ELITE Tarpon
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RIO Elite Tarpon Fly Line
The very best tarpon line on the market with low stretch, ultra-slick performance
- Effortless casting, accurate line design that turns over typical tarpon flies with ease
- Long back taper for fast, 2nd shot casts
- Low stretch “DirectCore” for hard, solid strip sets
- Built with RIO's exceptionally slick, durable SlickCast coating
- SureFire tricolored measuring system for increased accuracy and distance control
RIO’s Elite Tarpon lines feature short, powerful front tapers to easily cast large flies, and a long back taper for stable casts at range, quick pickups, and 2nd shot casts to moving fish. Each line is built on RIO’s low-memory DirectCore that is extremely easy to stretch and lies perfectly straight on the water, yet retains the stiffness needed to cast in hot conditions. In addition, this line is built with SlickCast, creating the slickest, most durable coating on the market—producing the least amount of friction ever measured in a fly line.
Technologies:
DirectCore
DirectCore is RIO’s low-stretch core used in tropical lines. DirectCore stretches 30% less than other tropical cores, is exceptionally easy to pull coils out of, and lies exceptionally straight on the water.
SlickCast
SlickCast creates the slickest, most durable coating on the market – producing the least amount of friction ever measured on a fly line.
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.
| Line Color | Sink Rate | Line Size | 30' Head Weight | Full Head Weight | Head Length | Total Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea Grass/Orange/Sand | Float | WF9F | 270gr (17.5gm) | 330gr (21.4gm) | 39.5ft (12m) | 100ft (30.5m) |
| Sea Grass/Orange/Sand | Float | WF10F | 316gr (20.5gm) | 385gr (24.9gm) | 40.5ft (12.3m) | 100ft (30.5m) |
| Sea Grass/Orange/Sand | Float | WF11F | 367gr (23.8gm) | 430gr (27.9gm) | 40.5ft (12.3m) | 100ft (30.5m) |
| Sea Grass/Orange/Sand | Float | WF12F | 428gr (27.7gm) | 510gr (33.1gm) | 40.5ft (12.3m) | 100ft (30.5m) |
Hersteller
RIO Products5050 So. Yellowstone Highway
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402
USA
Verantwortliche Person
Rudi Heger GmbHHauptstr. 4
83313 Siegsdorf
Germany
Telefon: 08662 7070
https://www.rudiheger.eu
Product development like that won't happen all by itself – that level of commitment is going to require thousands more hours on the water – but somebody's got to do it, and that somebody is RIO. No matter what line family, price level or quality RIO fly line you choose, you can fish happy in the knowledge that every single fly line is made in our Idaho Falls facility – close to the banks of our premium testing grounds, the Henry’s Fork and the South Fork of the Snake in Idaho. Fly line manufacturing is a complicated business requiring incredibly sophisticated machinery.
RIO spends thousands of hours on the water researching, designing & refining products.
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