tippet ring or swivel is there a difference?

[bingsbaits]

Although, this won't do anything about the fact that I've also been ditching leaders because the thingamabobbers are making huge kinks in them as well. Might go to yarn.

Had a couple old time Steelheaders give me a tip on using the Thingamabobbers.

Attach them to your leader with a very short (1">) piece of 10lb mono.
I think it's the improved clinchknot that I use. It will slide up and down your leader for easy adjustment. Then a little pull and it is set.


I had trouble tying them on the stream so I tie them up at home.
I just tie the knot that goes on the leader over a little drink box straw.
Tie up 2-3 and when needed you just slip your leader through the straw and then pull out the straw.

 

[mcwillja]

Squaretail wrote:
I have found the Spro barrel swivels to be helpful with twisting flies like the san juans and some streamers. I also find them helpful with attaching flouro to mono when I go to Erie. No reason for the rings to me. Blood knots just arent that tough to tie.

Square,

I hear what you are saying about the blood knots. However, with the tippet ring you can go from a heavy straight butt section then attach a tippet ring and then run flurocarbon tippet (4x-6X). It is really nice for nymphing. I use this system a lot now and it works great. I don't use rings for dry-fly fishing although people do.

 

[studiomule]

I make my own thread furled leaders, and I don't like the tippet ring at the end. I use a perfection loop, which to me is much stronger because it is using all the threads at the end of the leader to form the loop, rather than half with a tippet ring. I'd rather do a loop to loop than tie onto a tiny ring. I use a shorb loop on the butt of the leader so I have a loop to loop to the fly line (there's no bulk to jam the eyes) Thingamabobbers work better on thread leaders as well; stay in position better and won't kink the line.

 

[Chaz]

One thing you may want to check on is, can you use them in FFO water?
I use a surgeons knot to tie my tippet to my leader and it barely take 30 seconds. So I don't know what the big deal is, you still have to tie a knot.

 

[WildTigerTrout]

Chaz wrote:
One thing you may want to check on is, can you use them in FFO water?
I use a surgeons knot to tie my tippet to my leader and it barely take 30 seconds. So I don't know what the big deal is, you still have to tie a knot.

Yes you can use them on FFO water. The advantage lies in the fact that when you replace your tippet the leader stays the same length.

 

[dreamsofstreams]

What is the advantage over tying a perfection loop in your leader? I don't use loop to loop, but I do tie the perfection loop in my leader and use a clinch knot to secure my tippet to the loop.

I have never once lost a fish or fly due to knot failure at the loop.

 

[wgmiller]

They all do the same job. Some like vanilla, some like chocolate; others like strawberry. More than one way to skin a cat (or catch a fish).