Having RIO’s Perception and Gold on other reels (which RIO bills as being all-purpose floating lines), I was anxious to see for myself how much of a difference there REALLY is between a general purpose floating line and one designed specifically for dry flies. With Simon’s recommendation, the Elite Technical Trout was on the way. There is no way I can go back to a line without SlickCast these days!” Of the two, I certainly prefer the Tech Trout, both for the casting taper, which is really versatile, and the fact that the Tech Trout has SlickCast. Both are built exactly to the AFTM standard, and not overlined, so won’t crush an easy action rod, and both would work well.
Knowing the importance of a quality line for the new bamboo rod, I narrowed my choices down to either the RIO LightLine or Elite Technical Trout and reached out to Simon Gawesworth, RIO’s brand manager, for a recommendation.
The sort of rod that, just by sliding it out of its tube, transports your thoughts to Montana, casting to trout sipping callibaetis during the evening rise. I was recently gifted a Peter McVey 7” 7’ cane rod from my parents for my birthday – a rod that I imagined would be an heirloom that family members would fight and disown each other for. Read on as I review RIO’s new Elite Technical Trout fly line with SlickCast and see how it can help you softly present a dry fly to picky trout. And if you already have a good rod, a new line can really help dial it in and make it great.
Rather than buying the latest and greatest fly rod with hyper-nano dry-streamer flex technology, you can save some $$$ with a new line – and put those extra Benjys into a plane ticket somewhere to catch a new species. While I love a new rod just as much as the next guy (and am always trying to justify another purchase), the truth is, bigger gains can often be achieved by simply spooling up a new fly line for around $100. Photo by RIO Products.Ī new rod is often the first thing an angler turns to when thinking about what they need to up their casting game.
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