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Modern
spey lines were pioneered and developed by Jim Vincent, with the
help of other proficient spey casters. |
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Spey
casting requires a different design of fly line than regular
overhead casting with a weight forward. The head length needs
to be longer to enable the spey cast to "anchor" easily and it needs
to be much heavier than a standard fly line. |
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For
example, a regular #8 weight forward line weighs around 210 grains
at 30 feet. The Rio WindCutter #8 (7/8/9) has a head weight of
525 grains. |
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Rio
Products, the Spey Line Specialist, is the only company with three
different spey taper designs so casters can choose the right line
for their individual preferences. |
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Add to
this the option of having these lines in a regular floating or an
interchangeable tip design and you will find that Rio has a spey
line for every situation, every spey rod designed and everyone's
casting ability. |
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WindCutter®
Spey
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with a short, easy loading 54 ft head. It is by far the best choice
of line for beginners and those learning to spey cast. It is also
perfect for the shorter spey rods on the market, rods from 11 ft to
12 ft 6 inches, as a line with a longer head will be far more
difficult to manage. |
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| For the better caster,
this is the line of choice (the interchangeable tip version) when
attaching the heavier Big Boy tips, from 200 grains upwards and also
for those casters who like to shoot the line to get great distance
with little effort. |
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| For optimum casting
keep the color change of the running line just outside the rod tip.
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WindCutter
Spey Line Specifications |
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WWF 5/6F,
WWF 6/7/8F, WWF 7/8/9F, WWF 8/9/10F
WWF 9/10/11F, WWF 10/11/12F and WWF 11/12/13F. |
| Length: 115 ft
– 130 ft |
Color: Yellow
with Green running line |
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WindCutter Spey:
Retail Price $75.00
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Size When Ordering) |
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WindCutter®
Interchangeable Tip Spey Line |
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| This line is the same
profile and taper as the WindCutter spey line, but with two floating
and five sinking tips for a multi-purpose, multi-application spey
line. |
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| The complete design
includes the shooting line and body with stiff, non-hinging loops, a
15 ft middle tip section with two loops (Tip 2), and a 15 ft front
floating tip (Tip 1) for light fly presentation. |
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tapered sinking tips included are a clear AquaLux Intermediate Tip
(1.5 ips 3.7 cm/s), a Type 3 (3 ips 7.62 cm/s) Density Compensated
Tip, a Type 6 (6 ips 15.2 cm/s) Density Compensated Tip and a Type 8
(8 ips 20.3 cm/s) Density Compensated Tip. Included this year is the
new Sink Tip Compensator Tip, an Intermediate Tip 2. |
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replace the Floating Tip 2 with this new tip when fishing the 15 ft
sink tips to get better depth control. The line also includes a
shooting head wallet to store tips |
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WindCutter
Interchangeable Tip Spey Line Specifications |
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Length: 115
ft – 130 ft |
Color:
Yellow with Green running line |
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WindCutter Interchangeable Tip Spey:
Retail Price $150.00
(Specify Line
Size When Ordering) |
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MidSpey Fly Line |
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| The MidSpey™ line has a 65
ft head and is designed for the spey caster who has mastered the basic
techniques and is looking for a line that will help improve both casting
and fishing prowess. |
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| The head is long
enough to mend and control precisely the way the fly fishes, though
short enough to load the spey rod easily. The head length is perfect for
those mid length spey rods from 13 – 14 ft. |
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MidSpey Line
Specifications |
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WFL 6/7F, WFL 7/8F, |
Length:110 ft
-140 ft |
Color: Tan with
Yellow running line |
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WFL 8/9F, WFL 9/10F |
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WFL 10/11F, WFL 11/12F |
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MidSpey:
Retail Price $75.00
(Specify Line
Size When Ordering) |
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MidSpey™
Interchangeable Tip Spey Line |
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interchangeable tip configuration gives the angler great versatility in
adapting the line to meet changing fishing conditions. A superb fly line
whether fishing the floating tip or one of the five sinking tips
supplied. |
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design includes the shooting line and body with stiff, non-hinging
loops, a 15 ft middle tip section with two loops (Tip 2), and a 15 ft
front floating tip (Tip 1) for light fly presentation. The 15 ft tapered
sinking tips included are a clear AquaLux® Intermediate Tip (1.5 ips 3.7
cm/s), a Type 3 (3 ips 7.62 cm/s) Density Compensated Tip, a Type 6 (6
ips 15.2 cm/s) Density Compensated Tip and a Type 8 (8 ips 20.3 cm/s)
Density Compensated Tip |
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| Included this
year is the new Sink Tip Compensator Tip, an Intermediate Tip 2. Simply
replace the Floating Tip 2 with this new tip when fishing the 15 ft sink
tips to get better depth control. The line also includes a shooting head
wallet to store tips. |
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MidSpey
Interchangeable Tip Line Specifications |
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Color: Tan with
a yellow running line. |
Length: 115 ft –
130 ft. |
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MidSpey Interchangeable Tip:
Retail Price $150.00
(Specify Line
Size When Ordering) |
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GrandSpey™
Fly Line
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GrandSpey Fly Line
Taper |
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| RIO introduces
the GrandSpey™, the finest long belly spey line on the market and based
on a very true and tested taper |
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| In 1895,
Alexander Grant cast a massive 195 feet with his design of a continuous
taper line. Rio has improved the front taper from this original design
so that it easily casts big flies and sink tips, as well as adding a
body and back taper. The end result is a spey line that is designed to
do one thing — cast long distances. |
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The GrandSpey is
ideal for the caster who prefers not to shoot line, but to fish in the
traditional method of cast and
swing. This is recommended for the more advanced spey caster. |
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GrandSpey Fly
Line Specifications |
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GWF8/9, GWF9/10,
GWF10/11 |
Floating Tip Version |
Length: 120 ft
-140 ft |
Color: Chartreuse- |
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Interchangeable Tip Version |
Tan running lines |
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GrandSpey Interchangeable Tip Fly Line:
Retail Price $150.00
(Specify Line
Size When Ordering) |
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GrandSpey Fly Line:
Retail Price $75.00
(Specify Line
Size When Ordering) |
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Sink Tip
Compensator
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| The most useful
addition to our interchangeable tip spey lines. This Compensator
replaces Tip 2 of the interchangeable spey tip lines and helps keep the
sink tips deep. |
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| The Compensator
is an intermediate sink section that ensures the fly stays down. All new
interchangeable tip |
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MidSpey lines come with this tip as a standard. Available in #7 – #12.
Bar coded for easy identification. |
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Sink Tip Compensator:
Retail Price $25.00
(Specify Line
Size When Ordering) |
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15 Ft Type 8 Tip
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| RIO’s newest 15
ft tip is a Type 8 (8-9 ips) that really gets the fly down. |
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| This tip is
included as standard in all new interchangeable tip spey lines, but can
be purchased separately for those wanting to add this super fast sinking
tip to their set up. |
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| All tips in our
interchangeable tip spey lines are now bar coded and color coded for
easy identification |
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| One fat bar
represents a five and one thin bar represents a one, thus a bar code of
one fat bar and four thin bars is a #9 tip. Intermediate tips are clear |
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Loop Colors |
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Type 3 tips –
Yellow |
Type 6 tips –
Grey |
Type 8 tips –
Green |
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15ft Type 8 Tip:
Retail Price $20.00
(Specify Line
Size When Ordering) |
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Relative Sink Tip Fishing Depth |
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Tip |
Depth |
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Tip |
Depth |
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| 15ft AquaLux® Tip
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8” -- 2’ |
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15ft Type 6 Tip with Sink
Tip Compensator |
5’ -- 8’ |
| 15ft Type 3 Tip |
1’ 6”--
3’ |
15ft Type 8 Tip with Sink
Tip Compensator |
6’ -- 10’ |
| 15ft Type 6 Tip
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2’ 6”-- 5’ |
200 Grain Big Boy |
2’ to 5’ |
| 15ft Type 8 Tip |
3’ -- 7’ |
300 Grain Big Boy (with new
sinking speeds) |
4’ --
10’ |
| 15ft AquaLux® Tip with Sink
Tip Compensator |
2’ to 4’ |
400 Grain Big Boy (with new
sinking speeds) |
6’ -- 12’ |
| 15ft Type 3 Tip with Sink
Tip Compensator |
3’ to 6’ |
500 Grain Big Boy (with new
sinking speeds) |
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These
are only guidelines as extra depth can be acheived in a
very slow pool with a heavy fly and lots of slack mends |
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