Summertime, and the livin’ is easy, fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high… Back in 1958 when Ella Fitzgerald first sang what would become a hugely popular song, there were no graphite rods, or modern plastic fly lines, but she said it right – it is summertime, and fish are jumping! At this time […]
A great collaboration between RIO Products and Fishpond resulted in this handy tippet holder in RIO inspired colors and loaded with five spools of Powerflex tippet. RIO’s Powerflex Tippet is made from co-polymer PTFE coating and its light gray color increases its camouflage on the water. With 30 yards spools of 2X, 3X, 4X, […]
The new Freshwater tippet nylon by Scientific Anglers has on average a 35% stronger wet-knot strength. The line is available in 8X through 65 lb (08/00 – 69/00) on spools of 30 meters. The 8X up to 25 lb are delivered on small spools, the 35 – 65 lb on large spools. The 8X […]
For years, our leader and tippet materials were marketed as being something they weren’t. The diameters, breaking strengths, and performance just weren’t accurate—or up to par with our own rigorous standards. Our new leader and tippet material is, simply put, the strongest and most reliable we have ever created, with the highest wet-knot strength of […]
RIO’s latest leader and tippet material is called Powerflex Plus. Powerflex Plus utilizes a radical new nylon technology, called VHT Nylon Technology, that results in tensile strengths up to 20% stronger than regular nylon leaders and tippet. Introducing Powerflex Plus – 20% stronger leaders & tippet material from RIO Products on Vimeo.