[Mike Barrio]

Available soon .................... 

[Mike Barrio]

Barrio Troutcast Copolymer Tippet ( 50m spools at £3.90 including post )

Clear and supple, our new Barrio Troutcast offers superb strength to diameter ratio and great knot strength. Ideal for all fly fishing tactics where confidence and fly presentation are important.

Made for us in Europe and sold on 50 metre spools, Troutcast is available in the following sizes:

0X - 0.28mm - 13.97lb - 6.33kg

1X - 0.25mm - 11.35lb - 5.15kg

2X - 0.23mm - 9.65lb - 4.38kg

3X - 0.20mm - 7.61lb - 3.45kg

4X - 0.18mm - 6.24lb - 2.83kg

5X - 0.16mm - 5.00lb - 2.27kg

6X - 0.14mm - 4.31lb - 1.96kg

7X - 0.12mm - 3.18lb - 1.44kg

See Barrio Fly Line Shop page:
https://www.flylineshop.com/shop.html#!/Barrio-Troutcast-Copolymer-Tippet/p/50562573/category=13177069

[Mike Barrio]

Klinkhammer Scott and Spiderman Sandy have been catching some very nice fish using Barrio Troutcast Tippet recently ..... and I've had a few nice ones myself

I've been making a point of using the simple knots that I used to see most anglers using at Haddo, 3 turn water knots and both 4 & 5 turn blood knots without a tuck ...... these have proved very reliable for me with Troutcast

Best wishes
Mike

[Marc Fauvet]

i'm up to a dozen or so good fish (not as good fish as Sandy and Scott good fish....  ) with the new material with no issues whatsoever. i really like it !  holds sink paste well, much better than Stroft, has just the right amount of stretch and so far any knot has seated and held well. (3 to 7 turn Blood and Uni to Uni for joining tippets and Uni and Davy knots for hook eyes from size 18 to seatrout sized flies.
this one's a real win-win on all levels 
cheers,
marc

[Euan Innes]

All sounds good to me and I like the salmon sizes. 
Can anyone say yah or nay to the orvis knot though? And the perfection Loop?

 

[Hamish Young]

Can anyone say yah or nay to the orvis knot though? And the perfection Loop?

I have experimented with both on the 3x - no bother at all, formed and held without issue 

[Euan Innes]

 
Thanks mate. I can see an order being placed soon.

 

[Euan Innes]

I bought the 13, 11 and 9lb nylon for salmon fishing and I have to say that I am impressed. It does not break with the Orvis knots, single loops or Perfection loops.
I lost a few flies over the weekend on the bottom of the Alness and you really have to pull on the line to snap the 13lb tippet. Strangly enough where it did break was at the loop to loop and not the fly. Lovely work Mr B. 

I also have to add some comments about the ISS line. This line is fantastic! It turns over perfectly and shoots a very long way (if you manage the running line coils properly). It can handle ten foot Rio sinking tips no problem and even tapered nylon leaders turn over nicely. Once again Mike, top job!
 
Now if you could just do that line in a 7/8 for a 12 double hander.....

 

[Mike Barrio]

Thanks for your kind comments Euan, I'm really pleased that you like your tippet

The ISS 7/8 line is currently on order at the factory and should be available soon ...........

Cheers
Mike

[Euan Innes]

Excellent Mike.
Off to look at 12 dh rods....

 

[Hamish Young]

I believe I know the very thing..... 

[Euan Innes]

I believe you do....

 

[Mike Barrio]

Starting to get plenty of repeat orders for Troutcast now, which is always a good sign that a new product will hopefully be a popular one

http://www.flylineshop.com/barrio-troutcast-tippet.html

[Marc Fauvet]

could also mean they lost their first spools... 

[Mike Barrio]

    

[Euan Innes]

All joking aside, the salmon sizes are fantastic. 
And due to my refound addiction to silver tourists I can tell you sweet FA about the trout sizes! 
11 and 13lb for the DH rod, 9lb for the #7 weight 10 footer = love it!

 

[Mike Barrio]

Great review in this month's Fly Fishing & Fly Tying magazine

[Djordje Andjelkovic]

Finally I had time testing these tippets.

Fishing greyling few days, using almost 0.12 and 0.14 what I could say:

- no breaking
- no memory
- enough strong for greyling 40-48cm  (my biggest these days)

more:

- I would like to see in shop 0.10 and 0.08 for special situation

[Mike Barrio]

Excellent Djordje, I'm really pleased that you like your Troutcast tippet

Nice photos

Best wishes
Mike

[Djordje Andjelkovic]

one more for gallery

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[Djordje Andjelkovic]

All fish with Barrio Troutcast Copolymer Tippett size 0.12mm perfect one greyling 50+ cm

Mike still need 0.10 and 0.08mm 

[Mike Barrio]

Hi Djordje,

Great stuff, I'm really pleased that you are enjoying your fishing with Troutcast Tippet ....... and thanks for the great photos

I'm not sure about a 0.10mm product, it would probably be too light for our UK market, but I will seriously consider this when I place the next stock order at the factory.

Best wishes
Mike

[Euan Innes]

Mike,
With all this salty talk these days is there any chance of heavier weights in your excellent tippet material?
It would be nice to have a 15lb for salmon, but also 18 and 20 for both salmon and pollock.
PLEASE!!!

 

[Mike Barrio]

Thanks Euan ...... I'll look into it

Best wishes
Mike