Fluorocarbon Leader/Tippet
I read somewhere a while back that fluorocarbon leader/tippet material was not recommended for dry flies as it tends to sink faster then standard mono leaders. I was wondering how many others found this to be turn .... or not ?? Is using fluorocarbon tippets on drys not a good idea ?
Thanks,
Mike
"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope" -John Buchan
I use fluorocarbon tippet on all my dry flies. My leaders are mono but the tippet is fluoro. The 18 to 24 inches of fluoro has little to do with the sinking of a dry fly (unless maybe you use size 26 or something) and the better invisibility far out weights any sinking issue. Try it you will like it.
Larry ---sagefisher---
Thanks for the info. I don't really fish allot of dry flies, sizes #10-12, as a rule but wanted to try out a few patterns this weekend. Will give the fluoro., tippets a try.
Mike
"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope" -John Buchan
I use furled thread leaders and flourocarbon tippet for all of my trout fishing. Anything 5x and smaller I have never had an issue. I have noticed a higher sink rate with my bass tippet though....8# and up. So I use mono for my bassbug rigs.
Regards,
Silver
"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought"..........Szent-Gyorgy
Great info Silver thanks.
"The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of that which is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope" -John Buchan
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