How to Use tippet in a Sentence

tippet

noun
  • Use 2-pound line as tippet for more bites, but 4-pound is ok.
    Tyler Mahoney special To The Star, kansascity, 20 June 2018
  • Here’s a sampling of the patterns that will tempt the fussiest fish to take, even in broad daylight on a fat 3X tippet.
    Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 1 Mar. 2021
  • And one trick to fishing poppers effectively is to match tippet size to the profile and weight of the bug.
    T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 12 Mar. 2020
  • For equipment, Hussar suggests 4, 5 or 6 weight fly rods with a heavy tippet.
    Brian Whipkey, baltimoresun.com, 17 Apr. 2021
  • The jig and float method with either a sculpin or ginger micro jig, on 2-pound tippet is catching good numbers of rainbows.
    Tyler Mahoney special To The Star, kansascity, 6 June 2018
  • Bigger rivers hold the potential for double-digit fish (as in pounds, not inches), so don’t go lighter than 1X tippet.
    Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2020
  • The slower bend did a great job of absorbing the energy during sudden speed bursts, which is a huge plus when you’ve just tied into a 20-plus-inch trout with a dry on a light tippet.
    Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 Mar. 2020
  • This little gem of a knot is used on fishing line to secure two lines together (mends a broken line or attaches leaders and tippets).
    Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2019
  • Pope Jude Law has fifteen outfits, a fresh alb and tippet for each aspect of his mercurial personality.
    Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2017
  • An extensive collection of pre-owned fly tackle will be for sale, including rods, reels, flies, fly-tying tools and materials, fly lines, leaders and tippet, vests and packs, artwork and outdoor clothing.
    D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 13 May 2021
  • Fluorocarbon is more expensive than mono, but often it is utilized as just the tippet or leader material by both fly and conventional anglers.
    The Editors, Outdoor Life, 22 July 2019

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