Leader & Tippet

RIO’s Technical Euro Nymph Leader is great for an ESN technique. The leader is highly sensitive, while the two-tone tipped allows for easy visibility. The leader has a RIO tippet ring for quick attachment of tippet.

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.

A bulk spool of medium stiff nylon that is ideal for butt sections. Three sizes to cover all fly line options. 

RIO’s Euro Nymph Leader is deal for European Nymphing techniques with its tapered leader. This leader is opaque white with two-tone Indicator Tippet for visibility in all conditions for the most subtle strike.

RIO’s Hard Mono Saltwater Tippet is ultra-hard with high abrasion resistance. Perfect for large flies and strong wind. Available in regular and guide spools.

The Pike/Musky leader is designed for pike, musky, and similar toothy species. The ultra-stiff nylon leader is attached to a bite-resistant wire. Two wire choices are available.

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 bass leaders are designed and built to match the needs of the bass fly fisher. The leaders are made of a medium stiff nylon and have a powerful taper design that will easily turn over large flies, and cope with tough winds.

RIO’s Two Tone Indicator Tippet changes color every 8” for visibility when tight line nymphing. The colors create maximum contrast in this nylon tippet.

RIO’s Spey Versileaders are available in a variety of different sink rates that all start with a strong nylon core. They are perfect for Skagit heads, Scandi heads, and Spey lines, providing a wide-range of quickly adjustable depth options.

RIO’S Powerflex Plus Tippet is the strongest nylon tippet material ever made, with tensile strengths up to 20% more than regular tippet.

RIO's Trout VersiLeaders are designed for the fly fisher who needs a quick-change option for converting a floating line to a sink tip.