Leader & Tippet

•     Aggressive high-performance taper
•     Long, powerful butt section with soft, flexible tippet
•     Perfection loop in the butt for easy rigging

•     Aggressive high-performance taper
•     Long, powerful butt section with soft, flexible tippet
•     Perfection loop in the butt for easy rigging

Designed with a unique taper to meet the needs of the European nymphing methods

RIO’S Euro Nymph Leaders are designed with a unique taper to meet the needs of the European nymphing methods for competitors and first timers. These 9’ leaders are built out of a high-vis milky white tapered leader which is hand tied to 22” of our Indicator Tippet material. This gives maximum visibility in all lighting conditions to make subtle strike detection easier. The leader ends with a tippet ring and requires you to attach you own tippet to properly match the water type.

• Opaque white leader for visibility 
• High-viz two-tone indicator tippet for maximum strike detection 
• Trout sized tippet ring for fast rigging

A STIFF NYLON, TAPERED LEADER attached to a tough, bite resistant wire shock tippet that is ideal for Pike, Musky, and similar toothy species.

These come with bronze wire and a Twist Clip attached.

• Ultra tough nylon with wire shock tippet
• Hand tied perfection loop in the butt for fast rigging

RIO’S Powerflex Plus Tippet. RIO’s newest tippet is the strongest nylon tippet material ever made, with tensile strengths up to 20% more than regular tippet. A highly technical formulation of the nylon copolymer manufacturing process has resulted in this prodigious strength increase, without compromising knot strength or suppleness. Simply put, this is the strongest, most reliable tippet ever made. Each spool has the added bonus of 50 yards of tippet. 

A medium stiff tippet material with great abrasion resistance

RIO’s Bass Tippet is a medium stiff tippet material with great abrasion resistance. It is ideal for casting bigger flies like Clouser minnows and poppers, and tough enough to withstand being scraped over rocks and submerged trees.

Medium stiff, 100% fluorocarbon. Ideal for Steelhead, Salmon, Trout and Bass.

The Fluoroflex Freshwater Tippet is medium stiff, 100% fluorocarbon and is ideal for Steelhead, Salmon, Trout and Bass. Clear in color, this freshwater tippet is nearly invisible to fish. The flex of the material is best for larger flies. Sizes range from 2lbs to 20lbs.

RIO’S NEW SALTWATER MONO is the go-to choice for anglers looking to tie their own leaders for tarpon, bonefish, permit, and other saltwater species.

The material has a great strength-to-diameter ratio, ample abrasionresistance, lacks memory and provides incredible knot-ability. Available in size 8lb to 60lb, there is an appropriate diameter for any leader’s butt section, plus a great range of sizes to taper down with.

• Medium stiff nylon
• Great knot strength

A quick and easy way to attach leader to fly line or the backing to the line.

RIO's Braided Loops feature an end-loop that allows you to change the leader quickly and easily. Each package comes with 4 braided loops with tubing, in white. Sizing: Regular - Lines 3 - 6; Large - Lines 7 - 12; Extra Large - Spey Lines.

RIO’S TECHNICAL EURO NYMPH LEADER has been designed for the ultimate in performance when fishing any of the European nymphing techniques. The extra-long, ultra-thin leader is incredibly sensitive to the subtlest of grabs, and the two-tone indicator tippet tied to the front  end has high contrast and is very easy to see.  The leader finishes with a RIO tippet ring so anglers can quickly and easily attach the tippet of their choice.

Ultra-thin leader for maximum sensitivity and quick depth  

Two-tone indicator tippet section for contrast and detecting the subtlest of takes  

Hand tied perfection loop in the butt for quick rigging

Tippet Rings are small, very strong and  lightweight, and make rigging and tippet replacement fast and easy

A leader with a tippet ring turns over perfectly, and they are light enough to use when fishing dry flies. Just tie the tippet ring to a leader with a clinch knot, and then add the required tippet in the same way. Tapered leaders last longer with a tippet ring as the leader will not be shortened every time the angler replaces the tippet. Tippet rings also make it extremely easy to add droppers, and are an excellent choice for European Style Nymphing and for Indicator nymph fishing. 

• 2 sizes - Trout, 25lb/2mm diameter and Steelhead, 45lb/3mm diameter
• 10 per pack 

Trout VersiLeaders are an instantaneous addition that converts floating lines to sink tips.

RIO's Trout VersiLeaders are designed for the fly fisher who needs a quick-change option for converting a floating line to a sink tip. Each Versileader is tapered for the best in performance and has a 12lb nylon core coated in PVC. A neat, bullet-proof welded loop at the butt end allows for fast rigging.

    Color-coded loops for easy identification
    A complete range of sink rates
    Slim, neat welded loop in the butt for quick rigging