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
  • 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
  • The Beartooth Package includes the rod, rod tube, rod sock, line, line holder, flies, and tippet.
    — Necee Regis, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Jan. 2023
  • For equipment, Hussar suggests 4, 5 or 6 weight fly rods with a heavy tippet.
    — Brian Whipkey, baltimoresun.com, 17 Apr. 2021
  • That is a tiny lure with a narrow eyelet that rebuffs multiple attempts to thread tippet that's as fine as spider web silk.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Basic gear like nippers, forceps to pinch barbs or remove hooks, tippet to attach new flies to the leader, and some good wading or water shoes are good to have.
    — Outside Online, 9 May 2022
  • 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
  • Understanding tippet weight and learning knots can be overwhelming.
    — Francesca Krempa, Outside, 23 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • 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

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