The tippet is usually the smallest gauge line on your rig and is virtually invisible to the fish. Tippet is also very flexible and allows your fly to float or swim more naturally. Normally the tippet is 2 to 4 feet in length and matches, or is smaller than, the diameter of the leader's tip.
Noun. 1. ichor - (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods.Greek mythology-the mythology of the ancient Greeks. fluid-a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure.chor. n. 1. (Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth the fluid said to flow in the veins of the gods. 2. (Pathology) pathol a foul-smelling watery discharge from a wound or ulcer. [C17: from Greek ikhÅr, of obscure origin].
They were Acheron, Cocytus, Phlegethon, Lethe, and Styx. Each of them served their own purpose. Acheron - The word Acheron itself means the river of woe. A fitting name indeed for this river. This is the river that the old ferryman Charon ferried the dead across from the land of the living to the realm of Hades. Cocytus - The word Cocytus means river of lamentation. Those who died and were not properly buried were stuck walking about the banks of this river for most of their afterlife. Phlegethon - This was the river of fire in Hades.