REDFISH
LIGHT-DUTY REDFISH
Rod: 790-4
More Fight: Strength down low for pulling tailers out of spartina grass and durability all over for the daily grind from skiff to truck makes this 7 weight a reliable tool for light tackle redfish.
More Touch: Faster line speeds than most 7 weight rods while still maintaining the true light presentation capabilities of its line class give this stick the ability to quickly and accurately place flies in between the two "correct" blades of grass when redfish are up in flood tides.
Lines: RIO Premier Redfish WF7F
Flies: Light/unweighted shrimp, baitfish, & crabs, RIO’s Truffle Shuffle, RIO’s Shrimp Tease Light
Fisheries: Calm, light wind days inshore and on flood tides
ALL-AROUND REDFISH
Rod: 890-4
More Fight: Whether keeping a redfish from digging into a looming oyster bed or stopping them from moving too far up and around the corner of the back channel you're in, this 8 weight offers substantial pulling power relative to its line class.
More Touch: Increased power in the tip of the 8 weight SALT R8 gives maximum versatility to the redfish angler when the wind kicks up or larger flies are necessary.
Lines: RIO Premier Redfish WF8F
Flies: Core sizes of shrimp, baitfish, & crabs, RIO’s Boyles Swamp Fox, RIO’s Lagoonatic
Fisheries: Gulf Coast to the Atlantic Coast, oyster beds to spartina grass
BULL REDFISH
Rod: 990-4
More Fight: With plenty of backbone and durability for the grind of bull redfish, the 9 weight SALT R8 is able to bring these large drum boatside quickly and efficiently.
More Touch: This 9 weight loads easily and efficiently for the quick short shots that are oh-so-common in the bull redfish game while still able to effectively drive larger wind resistant flies through wind and to the target.
Lines: RIO Premier Redfish XP WF9F
Flies: Heavy weighted or wind resistant shrimp, baitfish, & crabs, RIO’s Boyles Gulp Shrimp, RIO’s Hopedale Crab
Fisheries: Bull Redfish of Louisiana and across the Gulf Coast
HEAVYWEIGHT REDFISH
Rod: 1090-4
More Fight: Pulling on 30+ pound Redfish day in and day out is no easy task - the strength and durability that R8 Technology provides makes this 10 weight a true heavy duty Redfish workhorse.
More Touch: Throwing large topwater poppers or heavy wind resistant crabs is no easy task. This 10 weight loads incredibly easy down low with minimal line out of the rod tip to easily turn over big bugs for big bulls.
Lines: RIO Premier Redfish XP WF10F
Flies: Heavy weighted or wind resistant shrimp, baitfish, & crabs, RIO’s Boyles Gulp Shrimp, RIO’s Hopedale Crab
Fisheries: Windy conditions Gulf coast bull redfish
