
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Front taper | Short, powerful front taper that turns over large flies with ease |
| Back taper | Long back taper for stable casts at range, quick pickups, and fast re-casts to moving fish |
| Core | RIO's low-memory DirectCore |
| Core properties | Extremely easy to stretch and lies perfectly straight on the water while retaining the stiffness needed to cast in hot conditions |
| Coating | RIO's SlickCast coating |
| Coating properties | Slick, durable finish that produces very low friction |
| Casting | Effortless casting, accurate line design that turns over typical tarpon flies with ease |
| Back taper use | Long back taper for fast, 2nd shot casts |
| Stretch | Low stretch "DirectCore" for hard, solid strip sets |
| Line marking system | SureFire - RIO's triple color line marking system that makes it easy to gauge distances and load, with a quick glance |
| Identification system | EasyID - RIO's printed line marking system that allows anglers to quickly and easily identify each line |
| Front loop | Front Welded Loop - A neat, bulletproof loop welded at the front of the fly line for fast Spey-specific rigging |
| Back loop | Back Welded Loop - A neat, bulletproof loop welded at the end of the fly line for fast rigging to backing |
Description
RIO's Elite Tarpon floating fly line is built for anglers targeting tarpon and other saltwater species where long, accurate casts and quick second shots matter. The line features a short, powerful front taper that turns over large flies with ease, paired with a long back taper for stable casts at range, quick pickups, and fast re-casts to moving fish. The line is built on RIO's low-memory DirectCore, which is extremely easy to stretch and lies perfectly straight on the water while retaining the stiffness needed to cast in hot conditions. It also uses RIO's SlickCast coating, which creates a slick, durable finish that produces very low friction. - 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 - RIO's triple color line marking system that makes it easy to gauge distances and load, with a quick glance - EasyID - RIO's printed line marking system that allows anglers to quickly and easily identify each line - Front Welded Loop - A neat, bulletproof loop welded at the front of the fly line for fast Spey-specific rigging - Back Welded Loop - A neat, bulletproof loop welded at the end of the fly line for fast rigging to backing
Product options and codes
| Option | Product code |
|---|---|
| WF9 | 6-19334 |
| WF10 | 6-19335 |
| WF11 | 6-19336 |
| WF12 | 6-19337 |
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