Rio Elite Tarpon Saltwater Fly Line Floating

The Rio Elite Tarpon Saltwater is a modern line for the exciting Tarpon fishery in hot climates - and other predators that swim in front of your rod tip in the tropics. It combines all of Rio's technologies to deliver impressive performance. Thanks to the innovative SlickCast technology, it has the smoothest and most durable coating on the market. This means that it offers simply phenomenal casting properties due to its extremely low friction in the rod rings - and this over an impressively long period of time thanks to its record-breaking longevity.

But this line sets new standards not only in terms of material, but also with regard to its taper design. It is very easy to cast and it loads fast saltwater rods extremely efficiently. Thanks to its powerful casting characteristics and its construction with a longer rear taper, you can lift a lot of line off the water and bring your fly back on target for a new presentation in a flash. The belly has a total length of approx. 12 m, making it ideal for both mangrove fishing from the boat and wade fishing. At the same time, its extremely low-stretch DirectCore provides direct contact with the fly at all times, allowing the hook to be set effectively even at long distances. And due to its multi-coloured SureFire design, the floating line allows for perfect casting timing, easy distance estimation and good orientation while fishing.

In short: The Elite Tarpon Saltwater fly line combines a perfectly thought-out design and the best line technologies to a very convincing performance. We really like the improvements compared to the previous models and the revised taper makes this line the first choice for fishing Tarpon.

Rio Technologies:

• Slick Cast
  The name says it all! With this new technology, Rio has really shaken up the fly line market. Rio itself promotes it as the smoothest coating on the market. Shootability, noise minimization and durability of the line are improved. We ourselves found the lines so smooth that we had to rein ourselves in a bit at first to avoid overshooting the metaphorical mark. So we can subscribe to Rio's claim.

• DirectCore Plus
  The low stretch braided core for saltwater lines gives you ultimate control over your streamer. The braid is strong and supple in equal measure, offering unrestricted performance even in hot conditions. The stretch is reduced by about 30% compared to other lines, so the hook can be set immediately even at long distances.

Details:

• Modern Tarpon Fly Line
• Floating
• Medium-long head with a relatively long back taper for repositioning the fly within seconds
• Very powerful casting properties
• SlickCast: The slickest, most durable coating on the market for an outstanding casting performance and impressive durability!
• DirectCore: Impressive low-stretch core for a perfect power transmission while casting, effective hook sets and a direct contact to the fly!
• SureFire: Multicolour design with good contrast between running line and head for perfect casting timing and for easy distance control
• EasyID: Simple labelling for a quick and easy identification of the line
• Extremely reliable, welded front and back loop
• Farbe: Sea Grass / Orange / Sand