I have never really thought too much about using light tippet for the purpose of protecting a rod from breaking. To me, if a rod breaks, its either a cr@p rod (or already damaged or defective in some way) or the angler doesn't know what he is doing. if a huge fish takes off and you need to stop the rod from breaking, its easy to straight stick it, and hold the reel. I have only once ever seen a fly rod break from a fish, and it was in the Okavango, with a huge tiger on the end...and the guy fishing was trying to dead lift the fish onto the boat.... yeah a light tippet might have helped, but the guy was treating the rod with very little respect. Rods generally don't break from fish, if they are used properly.
Disclaimer.... none of my posts are intended to be "expert advice"..just opinions from someone who is willing to help where he can.
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