Quote Originally Posted by oldster View Post
Since we are on this micro drag discussion, what do you think about using flourocarbon tippets which is less visable versus mono which is more supple. In your opinion which has an atvantage over the other, all things considered?
Fluorocarbon tippets are less visible ONLY when they are sunken and not when they are floating. When fishing a dry fly, we most often have the tippet float. A floating tippet is noticeable NOT because we actually see the tippet, but because we see the effect of the tippet which is the depression of the meniscus.

In fact fluorocarbon is a bit denser than nylon mono and so it depresses the meniscus a bit more than nylon. If anything, it would be just slightly more noticeable. In reality there is probably little difference. The key for me is that fluorocarbon tends to be a a little stiffer and this makes it less suitable for dry flies