Tippets and presentaion

[captain-ahab]

The other night i was using a 7X tippet with a very small fly on extremely glassy calm water. I could easily see the tippet in the water and assume the fish could too. I went and got some 8X but haven't used it yet, but I'm assuming even with 8X if that water is so smooth the size no matter how small will make a difference.

Also, when casting, I'm improving on getting the line out there, but the leader/tippet sometimes doesn't always flow out there as well, it will pile up near the line. I'm guessing this just makes it worse for the fish? I.E. The fly is closer the the end of the line and there's all that tippet stuff they're seeing now too.

[pvansch1]

Lighter tippet will not make a better presentation. Practice casting will.
Take your standard 7-9 foot leader, tie on a piece of yarn, about and inch and practice with that.
An important part of the cast is the stop, both on the forward stroke and back stoke. This allows the line and leader to straighten out. Watch your backcast, when it's straight start the forward stroke, the speed progress's faster, then stop.
Go to www.sexyloops.com
Lots of csting tips there.

[captain-ahab]

Lighter tippet will not make a better presentation. Practice casting will.
Take your standard 7-9 foot leader, tie on a piece of yarn, about and inch and practice with that.
An important part of the cast is the stop, both on the forward stroke and back stoke. This allows the line and leader to straighten out. Watch your backcast, when it's straight start the forward stroke, the speed progress's faster, then stop.
Go to www.sexyloops.com
Lots of csting tips there.

I've also noticed what's made a huge difference in my casting is the micro pause when i stop on the backcast...it seems to "load" the rod with the energy of the loop/line then when i go forward it's compounded this and once in a while I can feel the line shooting out of my hand if i have some slack. :)

[dudley]

Believe it or not, when you fish a dry fly, the tippet needs to sink.
It's much less visible to the fish that way
When your tippet is on the surface, it looks like a crack in a mirror. When it's subsurface, it's just another thing floating in the water.
Don't assume you need 8x, I rarely fish lighter than 6

Slack in the leader is very important to a drag free drift.
Putting it there on purpose is the goal of a good presentation :rolleyes:

[captain-ahab]

hehe, so i should probably stop rubbing fly floatant on my tippets ;)

[The Fisherman]

I actually grease my line, leader, & tippets with Gink. I like how it helps me mend.

[Kutulu]

It sounds like like your fly is not turning over completely. If thats the case you should shorten your tippet

[Jon]

Believe it or not, when you fish a dry fly, the tippet needs to sink.
When your tippet is on the surface, it looks like a crack in a mirror.

Never thought of it that way, but I really like Dudley's analogy. Unless I'm fishing plunge pools for kamikaze brookies, I always de-grease my line. And it's amazing what will do the trick if you're caught short without shop-bought stuff ;-)

I'll just leave that one hanging!

Jon

[Freeloader]

I think I heard simply rubbing some spit on you leader works?