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Sharing the passion<br />
RIO's experts mix science with experience to make some of the best lines in fly-fishing<br />
FOR more than 20 years,<br />
RIO has demonstrated<br />
passion, innovation<br />
and a pure love for the<br />
sport through its development<br />
of the industry’s highestperformance<br />
fly-lines.<br />
Founded by Jim and Kitty<br />
Vincent in the Idaho mountains,<br />
USA, RIO is driven by the ethos<br />
that exceptional fly-fishing<br />
products should be built by<br />
anglers for anglers.<br />
Members of the RIO team<br />
are passionate fly-fishers,<br />
living their lives by the stream,<br />
spending thousands of hours on<br />
the water researching, designing<br />
and refining their lines.<br />
This commitment has led to<br />
many memorable technological<br />
breakthroughs, especially in<br />
taper design. Names such as<br />
Windcutter, Outbound, AFS and<br />
Gold have stuck in our minds<br />
and increased our expectations<br />
of what a fly-line could help<br />
us to do. But what really sets<br />
RIO apart is its pioneering work<br />
in fly-line chemistry. And no<br />
innovation is more important<br />
than MaxCast (below).<br />
“Names such as<br />
Windcutter,<br />
Outbound, AFS and<br />
Gold have stuck in<br />
our minds and<br />
increased our<br />
expectations of what<br />
a fly-line could help<br />
us to do.”<br />
MaXCast – the ultiMate floating Coating<br />
RIO’s new, ultra-sophisticated longer and stay cleaner. The<br />
line coating redefines floatingline<br />
performance. Made with hydrophobic chemistry, which<br />
secret? The coating’s advanced<br />
a groundbreaking proprietary actively pushes water away<br />
formula, MaxCast lines float from the line, resulting in<br />
higher, shoot farther, last<br />
radically improved flotation<br />
and reduced dirt adhesion.<br />
It also allows the line to slip<br />
more easily from the surface<br />
film so you can lift it quietly<br />
and slowly. At the same time,<br />
MaxCast’s coating formulation<br />
contains a sophisticated blend<br />
of permanent slickening agents<br />
that continuously migrate to<br />
the line’s exterior for enhanced<br />
shooting and durability.<br />
■ To watch a short film about MaxCast (and discover more about RIO products) visit guideflyfishing.co.uk<br />
Or visit YouTube (search "RIO Products MaxCast").<br />
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