RIO Products

RIO’S TAPERED TARPON LEADER has been designed for the ultimate in performance when tarpon fishing, with a fully tapered leader running down to the shock tippet, which gives far better turnover and presentation than level ones.

Guides' Favorite! A Hand Crafted Leader Of Ultra Hard, Tough Saltwater Nylon, With A Fluorocarbon Shock Tippet - Ideal For Tarpon. Each leader is 10ft in length, tied with a heavy butt section for wind penetration and turnover.

RIO’s Toothy Critter is the perfect line for chasing species with sharp teeth like bluefish and barracuda. The bite-resistant wire it attached to a stiff nylon leader with a taper design for casting large flies.

RIO’s Toothy Critter is the perfect line for chasing species with sharp teeth like bluefish and barracuda. The bite-resistant wire it attached to a stiff nylon leader with a taper design for casting large flies.

RIO's striped bass leaders are made of a medium-stiff nylon and have a powerful butt and taper design that easily turns over large striper patterns and copes with tough winds. Each leader is 7ft long and available from 10lb (0.012") to 30lb (0.022").

RIO’s Light Saltwater Shock Leaders are designed to protect the leader from species that cause issues with teeth, gill plates, and spines. Made to cast big flies with maximum strength and abrasion resistance.

RIO's bonefish/saltwater fluoroflex leaders are made of 100% fluorocarbon, with high abrasion resistance and excellent tensile and knot strength and a long butt section that will turn over flies effortlessly. Perfect for shallow, clear flats.

RIO's Redfish/Seatrout Leaders have been designed to pursue Redfish, Sea trout and other similar saltwater species. They have a taper design that easily turns over typical saltwater patterns, and are made of a medium stiff nylon that cope with tough wind.

RIO’S BIG NASTY TIPPET is designed to cast large, heavy or air resistant flies. The tippet is made of a medium stiff nylon that easily turn over streamers, big terrestrials (like hoppers and stoneflies), and cope with tough winds.

RIO’s Steelhead/Salmon Tippet is a medium-stiff nylon perfect for steelhead, salmon, and spey fishing.

The RIO Suppleflex Tippet is incredibly strong, with excellent knot strength and, as its name suggests, unbelievably soft and supple. A featherweight presentation does not impede the natural movement of a fly in the current.

Fluoroflex Freshwater Tippet is a medium stiff, 100% fluorocarbon tippet material and is ideal for Steelhead, Salmon, Trout and Bass, and for casting larger flies. Clear in color, this freshwater tippet is nearly invisible to fish.