much in cold water making removal or adjustment difficult, etc., etc. I don't have anything to do with the company, but the Tung Fu brand that I mentioned wound up being the best on all those and other attributes. In keeping with the "to each his own" mantra, stick with what you're doing if you want, but I just wanted to pass that on in case you still felt like you might want to try the putty again some time.