Umpqua 5x Leaders 5 lb or 4 lb?

I purchased a 3-pack Umpqua 9' 5x Trout Taper Leaders over the weekend which
is marked 5 lb on the package. Wondering if this is a printing mistake.
Didn't realize it until I got home. The tip Dia is still .006" and the butt
dia is still .021", but the rating is now 5 lb. instead of 4 lb. I have one
leader in a package from a previous purchase that says 5x 4 lb. The Umpqua
website still says 5x 4 lb.
http://www.umpqua.com/leaders.htm
fwiw,
-tom

Tom Nakashima typed:
I purchased a 3-pack Umpqua 9' 5x Trout Taper Leaders over the
weekend which is marked 5 lb on the package. Wondering if this is a
printing mistake. Didn't realize it until I got home. The tip Dia is
still .006" and the butt dia is still .021", but the rating is now 5
lb. instead of 4 lb. I have one leader in a package from a previous
purchase that says 5x 4 lb. The Umpqua website still says 5x 4 lb.
http://www.umpqua.com/leaders.htm

Are you sure you didn't purchase the SuperFlouro?

http://www.umpqua.com/4-14-1.htm
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TL,
Tim
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"Tim J." wrote in message
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Tom Nakashima typed:
I purchased a 3-pack Umpqua 9' 5x Trout Taper Leaders over the
weekend which is marked 5 lb on the package. Wondering if this is a
printing mistake. Didn't realize it until I got home. The tip Dia is
still .006" and the butt dia is still .021", but the rating is now 5
lb. instead of 4 lb. I have one leader in a package from a previous
purchase that says 5x 4 lb. The Umpqua website still says 5x 4 lb.
http://www.umpqua.com/leaders.htm

Are you sure you didn't purchase the SuperFlouro?

http://www.umpqua.com/4-14-1.htm
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TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj


Yes, I'm positive, I never use Flouro leaders and plus the package is
completely different.
I'm just wondering if Umpqua is now rating their 5x Trout Tapered Leaders as
a 5 lb. which is actually better for me since I like to go one size up on
the tippet.
fwiw,
-tom

On Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:58:17 -0700, "Tom Nakashima"
wrote:

I purchased a 3-pack Umpqua 9' 5x Trout Taper Leaders over the weekend which
is marked 5 lb on the package. Wondering if this is a printing mistake.
Didn't realize it until I got home. The tip Dia is still .006" and the butt
dia is still .021", but the rating is now 5 lb. instead of 4 lb. I have one
leader in a package from a previous purchase that says 5x 4 lb. The Umpqua
website still says 5x 4 lb.

I've used Orvis leaders/tippets for many years. With a .021 butt and
a .006 tip, the Orvis leader is 5x (five pounds). So, I would guess
that Umpqua would have a similar pound rating with those same
dimensions.

Tom Nakashima wrote:
"Tim J." wrote in message
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Tom Nakashima typed:
I purchased a 3-pack Umpqua 9' 5x Trout Taper Leaders over the
weekend which is marked 5 lb on the package. Wondering if this is a
printing mistake. Didn't realize it until I got home. The tip Dia is
still .006" and the butt dia is still .021", but the rating is now 5
lb. instead of 4 lb. I have one leader in a package from a previous
purchase that says 5x 4 lb. The Umpqua website still says 5x 4 lb.

I'd guess a printing mistake that didn't get caught in time. Umpqua 5X
has been 4lb as long as I can remember. Umpqua has changed the
packaging just recently, both for leaders and tippets, but what I saw at
the shop was still 4lb even on the new packaging.