Rio Trout Versileader, Tapered Sinking Leaders, Freshwater Fly Line, 12lb Core, 7ft / 7ips

well made works great

Great product!!!!!

I don’t have lots of experience using sink tips.I use it for lake fishing for trout. I suppose you could use it on rivers, (and I have and caught fish) but I suspect in most cases you might want a faster-sinking version for deep moving water.Oddly, it sometimes floats, but found a tug or strip gets it sinking. Maybe there are residual oils on it — perhaps washing it with some warm water and dish soap would solve this minor issue.It is tapered. It casts ok enough, but don’t make your tippet too long though as that will make casting harder.Hope this helps!

Throws my streamers! Best for lakes and deep pools in creeks. Not recommended for shallow streams.

It makes me easily more adaptable on the water! This is a great product but I’m giving 4 stars because of the product description. The description suggests that this leader is clear. This leader is all black other than the front 3 or 4 inches. The 3 or 4 inches at the end are clear line. I find the description to be a little deceiving. I wouldn’t fault the manufacturer for this though. As I suggested this is a good product that allows me to be more adaptable of the water. I do a ton of fishing and this turns out to be a game changer for the way I fish.

Instead of carrying a spare spool with dedicated sink line I just attach this leader to my floating line and cast away. I'm using it on a 9' 5wt Redington Classic Trout rod w/ Rio Gold WF line. I've used it in still water lakes and fast moving streams. I use the 7ft length, fastest sinking rate (black loop) to get my streamer down quicker, especially handy in fast moving water. I tied a tippet ring to the end and attach 18-24 inches of tippet to that and then my streamer. Works like a charm and is holding up nicely through multiple uses. Will buy more!

I really like the versa leaders. Don't need to keep changing lines you can just change to different type of leaders. Loop makes real easy.

Go with a faster sink rate than you think you need (I bought 3.9ips and fished it in late summer when the water was slow moving, and it didn't sink fast enough). In terms of quality, this leader is strong and sinks pretty well. I've read reviews that say that these sink unevenly, or not on a level plane, and maybe it does but this seems to get the fly down in the strike zone, which is the most important thing to me. I've gotten a few snags and had to pull the line and the leader hasn't broken yet--only the tippet. It's strong and durable. Well worth the money it hasn't failed me yet 7 or 8 times out fishing exclusively streamers.

Haven’t used it yet but I really like how soft this leader is. It does not want to stay coiled up and states straight nicely. I got the 3.9 ips sinking leader and it should be great for rivers and some small mouth fishing.Update: In preparation to use the leader I tied on a 10lb Seaguar fluoro tippet using a tipped ring. After looking at the end of the leader I noticed that it looked thinner than my 10lb. So I did a pull test and the leader broke first multiple times. In other words, the leader I got said it was 12 pounds but it definitely is not. More like 8lbs which is unfortunate. Lowering my rating to 3 stars.

Easy to use & works great.

Hell this product is misleading on your website, it is not clear colored, it is brown!!!!