Tippets for dry and wet line fishing

Question for D.A. about tippets. I think I read sometime back that you used different tippets for nymphs and dry fly fishing. Am I wrong? If not so would you please clarify your choices for tippets on nymph or dry fly fishing. Thank you very much! I’m just trying to learn more about this fishing that I really like. As a matter of fact I will be going out tomorrow a.m. on the N. Br. of WW. Thanks in advance for your reply as it will help me and a lot of other of us guys and gals who like to do the fly fishing experience. JJ

There are many kinds of tippets to use, so I’ll stick with a tippet reply vs. a leader reply (that’s a whole other can of worms). I use Rio fluorocarbon almost exclusively for everything that I do. This is not a paid ad., but it’s the best stuff I’ve ever used period. I rarely change tippet for nymphs unless something drastic happens. Fluoro costs a bit more, but it’s well worth it if you fish a lot (and I do). It’s water and abrasion resistant, but I don’t use it when I tie on tippet for a dropper pattern off a dry – the mono sinks better and that’s what I want out of the dropper, so I go mono. Some guys think fluoro sinks at a heavier rate than mono for fishing dries and will only use mon., but I haven’t seen enough of a problem to switch.

Bottom line, if you want the best tippet possible, go with Rio fluorocarbon.

Best of luck,
D.A.

Thank your D.A. for your reply. Good luck to you also. JJ