Leader & Tippet

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.

The RIO Bonefish leaders are made with the traits needed by a bonefish angler. The medium-stiff nylon with a powerful taper allows bonefish flies to turn over with ease, while coping with strong winds.

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

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

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.

Three of the most popular sized trout leaders, in a cost-saving single packet. Each leader is 9ft long with a medium-stiff butt section and soft, flexible tippet that casts most trout flies in the majority of conditions.

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.

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.

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.

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