Leader & 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.

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.

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.

RIO’s Powerflex Trout leaders help improve casting and fish more successfully. These leaders provide effective wind penetration and cast streamers and indicator rigs effortlessly.

Powerflex Plus Trout Leaders are the strongest trout leaders ever made, with tensile strengths up to 20% more than regular leaders. A technical modification has resulted in prodigious strength increase, without compromising the knot strength or suppleness

Rio’s Big Nasty Leaders are made to cast large, heavy flies. The taper design turns over easily with large flies and helps in strong winds.

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.

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 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.

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.