Is This Tippet Any Good

Rio Extreme Tippet
An incredible braided tippet material with an exceptional strength to diameter ratio that makes it the strongest tippet material on the market.

I personally have had bad luck with Rio brand. Also think Seaguar is overrated especially at their prices! The brands I found best are Ashima, P-Line, Gamma, Airflow and recently been experimenting with the new Sufix Flouro which has been great so far.

ORIGINAL: Cold

Seaguar Grand Max. /thread

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Braided tippet? Why?

An incredible braided tippet material with an exceptional strength to diameter ratio that makes it the strongest tippet material on the market. With no stretch at all there is incredible sensitivity for bite detection and for instant hook ups.
Four sizes:
5X: With no stretch and superior strength the 5X is an awesome nymphing material. It is especially great for Czech nymphing with its super sensitive bite detection.
4X: A general purpose size ideal for hoppers and other terrestrials, especially when fishing tight to the bank.
3X: Stiff enough to turn over bigger flies and superb for streamers.
2X: A great tippet material for swinging flies for large anadromous fish.

• 5X (0.006", 0,152mm); 10lb (4.6kg)
  
• 4X (0.007", 0,178mm); 15lb (6.8kg)
  
• 3X (0.008", 0,203mm); 20lb (9.1kg)
  
• 2X (0.009", 0,229mm); 25lb (11.4kg)

20 yards per spool
Color: Black
Extreme Tippet is very, very strong and has a slick coating that can result in the failure of standard fishing knots. To get the very best in performance from Extreme Tippet we recommend the use of a triple or quadruple surgeon's knot when joining together two pieces of Extreme Tippet (or if joining it to regular nylon). We also recommend the no-slip knot for attaching flies (an illustration is attached with each spool).
Warning: The ultra-thin diameter and very high tensile strength of Extreme Tippet makes it tough to break (and cut). Be careful if hooked to a snag that the fly or line does not fire back into your face when pulling for a break. Also, handle with care when tightening knots to avoid being cut by the material.

ORIGINAL: DJ2007

Do you guys use "regular line" for your tippet, or do you use specially designed tippet material? I used Stren flouro 8lb in a 300 yd spool and it works great, ca't really otice a difference over soem of the leaders and tippets i've used i the past and $10 fr 300 yards saved me some money.

Straight flouro-- line loop to fly.

I run staright mono from my fly loop. You don't really need a tapered leader for Erie steel. You are not casting that far and don't need to turn the fly over, like a dry.
I use Tectan, 9.2lb .078" diam on my noddle, and as leader material. This works well for me. This also elimnates the need to be constantly adding on tippet material.