RIO Elite Predator
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Designed To Cast Large, And Heavy Flies With Low-Stretch, Ultra-Slick Performance
- Short, powerful front taper to cast large and heavy flies
- Low-stretch ConnectCore Plus for the best in performance and smoothness
- Built with RIO's exceptionally slick, durable SlickCast
- Features RIO's SureFire tricolored measuring system for increased accuracy and distance control
Whether fishing for trout, bass, pike, or musky there are times when a large fly is the best option, and RIO’s Predator line series is designed specifically to cast them easily. Featuring a short, powerful front taper and plenty of weight at the front, the lines have no problem casting the biggest of flies with ease. Whether floating or sink tip, each line is built on RIO’s low stretch ConnectCore Plus for maximum performance, and features SlickCast—the slickest, most durable coating on the market.
There are 4 different density lines to cover every fishing situation:
- A Full Floating line (F), for top water action
- A Floating Line with 10ft of "Hover" Sinking line, then 10ft of Intermediate Sinking line at the front (F/H/I), for fishing in the top 2-3 ft
- A Floating Line with 10ft of Intermediate Sinking line, then 10ft of Medium-Sinking line at the front (F/I/S3), for fishing mid-water
- A Floating Line with 10ft of Fast-Sinking line, then 10ft of Extra-Fast Sinking line at the front (F/S5/S7), for getting down deep and fast
TAPER PROFILE
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RIO Elite Gold Fly Line
$ 129.95
The Ultimate, All-Around Fly Line With Low-Stretch, Ultra-Slick Performance.
- Long head for ultimate casting control
- Taper design to cast flies between #22 and #2
- Low-stretch ConnectCore Plus for the best in casting control, performance and smoothness
- Built with RIO's exceptionally slick, durable SlickCast
- Features RIO's SureFire tricolored measuring system for increased accuracy and distance control
The Elite RIO Gold has a taper design that gives incredible loop stability at distance and a front taper that delivers perfect presentation of flies between sizes #2 and #22. With a long head and back taper this line is an excellent all around fly line on rivers and lakes when long casts and complete line control are required.
This line is built with RIO's low-stretch ConnectCore Plus, resulting in exceptionally smooth, durable fly lines, with the added benefits of incredible levels of sensitivity when casting and fishing, and providing enhanced detection of takes, faster hook sets, and far greater control when playing a fish. In addition, this line is built with SlickCast, RIO's proprietary coating technology, creating the slickest, most durable fly lines on the market. Lab tests show that lines built with SlickCast have the least amount of friction ever measured in a fly line.
The RIO Gold is the ultimate all round, floating line for the trout fly fisher.
TAPER PROFILE
TECHNOLOGIES
CONNECTCORE PLUS
Our next-generation, low-stretch core provides a radical increase in line durability, smoothness and performance. The highest-performing, longest-lasting freshwater lines in the world are built around ConnectCore Plus.
SLICKCAST
SlickCast creates the slickest, most durable coating on the market – producing the least amount of friction ever measured on a fly line.
MAXFLOAT TIP
MaxFloat Tip technology is a high float coating that floats more than twice as high as regular fly line tips, without any increase in diameter
FEATURES
RIO’s triple color line marking system that makes it easy to gauge distances and load, with a quick glance.
RIO’s printed line marking system that allows anglers to quickly and easily identify each line.
A neat, bulletproof loop welded at the front of the fly line for fast Spey-specific rigging.
A neat, bulletproof loop welded at the end of the fly line for fast rigging to backing.
ELITE RIO GOLD - ALL MODELS
| Line Color | Sink Rate | Line Size | 30' Head Weight | Full Head Weight | Head Length | Total Length |
| Moss/Gold/Gray | Float | WF4F | 126gr (8.2gm) | 175gr (11.3gm) | 46ft (14m) | 90ft (27.4m) |
| Moss/Gold/Gray | Float | WF5F | 146gr (9.5gm) | 208gr (13.5gm) | 47ft (14.3m) | 90ft (27.4m) |
| Moss/Gold/Gray | Float | WF6F | 168gr (10.9gm) | 234gr (15.2gm) | 48ft (14.6m) | 90ft (27.4m) |
| Moss/Gold/Gray | Float | WF7F | 193gr (12.5gm) | 270gr (17.5gm) | 49ft (14.9m) | 100ft (30.5m) |
| Moss/Gold/Gray | Float | WF8F | 218gr (14.1gm) | 310gr (20.1gm) | 50ft (15.2m) | 100ft (30.5m) |
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