vicrider,

It sounds like you are tieing on very short pieces of tippet, I mainly use 7' to 9' furled leaders, when doing this I never start with less than 6' of tippet. but depending on the furled leader I sometimes use up to 10' of tippet. Haveing said this, I can turn that much leader and tippet over, also by doing this, as the tippet gets worn I can cut off a few inches and re- tie the fly. I will do this till I get down to 4' of tippet then i put new tippet on. Exeryone may not agree, but its what I do. hope this helps

fishwater