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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:31 am • # 41 
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I tried reading all the posts in this thread, but my ADD kicks in from time to time. So I find myself skimming through things. I really enjoy ultralight tackle--even with spinning and baitcasting tackle for bass, I use light tackle. One of the things though that concerns me with playing a fish for the lengths of time required with this tackle is...are we killing fish? I've never tried to catch a trout on 12x tippet (I'm not even sure if I know what that looks like if it is actually visible to the human eye) so I don't know what one has to go through to land a trout with such a fine tippet. But it seems to me that a fish would have to be played to utter exhaustion. I know we all revive our fish, but does the fish really recover from getting played that long and hard? Just curious.


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:49 am • # 42 
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Sean,
I think the key to this is keeping the fish in the current as long as possible with a quick in & out for a photo.
As for warm water thugs that we find in slower creeks, rivers, and lakes, I gently move the fish in a back and forth motion to keep the gills in oxygenated water. I've never lost one this way even after a long fought battle.

Les


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PostPosted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:01 am • # 43 
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Sean, the 12x does not kill fish. Improper fish fighting tactics kill fish. If you use a light, soft rod, like a one or ought weight with a smooth reel, you can land the fish like you could using 8x on your one weight. Back your drag all the way off and maintain a shallow rod angle letting the tip protect the tippet, and the butt fight the fish!


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PostPosted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 6:58 pm • # 44 
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Another one . :lol :eek


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:25 pm • # 45 
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pearow wrote:
dont know its break stength but walmart mono thread in the dark color is .0005 and the light color is .0006(if I remember correctly); someone may have the means to test it; if so its a good source as you can get a bunch for just a buck or two-p-
note; the 12x from the little red shop says its diameter is .0026, which is way larger than .0006.


Just read this thread. I use the fine monofilament from WalMart to tie 99% of my flies. The diameters are .005 and .006, not .0005 and .0006. It's Coats and Clark thread; I haven't explored other suppliers since WalMart is convenient. I have no idea what the breaking strength is, but I have tried to suspend an unloaded Government Model under the .005 and it broke (no surprise there......). Perhaps Coats and Clark have tested the breaking strength; it might be worth reaching out to them if somebody really wants to know. I'll admit I'm curious, but I'll sleep just fine tonight without knowing the answer to that question.


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