Reply To: Leaders and tippet,

I have been following your suggestion for using the tippet rings this spring and it is definitely a great way to save money on leaders while nymphing and I don’t see why you couldn’t do the same with a nine-foot leader for dry fly fishing. Add the ring and then three feet of tippet to the fly. I was also reading about removing the shine from your tippet while dry fly fishing. How would you do that without harming your tippet? I seem to recall them selling a “Mud” that was made of clay. You would rub a small amount on the tippet and remove the shine but don’t recall seeing any in the catalogs. I probably have some clay laying around from my potters days but it has other materials mixed in.

Bill