Comments on: Making T-14 Tips

By: Running Line Roundup

Running Line Roundup — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 20:42:25 +0000

[...] boring, cheap 40 pound mono. More on Spey Fishing Gear Managing Running Line – 3 Simple Tips Making T-14 Tips King Rig Roundup Steelhead Rig Roundup Sage 8134-4 [...]

By: Spey Fishing for Trout, Part 3 – Tactics

Spey Fishing for Trout, Part 3 – Tactics — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:26:26 +0000

[...] Have fun out there! More on Spey Fishing Why We Like Spey Casting 10 Tips – Swinging Flies for Kings Making T-14 Tips [...]

By: Spey Casting and Fishing Articles

Spey Casting and Fishing Articles — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:11:37 +0000

[...] Making T-14 Tips [...]

By: Bobby

Bobby — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:00:12 +0000

Thanks for all the great info Philip!

By: philip walker

philip walker — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:47:28 +0000

Hi Bobby,
In my relatively few trips to Kanektok for chinook fishing, I have used a Rio Regular braided loop for my T14 or T17 tip butt end, as I think the Large is too loose. I nail-knot it three times, the final nail-knot near the neck of the loop, which may be over-kill but even so, then I add a drop of Zap-a-gap glue, so these loops then NEVER come loose. The Rio XL loop is meant for the butt end of shooting heads I think.
For the “point” of the T sinktip, I use about two feet of 40 or 20 pound Maxima, doubling-back the tip of the T14 and tie an Albright knot or nail-knot, with a tail you can then trim to suit after you do a perfection or rapala (non-slip loop) onto which you can tie loop-to-loop or alternatively double surgeon knot, tapered down to 15 pound Ultragreen which is plenty strong enough for kings in my experience. If you want to keep it really simple, just albright 20 or 15 pounds Ultragreen straight onto the T14, about 5 feet will do. The reason I use the heavier stuff and taper-down, is to help turn-over the big king flies. Some folks might think the tapering-down only introduces more potential failure-points in the leader, but I haven’t experienced that. Using 15 pounds at the point, means you don’t lose the whole shooting head if you hit a snag and have to use some muscle………yet it’s still strong enough for any king I’ve hooked so far.
Final touch is to use indelible marker pen to color the braided loop black. Happy fishing. We are already confirmed to return for two weeks next June/July !

By: Bobby

Bobby — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:18:41 +0000

Any idea what size the braided loops are that come with the T-14 package, or what size works best for T-11 and T-14? The loops come in regular, large and XL I believe.

By: Rigging Stinger Hooks with Tube Flies

Rigging Stinger Hooks with Tube Flies — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:01:58 +0000

[...] Making T-14 Tips [...]

By: Loc Vetter

Loc Vetter — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:13:54 +0000

When I was fishing with Ed Ward in the Fall he mentioned that he had changed how he does the fly end loop: He now stripps off the tungston coating of the T14, exposing the core mono — which is about 20 to 24 lb test. With about 2 1/2 inches exposed one can tye a nice little perfection loop.

He wrote something about it on Speypages recently.

I tried it, and it seems to work very nicely and looks cleaner.

If one takes a couple of feet of 8 to 12 lb tippet material and holds it in a loop, then hitch that loop near the end of the T14, and yank, the coating comes off nicely. A couple of times I took off less than I needed, which is actually easier, then repeated to get a bit more.

Has anyone else tried this? Mor importantly, has anyone tried it on a really big fish???

By: Rio Skagit MOW Tips

Rio Skagit MOW Tips — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:02:25 +0000

[...] Making sinktips in custom lengths is kind of a pain in the butt. [...]

By: Ross Slayton

Ross Slayton — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:59:31 +0000

A couple of pictures would do wonders! just a pic of the finished end that hd the tying thread on it. Otherwise excellent and very informative piece.