1
: a long hanging end of cloth attached to a sleeve, cap, or hood
2
: a shoulder cape of fur or cloth often with hanging ends
3
: a long black scarf worn over the robe by Anglican clergymen during morning and evening prayer
4
fishing
: a short length of material (such as gut, nylon, or horsehair) attached at the thinnest end of a tapered leader (see leader sense 1e(2)) and used to secure an artificial fly
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Line class, tippet class, and length records for Florida-strain fish will still be eligible for records in the largemouth bass category.
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Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 19 June 2024
The second reason for tippets is to accommodate different sizes of flies.
—Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
However, a short section of fluorocarbon tippet at the end of the leader can help sink a fly just below the surface when fishing emerger or cripple patterns.
—Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
Ben Christensen hooked the 31.55-pound catfish while casting an olive-colored creek damsel fly on 12-pound tippet with a 4-weight rod in the Pedernales River.
—Pete Thomas, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2021
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Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 19 June 2024
The second reason for tippets is to accommodate different sizes of flies.
—Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
However, a short section of fluorocarbon tippet at the end of the leader can help sink a fly just below the surface when fishing emerger or cripple patterns.
—Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 13 July 2023
Ben Christensen hooked the 31.55-pound catfish while casting an olive-colored creek damsel fly on 12-pound tippet with a 4-weight rod in the Pedernales River.
—Pete Thomas, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2021
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“Tippet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tippet. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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tippet
noun
tip·pet
ˈtip-ət 
1
: a long hanging part of a garment (as on a sleeve or cape)
2
: a shoulder cape usually with hanging ends
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