Give It a Try. As with most fly fishing lessons, it’s best to learn by doing. Pick up a few spools of tippet, and see what it feels like to fish a size 15 fly on 4x compared to 5x.

How to Match Your Tippet to Your Fly. It can be pretty simple. Many trout anglers abide by the rule of 3 – divide the size of the fly by 3, and you’ll get an approximate tippet size.

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The 5-weight fly line you may use for fishing small dry flies has a tip diameter of about .030 inch. The 9-foot, 6X leader you attach to it should then have a butt diameter of about .020 inch.

You can use tippet to build a leader that has been cut back too far or you can use it to taper down a leader for a more delicate presentation for dry fly fishing. Tippet is also used as the connector ...

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Tippet size is influenced by several factors. These factors include the size of your fly, water clarity, water speed and temperament of your quarry. Generally, the larger your fly, the larger your ...