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Leaders, Lines and Tippets

With dozens of ways for today's fly fisher to get connected with his or her fly, the options for leaders, lines, and tippets can be overwhelming. We feel that Jim Vincent and his creative crew at RIO are at the forefront of design and innovation in this area. We all use their products and swear by them. From their superior fly line tapers to the strength and suppleness of their tippets, you can't go wrong with RIO.

RIO Flouroflex Plus Tippet	$ 14.99
Fluorocarbon is all the rage! An improvement upon RIO's original fluorocarbon tippet material, the Plus is significantly stronger, while maintaining all the characteristics that made the original so good.
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RIO Gulper Leaders	$ 5.25
Although RIO only specifies this as their Spring Creek Leader, we found it to also be the finest knotless leader we have ever used for Hebgen Lake gulpers. Delicate presentations coupled with excellent turnover make this our leader of choice on Hebgen.
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RIO Powerflex Tippet	$ 4.25
This is the monofilament of choice for BRF guides. In fact, we can hardly keep the large guide spools in stock during the summer months. Referred to as double strength nylon, Powerflex is a high tenacity copolymer, with excellent knot strength.
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RIO Bonefish Leaders	$ 4.99
We have been using these leaders in the salt for the last few years and they have been hard to beat. The heavy butt and knotless taper, coupled with FluoroFlex Plus tippet material turns over large flies in the wind with ease.
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RIO Flouroflex Plus Tippet	$ 17.99
We have been using these leaders in the salt for the last few years and they have been hard to beat. The heavy butt and knotless taper, coupled with FluoroFlex Plus tippet material turns over large flies in the wind with ease.
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RIO Gold Fly Line Weight Forward	$ 69.99

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RIO Indicator Leader	$ 4.99
These 10ft tapered leaders feature a short orange butt section for attaching an indicator to, followed by a very fine, level tippet section of about 7ft. Ideal for nymphing out of a drift boat or in lakes.
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RIO Permit Leaders	$ 4.95
We have been using these leaders in the salt for the last few years and they have been hard to beat. The heavy butt and knotless taper, coupled with FluoroFlex Plus tippet material turns over large flies in the wind with ease.
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RIO Trout Leaders	$ 4.25
We love these easy to use knotless, tapered trout leaders from RIO. They come with a loop for quick loop to loop attachment, have great strength, and are easy to turnover. Don't leave home without some!
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RIO Trout LT	$ 69.99
The line of choice for many Yellowstone anglers. The Classic line is supple, with little memory. The self lubricating coating requires minimum maintenance. A perfect, all around taper for fishing Yellowstone Country. Yellow
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RIO Shock Absorber Leader	$ 4.99
For years, we at Blue Ribbon Flies have been big bungee butt fanatics. Many of us still fish leaders built with Power Gum butt sections from ten years ago or more.
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RIO Powerflex Sinking Leaders	$ 7.99
Anyone fishing the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park for fall spawners knows that to consistently catch fish you need to "get down". No we are not talking about a new trout dance. Sinking leaders are the most effective way to get your swinging st

RIO Suppleflex Tippet	$ 5.95
Incredibly supple and soft, this is the best dry fly tippet we have ever come across, with excellent knot strength and drifts are flawless. 30ft spools
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