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

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024