Tippets Brand

[kennymac]

Curious if anyone has a preference on the brand of tippet they use. Is one better then the other? Factor in cost?

Orvis, Rio, Maxima, How about Cabela's?? Climax etc.... etc..


Thanks,
Ken

[Jerry]

I've been buying Cabela's house brand because of cost.
Its made by Climax (Cortland)
I find no fault with it.

[Black Gnat]

Frog Hair for me.
Its strong and limp.


Best,
Black Gnat

[Bamboozle]

Mono - Orvis Super Strong; I've been a fan since it first came out, I'd use it exclusively if I hadn't fell in love with fluoro.

Fluoro - Any of these brands is excellent and are the only brands I'll buy:

1 - Seaguar Grand Max - super strong, no complaints, not cheap

2 - Varivas - same deal, just harder to find, a pretty good value

3 - Rio Fluoroflex Plus - also excellent but not available in 8X which I do use, pricey

4 - Orvis Mirage - excellent strength and the best value in Fluoro out there

All of the tippet material I use is limp, strong for its diameter; has great knot strength and stretchability and I combine Fluoro tippets with mono intermediate sections with NO issues. I've tried many other brands but these are all I use now.

[J Castwell]

I use different ones for different fishing situations. You need to see which ones you like for each type of fishing. There is a wide range of, stiffness, stetch, sink rate, BS, abrasion, coating, quality, tolerance and price in them.

[Gramps]

Rio Fluoroflex Plus

[flyandtie]

rio powerflex or rio flouroflex plus

[fishin' fool]

I like Rio powerflex for my trout fishing. Bass or even streamers for trout, I prefer something stiffer like maxima, or some type of saltwater tippet material. If my local shop carried Frog Hair, I might opt for that over the Rio. The only time I used it I really liked it.

[loufly]

I use Climax flouro-carbon leaders and tippet material because it is strong, invisible, and made a high quality standard. I also like stiffer materials to punch through the never-ending SE Idaho wind.

[ducksterman]

Fluorocarbon = Seaguar Grand Max