"Conan The Librarian" wrote


Ah, but by using your tippet rings, you'd only have to buy a couple a
year, whatever the brand. :-)




True, but one of the things life has taught me it that the "couple a year"
are far MORE likely to be needed when far from sources of less common brands
.... fwiw, I too like the Maxima tapered a lot, but, I only know of one
store ( 993 miles from where I sit to type this ) that stocks them and I
don't trust stockpiling nylon for a tangly day ..