tippet

Example Sentences

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“I quickly raised my rod, hoping I would not snap the 5X tippet against his moving weight.”

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022

He wears a fine fur tippet about his shoulders and a brown cap; for the time, his dress is strikingly plain.

From Economist • Jul. 30, 2015

TroutHunter, 208-558-9900; trouthunt.com Next Best Silver Creek, Picabo, Idaho Don't play around in these S-curves when the Callibaetis are hatching unless you know how to handle long leaders and light tippet.

From Time Magazine Archive

After a battle of 35 minutes on 16-pound tippet, Chittum managed to shatter the previous mark by nearly 120 pounds.

From Time Magazine Archive

She unwound her traveling veils and threw off her fur tippet.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck