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Tip Top Size
Posted by: jim gerst (---.dhcp.stls.mo.charter.com)
Date: June 24, 2014 01:06PM

What is the largest loop and lightest wight tip top I can get for a fly rod and where can I get it?

Thank you for your help.

Jim G

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Re: Tip Top Size
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: June 24, 2014 01:16PM

The lightest is probably going to be a single foot guide wound onto the tip.

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Re: Tip Top Size
Posted by: jim gerst (---.dhcp.stls.mo.charter.com)
Date: June 24, 2014 01:21PM

Thanks Tom, what about conventional tip tops?

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Re: Tip Top Size
Posted by: Randolph Ruwe (---.hsd1.wa.comcast.net)
Date: June 24, 2014 01:29PM

I believe a simple loop fly tip is most likely the lightest, but most all fly tips are very light.

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Re: Tip Top Size
Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)
Date: June 24, 2014 01:49PM

Probably some type of REC Recoil or Pacific Bay Ti Minima.

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Re: Tip Top Size
Posted by: Phil Ewanicki (---.res.bhn.net)
Date: June 24, 2014 03:47PM

Greater guide size is not compatible with less weight, particularly leveraged weight at the end of the rod. I would not build with a tip-top any larger than necessary to freely pass a nail knot leader connection and I would not use a tip-top larger than the smallest running guide, even if I did have to dip the tip more frequently to clear the ice.

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Re: Tip Top Size
Posted by: Phil Erickson (---.dsl.pltn13.sbcglobal.net)
Date: June 24, 2014 07:16PM

Batson has both Light wire large loop and standard loop tip tops. Available from a number of the sponsors on the left.

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Re: Tip Top Size
Posted by: billy brodrick (---.cmts.sth3.ptd.net)
Date: June 25, 2014 10:19AM

I would say the recoil loop is the lightest as tom said

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