Choosing the right fly line for your fishing situations can be challenging; your line must work in concert with your rod, reel, and leader. When choosing line, there are several considerations: weight, taper, density, color, backing, and leaders.
Leaders come in several lengths and sizes, and the choice you make on the water depends on the fishing conditions and your fly sizes. We recommend you have several choices available at any given time.
The tippet is the part of the leader to which your fly attaches. Leaders and tippets are typically rated on an “œX” factor from 0X to 8X that indicates their size, where 0X is the thickest and 8X is the thinnest.
For questions about lines, leaders, or tippets, call (907) 586-1550 or email us for more information.
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The best nail knot tyer you have ever seen! Quickly attach leaders or backing to fly line, snell hoo ...
The best nail knot tyer you have ever seen! Quickly attach leaders or backing to fly line, snell hooks and more. Clear instructions are included. Tie the nail knot, needle nail knot, snells and egg loops, nail knot splices, and more.
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FC Leader is our favorite fluorocarbon for fishing beads or streamer flies. It is strong, easy to kn ...
FC Leader is our favorite fluorocarbon for fishing beads or streamer flies. It is strong, easy to knot, and most importantly extremely abrasion resistant. It also matches up really well with Rio Salmon Leaders if you want to add a fluorocarbon tippet.
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The Sharktooth is an ingenious tippet band that keeps your tippet from unwinding and also doub ...
The Sharktooth is an ingenious tippet band that keeps your tippet from unwinding and also doubles as a cutter. Just pull out the tippet you need and pull it across the hidden blade to make your cut. No more fumbling for lost nippers or dealing with a rat's nest of material. 3 per pack.
Having tippet problems? Is the Maxima rubber band not getting it done for you. Keep your tippet under wraps with the Sharktooth Tippet Cutters.
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Here in Alaska, we have found the Type 6 to be the ticket if you are looking for a sink tip line. ...
Here in Alaska, we have found the Type 6 to be the ticket if you are looking for a sink tip line. This gets you down to where the beast lay. There are monsters at the bottom of those deep, dark pools. Let the Sonar Titan get you where you need to go.
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The SA Mastery MPX is a great all-around line for trout, Dollies, and light salmon work. The bulle ...
The SA Mastery MPX is a great all-around line for trout, Dollies, and light salmon work. The bullet taper helps turn over larger flies and the short head allows you to shoot line with ease. This line is perfect on a saltwater Dolly rod and transitions nicely to a good line for nymphing small streams.
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The SA Titan Long is purpose-built for throwing big flies to big fish. Can you say Mega Dolly Llam ...
The SA Titan Long is purpose-built for throwing big flies to big fish. Can you say Mega Dolly Llama? If you want to throw big mouse flies or streamers in Alaska, this line is hard to beat.
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The SA MPX is a weight forward do it all line. With less mass than the Titan Long this line is ide ...
The SA MPX is a weight forward do it all line. With less mass than the Titan Long this line is ideal for smaller streamers as well as nymph rigs. If you are looking for a true do-it-all line this is a great option.
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SA's Creek Trout line is the ideal choice when it comes to small stream SRC trout fishing in S.E. AK ...
SA's Creek Trout line is the ideal choice when it comes to small stream SRC trout fishing in S.E. AK. The line has enough mass to turn over heavy streamers like Mini Dolly Llamas or bead rigs yet retains enough delicacy for large dry flies. The compact head loads fast and allows you to get into the most ridiculous places imaginable.
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The SA Amplitude Smooth Andro Indicator is one of the best nymphing lines we have seen. With a lon ...
The SA Amplitude Smooth Andro Indicator is one of the best nymphing lines we have seen. With a long and heavy head, this is the line you want when beading here in Alaska. This is a fantastic line for steelhead fishing or beading up big rainbows and Dollies in the fall.
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RIO’S TWIST CLIPS are ultra-fast, easy connection clips that allow anglers to change flies with ex ...
RIO’S TWIST CLIPS are ultra-fast, easy connection clips that allow anglers to change flies with extreme ease and speed, and prevents leaders and tippet sections getting too short. Simply tie the appropriate sized clip on to the end of your leader and either twist or clip on your fly. The Size 2 Twist Clips are trout fly focused and are ideal for flies in #4 - #8. The Size 3 Twist Clips are more salmon/steelhead sized and work with flies in the #1/0 - #4.
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The Versi-Leaders are great sinking leaders that come in either 6' or 10' lengths. The welded loop o ...
The Versi-Leaders are great sinking leaders that come in either 6' or 10' lengths. The welded loop on the end makes it easy to attach to your line and the mono on the other end makes adding a short leader a breeze.
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We have just a few of Rio's Skagit Max Short heads left. It is an excellent head for switch rods a ...
We have just a few of Rio's Skagit Max Short heads left. It is an excellent head for switch rods as well as your single hand rod. The taper really loads your rod to allow easy casts and the ability to pick up big flies and deliver them. At the same time, the subtle taper generates smooth loops that really fly!
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Rio's Salmon Steelhead Tippet matches up perfectly with their Salmon Steelhead Leaders. It is medium ...
Rio's Salmon Steelhead Tippet matches up perfectly with their Salmon Steelhead Leaders. It is medium stiff, glacial green in color and knots beautifully. 30 yards per spool.
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This is our favorite sink tip line for Alaska. The short, heavy head loads quickly and at short ran ...
This is our favorite sink tip line for Alaska. The short, heavy head loads quickly and at short range, is easy to mend, and gets down in the strike zone quickly. The density compensated tip makes strike detection easier.
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If you need to get deep to reach big fish the Premier Outbound Short is the line. It will easily ...
If you need to get deep to reach big fish the Premier Outbound Short is the line. It will easily get you down 10, 20, 30+ feet deep. Plus it casts like a dream! The gradual transition from Intermediate Sink in the running line to Sink 5 and finally Sink 7 will keep you connected to your fly and ready to set your hook on the big one.
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If bombing long casts with heavy flies off the beach is in order then the Outbound Short is your lin ...
If bombing long casts with heavy flies off the beach is in order then the Outbound Short is your line. The full floating version is ideal for beach fishing for pink and silver salmon as well as searun Dollies and cutthroat trout. Or any situation where the fish are in the top few feet of the water column.
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The Rio Bonefish Quickshooter is the great equalizer of tropical fly lines. Super easy to pick up an ...
The Rio Bonefish Quickshooter is the great equalizer of tropical fly lines. Super easy to pick up and cast, it has become a favorite of novices and experienced anglers alike. If you are wade fishing the flats and quick casts are needed, the Quickshooter is the line to go with.
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If the warmwater flats are your destination, this is the line you want. Rio's Bonefish line is the l ...
If the warmwater flats are your destination, this is the line you want. Rio's Bonefish line is the line by which others are measured. If you are fishing out of a boat or are looking for a line that can maintain stable loops at very long distances, the Premier Bonefish line is for you.
