Umpqua's Phantom X tippet is a five-layer Ultra Fluorocarbon and to put it simply, it is the strongest and most invisible fluorocarbon tippet available to the fly fishing world. There's a reason it's the tippet used by Fly Fishing Team USA.
Umpqua Phantom X Fluorocarbon Tippet Video Review
Umpqua Tippet: Phantom X In The Wild
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With very little stretch due to its unique core, Umpqua's Phantom X allows you to detect the most subtle takes. A unique chemical process of combining fluorocarbon monomers into polymer chains creates harmony with Umpqua's unique coating. Now that's a lot of big words that we don't really understand, but we do know that it results in abrasion resistance, sensitivity, density, invisibility, and strength never seen before in fluorocarbon fly fishing tippet.
All spools of Phantom X also come with a custom ProBand to keep tippet neatly wrapped on the spool, yet at the ready when you are on the water. Only available in 30 yard spools.
Why You Should Fish Umpqua's Phantom X Ultra Fluorocarbon Tippet
Ultra Fluorocarbon tippet offers unique advantages to serious anglers. If you're fishing light tippet and targeting large fish, Umpqua's Phantom X is what you need to be running.
- Low Visibility and light refraction with Umpqua's proprietary Phantom Coating
- 25% more abrasion resistance than standard fluorocarbon tippet
- Unmatched sensitivity due to lower stretch
- Increased hooking power and increase hookup rate
- Does not absorb water