Word Finder - tippets

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A shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front.

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A stole worn by Anglican ministers or other clergymen.

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A length of twisted hair or gut in a fishing line.

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A handful of straw bound together at one end, used for thatching.

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In fly fishing, the part of the leader that attaches to the fly.

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A bird's ruffle.

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One of the patagia, or pieces at the side of the pronotum of a moth.

The fur (q.v.) of this rodent was prized by the ancient Peruvians, who made coverlets and other articles with the skin, and at the present day the skins are exported in large numbers to Europe, where they are made into muffs, tippets and trimmings.

He says that he knows of people using tippets of up to 16 feet with a standard five foot leader.

In the summer they had white tippets and cottage bonnets with brown ribbon across and tied under the chin.

As he says, short, furled leaders have the mass to turn-over long tippets.

So thin tippets for small flies. thicker tippets for big flies and particularly big bushy flies eg Mayfly (E Danica) imitations.

Particularly fussy trout in very clear water may be caught more easily with finer and less visible double strength or fluorocarbon tippets.

Tippets must be attached with a loop-to-loop connection otherwise the tippet material may cut the thread of the leaders made from this material.