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12-31-2012, 08:04 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Tippet?
Do you typically replace your spools of tippet every year?
I don't want to lose a good fish to old tippet.
Is there a date of manufacture on the spool so you know if it is old or not, wouldn't want to buy new just to find out it was old stock.
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12-31-2012, 08:14 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Calgary
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I will throw away tippet that has been in the vest after a few years. Some of my tippet is several years old, new on the spool and kept in a sealed container, shows no reduced strength. Best is to test it.
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12-31-2012, 08:24 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Calgary
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I'm on the same page as badger... after a couple of years, I would normally throw it away. That being said, I have tippet spools that are several years old that appear to be as good as new.
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12-31-2012, 09:52 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Central Alberta
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Off....
Mono will deterioate if exposed to light and strength drops.
Florocarbon will last for thousands of years.
Don
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12-31-2012, 11:21 PM
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Location: calagry
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Ive had tippet spools for a number of years in my vest, as long as they are not exposed to sunlight i think they are fine.
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01-01-2013, 07:58 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
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I start the season with fresh tippet/leaders. give the old stuff to your friends
Depending on what i'm fishing for.
Trout i replace the tippet after every fish.
Salmon/steelhead i replace the entire leader after every fish, or after several fishless hours.
By doing this, rarely break a fish off.
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01-01-2013, 10:26 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Calgary, AB
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I have never had an issue. I keep them out of the sun, and in the house.
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01-01-2013, 12:03 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Sherwood Park
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I had a spool of fluorocarbon tippet for the last two years, and when I was using it in November, it would break everytime my fly would contact the bottom. I got curious as I heard that fluorocarbon doesn't break down, so I put on some lighter fluoro to test. Turns out the heavier stuff was rotten, and the lighter stuff was actually stronger and not breaking off. I had stored it in my backpack or vest and never exposed to light (only when I was changing tippet). So, yes fluorocarbon does break down. That being said, I do what everyone else is saying, and replace the spools only if the tippet is showing obvious signs of deterioration.
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01-01-2013, 12:10 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by King Salmon
I had a spool of fluorocarbon tippet for the last two years, and when I was using it in November, it would break everytime my fly would contact the bottom. I got curious as I heard that fluorocarbon doesn't break down, so I put on some lighter fluoro to test. Turns out the heavier stuff was rotten, and the lighter stuff was actually stronger and not breaking off. I had stored it in my backpack or vest and never exposed to light (only when I was changing tippet). So, yes fluorocarbon does break down. That being said, I do what everyone else is saying, and replace the spools only if the tippet is showing obvious signs of deterioration.
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Interesting post
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01-01-2013, 03:40 PM
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I find my tippet last much longer if kept in a dark place. Especially when fishing I never use a tippet carrier, instead I keep it in a vest pocket. My extra spools and tapered leaders I have stored in a sealed mason jar in a drawer. They last for years.
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01-01-2013, 06:37 PM
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Thanks for all the great posts ad info, I think for the few $ it costs for a new spool annually. I will be replacing mine.
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01-02-2013, 05:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lornce
I find my tippet last much longer if kept in a dark place. Especially when fishing I never use a tippet carrier, instead I keep it in a vest pocket. My extra spools and tapered leaders I have stored in a sealed mason jar in a drawer. They last for years.
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Psst. Lornce.
I have some Aeon tippit still in my vest.
Some of these posters were not even born when I bought it.
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