Do Chief and Tippet Manufacturers “Matter?”

For the previous few years I’ve fished Scientific Anglers leaders and their Absolute Trout tippet. I’ve used them on fish all over the place from Wyoming to Alaska, and I haven’t had any unhealthy experiences with the chief or tippet breaking when it shouldn’t.

My greatest fishing buddy, Alex Stulce, has been utilizing the tippet and leaders we promote at Ventures Fly Co. They’re considerably cheaper than something you should purchase from Scientific Anglers, and most different manufacturers, as nicely. Alex hasn’t had any points along with his chief or tippet breaking when it shouldn’t, both.

So, that bought me pondering: does the model of tippet and chief we use truly matter? We like to develop model loyalty within the fishing world, however it might probably simply be misplaced. On the subject of terminal sort out like chief, although, we would like one thing we are able to belief, as a result of there are few issues as irritating as dropping an enormous fish as a result of your chief snaps.

Earlier than I made the change to Scientific Anglers, I used Stroft and RIO. I solely switched to SA as a result of it’s what I made a decision to hold when working a guiding outfit just a few years in the past, and I’ve simply fished it ever since. And in pondering again on it now, I can’t recall any occasion after I used any tippet or chief from these corporations and thought “I want I had a distinct model proper now.”

I additionally bear in mind a chat I had with a fly store proprietor, years in the past, who advised me that every one the tippet on this planet comes from the identical two factories. In response to him, there wasn’t any distinction between the manufacturers besides worth and packaging. I don’t know if that’s true, nevertheless it sounds prefer it might be.

In any case, I do know that is all anecdotal, however I’d be curious to listen to if anybody else feels this fashion. Does the model of your chief and tippet matter, or will you employ something?