Yes @Gressak , you did start a thread on Tippet rings, though I appreciate how it fits into this thread as well.
I go back and forth, sometimes using them and sometimes not using them. As of recent, I have not been using them. I feel when I use #2 and #2.5 fluorocarbon that it adds weight and causes more drape in the line. I find it particularly noticeable when casting across stream. On the other hand, they are wicked convenient and agree with whomever said it above; they do enable my level line to last longer. I see them as another tool and use them when I feel it works best, but that’s just me. I think people should fish in a way that’s fun for them, no need for you to do it my way.
@Gressak I completely agree with you, wetting your knots is part of fishing 101, one of the first things you learn. Granted I don’t fish with very many other people, but everyone I do fish with, does that.