Substitute for tippets?

[jemo]

Hi Folks is there a more durable substitute for golden pheasant tippets as a tailing material,you can lose all your tailing material when you catch one fish......

[fortbhoy]

your not tying it in right then, i've never had this problem and i use a lot of gp tippets and toppings!

[ruby pennel595664]

Originally Posted by jemo

Hi Folks is there a more durable substitute for golden pheasant tippets as a tailing material,you can lose all your tailing material when you catch one fish......

I suppose you could use something like orange bucktail and use a black permanent marker on the tips to give the same effect as tippet.

Personally I wouldn't bother if a fly has caught a fish it's done it's job, I would just swap the fly and keep the old hook for retying in future if still in good condition. But then again I'm a tight old g?t

[dabhoy]

Never really had a problem with them.
You could use floss, marabou,cock fibres or numerous other things but have never come across an actual substitute.

[ACW]

JUst a thought ,the tippet may be aged rather like me ,a bit brittle ,ahve had some very old flys in antique boxes that "crumbled"

[toxic evo]

Try using nylon strands of a duster one of those multi coloured ones
They work great nice and stiff and the fish can't bite through them .

[jemo]

Thanks for the info guys......Much appreciated..