Making your own Skagit sink tips - Rio or Airflo

Make your own fly fishing sink tips by welding strong loops at the ends using a heat gun. Rio or Airflo tips are made the same way as in the video. Save dollars and have them better made than from the factory. Price is about 10 dollars a T-tip. Skagit tips are used to make your fly sink to deeper waters and the T-number tells you how many grains per feet the tip weighs. At the end of your T-tip you connect your nylon leader to you fly. At the beginning of your T-tip you have your Skagit line, which may be a Rio Skagit Max or a Airflo Compact F.I.S.T. Small note, the Airflo material softens at about 30-40 degrees lower in temperature, and melts together more abruptly so you may expose the cord inside the polyurethane if you are not careful.

[@cdavidal]

thanks Ken from Argentina! Very clear explanations, perhaps I would add the diameter of the tubing.

[@cdavidal]

Polyurethan (AIRFLO) fusion temp: 120C PVC (RIO) fusion temp: 150C

[@galvanni1]

What diameter clear shrink did you use? Need to order online so I can't judge it without seeing it. Thanks.

[@Ken_Sweden]

3 mm clear with a shrink ratio 3:1. IF you type Cellpack 144369 in Google you will see the exact one I used.

[@marijnneuenheusen8442]

Hi Ken, nice video. where did you get the Rio sink tip material?

[@losratitos8277]

Does the heat shrink material matter if it's with or without adhesive??

[@Ken_Sweden]

This one was without. Probably easier to get off.

[@namo80]

Hallå där Ken. Vart köper du materialen för sjunkspetsarna ifrån om man får fråga?

[@Ken_Sweden]

Från mistpool tror jag det mesta kom ifrån

[@namo80]

@@Ken_Sweden Tack skall du ha :)

[@bjornaudun]

Hvor kjøper du krympeslangene ifra?

[@Ken_Sweden]

5x DSG Canusa 3290030903 Krympslang utan lim Transpare 148,50 kr 3x CellPack 144369 Krympslang utan lim Transparent 107,70 kr 1x delivery.standard 69,00 kr

[@Ken_Sweden]

Conrad Elektronik Norden AB

[@JM-yx1lm]

Do you still plan on electroplating the clamp?

[@Ken_Sweden]

+J M yes. Coming up. Been delayed searching differences plating solutions and stuff, but it’s the next one inline

[@JM-yx1lm]

@@Ken_Sweden thank you sir. I was very interested in how you do it. Thanks alot!

[@whisperingblues9887]

Wouldn't be worth a monkeys these tips have to be tapered this is utter nonsense.

[@regularSenseAppeal]

You can't get tapered leaders sinking as fast as these. Add a short poly leader or stiff tippet base if pretty turnover is important to you. In many rivers the presentation won't matter too much if you just need to get the fly down and deep fast.

[@kitesurfer314]

You don't know what you're commenting on. The hook doesn't go on this. It does not need to be tapered.