riverman wrote:
On May 1, 10:50 pm, "Tom Nakashima" wrote:

"riverman" wrote in message

roups.com...


Can anyone give me a summary of the relationship between the X system
of tippets, and the breaking strength? My Mongolia connection
recommends using a 10-12 pound tippet, but I'm not at all sure what
size that is. I'm vaguely aware that the material and diameter will
play a significant role, and I also know that I can just read it on
the spool, but my gear is buried kinda deep in the shed and its dark
out there....
:-o

--riverman

Try this:http://hipwader.com/2003/tippet-to-fly-size-chart
-tom


YOW! 10-12 pound is 0x to x1?? That sounds like my backing, not my
leader. I don't think I've ever SEEN tippet that big...what kind of
monsters ARE these taimen??!

5x is the sweet spot for me for most of my trout fishing. I've landed
trout over 10 pounds on 5x. The exceptions would be if I'm fishing in
heavy current, or in lots of tippet-breaking submerged wood, or if I'm
using large flies.

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