Thanks! Ron & Al. Things are clearer now. The word tippet has two meanings then. It is the end of the leader and it is another piece of material that is called tippet that is tied to the tippet of the leader with a surgeons knot. More questions then.....
A. Do some people tie a fly to the end of their leader instead of using another tippet of lighter strength?
I would think that the leader would get shorter and shorter each time you tie on a new fly. The light just went on.... That must be the reason you put on the extra tiippet material in lengths of 2 to 3 feet so as not to keep cutting the leader.... Am I right?