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The Very Best Tarpon Line On The Market With Low Stretch, Ultra-Slick Performance
- Effortless casting, accurate line design that turns over typical tarpon flies with ease
- Long back taper for fast, 2nd shot casts
- Low stretch “DirectCore” for hard, solid strip sets
- Built with RIO's exceptionally slick, durable SlickCast coating
- SureFire tricolored measuring system for increased accuracy and distance control
RIO’s Elite Tarpon lines feature short, powerful front tapers to easily cast large flies, and a long back taper for stable casts at range, quick pickups, and 2nd shot casts to moving fish. Each line is built on RIO’s low-memory DirectCore that is extremely easy to stretch and lies perfectly straight on the water, yet retains the stiffness needed to cast in hot conditions. In addition, this line is built with SlickCast, creating the slickest, most durable coating on the market—producing the least amount of friction ever measured in a fly line.
TAPER PROFILE
TECHNOLOGIES
DIRECTCORE
DirectCore is RIO’s low-stretch core used in tropical lines. DirectCore stretches 30% less than other tropical cores, is exceptionally easy to pull coils out of, and lies exceptionally straight on the water.
SLICKCAST
SlickCast creates the slickest, most durable coating on the market – producing the least amount of frictionevermeasured on a fly line.
FEATURES
SUREFIRERIO’s triple color line marking system that makes it easy to gauge distances and load, with a quick glance.
EASYIDRIO’s printed line marking system that allows anglers to quickly and easily identify each line.
FRONT WELDED LOOPA neat, bulletproof loop welded at the front of the fly line for fast Spey-specific rigging.
BACK WELDED LOOPA neat, bulletproof loop welded at the end of the fly line for fast rigging to backing.
RIO ELITE TARPON - ALL MODELS
| Line Size | Sink Rate | Line Color | 30' Head Weight | Full Head Weight | Head Length | Total Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WF9F | Float | Sea Grass/Orange/Sand | 270gr (17.5gm) | 330gr (21.4gm) | 39.5ft (12m) | 100ft (30.5m) |
| WF10F | Float | Sea Grass/Orange/Sand | 316gr (20.5gm) | 385gr (24.9gm) | 40.5ft (12.3m) | 100ft (30.5m) |
| WF11F | Float | Sea Grass/Orange/Sand | 367gr (23.8gm) | 430gr (27.9gm) | 40.5ft (12.3m) | 100ft (30.5m) |
| WF12F | Float | Sea Grass/Orange/Sand | 428gr (27.7gm) | 510gr (33.1gm) | 40.5ft (12.3m) | 100ft (30.5m) |