Fly Lines · RIO
Elite Gold XP fly line
Specs for 8 variants by line weight, 5wt to WF8F. Head weight 148–225 gr, head length 42–45 ft, total length 90–100 ft. Color: Moss/Electric Green/Gray; Welded loops: Yes; Function: Floating. Source: farbank.com.
Pick a line weight
- Head weight (5wt)
- 148 gr
- Head length (5wt)
- 42 ft
- Total length (5wt)
- 90 ft
- Sink rate (5wt)
- 0 ips
- MSRP (5wt)
- $129.99
- Source
- farbank.comVerified
- Head weight (WF5F)
- 150 gr
- Head length (WF5F)
- 42 ft
- Total length (WF5F)
- 90 ft
- Sink rate (WF5F)
- 0 ips
- MSRP (WF5F)
- $129.99
- Source
- farbank.comVerified
- Head weight (6wt)
- 173 gr
- Head length (6wt)
- 43 ft
- Total length (6wt)
- 90 ft
- Sink rate (6wt)
- 0 ips
- MSRP (6wt)
- $129.99
- Source
- farbank.comVerified
- Head weight (WF6F)
- 173 gr
- Head length (WF6F)
- 43 ft
- Total length (WF6F)
- 90 ft
- Sink rate (WF6F)
- 0 ips
- MSRP (WF6F)
- $129.99
- Source
- farbank.comVerified
- Head weight (7wt)
- 198 gr
- Head length (7wt)
- 44 ft
- Total length (7wt)
- 100 ft
- Sink rate (7wt)
- 0 ips
- MSRP (7wt)
- $129.99
- Source
- farbank.comVerified
- Head weight (WF7F)
- 198 gr
- Head length (WF7F)
- 44 ft
- Total length (WF7F)
- 100 ft
- Sink rate (WF7F)
- 0 ips
- MSRP (WF7F)
- $129.99
- Source
- farbank.comVerified
- Head weight (8wt)
- 225 gr
- Head length (8wt)
- 45 ft
- Total length (8wt)
- 100 ft
- Sink rate (8wt)
- 0 ips
- MSRP (8wt)
- $129.99
- Source
- farbank.comVerified
- Head weight (WF8F)
- 225 gr
- Head length (WF8F)
- 45 ft
- Total length (WF8F)
- 100 ft
- Sink rate (WF8F)
- 0 ips
- MSRP (WF8F)
- $129.99
- Source
- farbank.comVerified
Properties
- Color
- Moss/Electric Green/Gray
- Welded loops
- Yes
- Function
- Floating
- Taper
- WF
Specifications by line weight
| Line weight | Head weight (gr) | Head length (ft) | Total length (ft) | Sink rate (ips) | MSRP | Core | Coating | Intended use | Source | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5wt | 148 | 42 | 90 | 0 | $129.99 | ConnectCore | SlickCast | Big Flies/Wind | farbank.com Verified | Wrong or missing? |
| WF5F | 150 | 42 | 90 | 0 | $129.99 | Braided | InTouch | Trout/Large Flies | farbank.com Verified | Wrong or missing? |
| 6wt | 173 | 43 | 90 | 0 | $129.99 | ConnectCore | SlickCast | Big Flies/Wind | farbank.com Verified | Wrong or missing? |
| WF6F | 173 | 43 | 90 | 0 | $129.99 | Braided | InTouch | Trout/Large Flies | farbank.com Verified | Wrong or missing? |
| 7wt | 198 | 44 | 100 | 0 | $129.99 | ConnectCore | SlickCast | Big Flies/Wind | farbank.com Verified | Wrong or missing? |
| WF7F | 198 | 44 | 100 | 0 | $129.99 | Braided | InTouch | Trout/Large Flies | farbank.com Verified | Wrong or missing? |
| 8wt | 225 | 45 | 100 | 0 | $129.99 | ConnectCore | SlickCast | Big Flies/Wind | farbank.com Verified | Wrong or missing? |
| WF8F | 225 | 45 | 100 | 0 | $129.99 | Braided | InTouch | Trout/Large Flies | farbank.com Verified | Wrong or missing? |
Sources
- Verifiedfarbank.com/products/rio-elite-gold-xp?variant=51739873444210 for 5wt, WF5F
- Verifiedfarbank.com/products/rio-elite-gold-xp?variant=51739873476978 for 6wt, WF6F
- Verifiedfarbank.com/products/rio-elite-gold-xp?variant=51739873509746 for 7wt, WF7F
- Verifiedfarbank.com/products/rio-elite-gold-xp?variant=51739873542514 for 8wt, WF8F
Only values read from the manufacturer's own page are marked Verified. Community measurements come next. Retailer and distributor pages are cited but stay unverified until the manufacturer confirms them. How verification works
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