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Ambassador Series - Blitz Line
Ambassador Series - Blitz Line
Regular price
$129.99
Regular price
Sale price
$129.99
Deliver big flies quickly to powerful, fast-moving fish with wind-cutting efficiency and minimal false casts
- Unique 26-foot short head taper keeps false casts to a minimum
- Extended handling section for greater accuracy on long casts and easier pickups on second shots
- Multi-Density Control maintains a straight line connection to fly
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Selected Model Details
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Line Size:
8wt
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Density:
F/H/I
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Line Color:
Clear/Seafoam/Sand
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Sink Rate:
F/H/I
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Total Head Weight:
310gr (20.1g)
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Head Length:
26ft (7.9m)
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Total Length:
100ft (30.5m)
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SKU:
6-19898
Overview
The Blitz line's short, 26-foot head enables the fastest possible delivery and easy shooting. An extended handling section behind the head allows the angler to carry more line for greater accuracy on long cast and easier pickups for second shots. The idea was inspired by chasing albies in the mid-Atlantic, but the Blitz line will be right at home in any fishery where speed counts in order to get a fly in front of fast-moving, feeding fish.
Blitzes are brief surface feeding chaos and the RIO Blitz Line is like using the drive through window at a fast food joint. The short, heavy head loads the rod quickly, so the fly gets delivered with minimal false casting and an improved thicker running line makes retrieving and recasting a dream. The Blitz Line is not some one trick pony. It can deliver big nasty flies into tight cover or reach out with long probing casts. This taper and running line setup is also good for beginning casters, because the rod loads easily with less false casting.
- Brian Horsley / RIO Ambassador
Overall rating: 4.875 / 5 from 8 reviews.
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Reviews
Outstanding line! The best for
"Outstanding line! The best for surface feeding fish."
— David B. (5/5)
Great Line for Quick Shots
"I fish this line in 8,9 & 10wt for striped bass, bluefish, bonito and false albacore and it has been excellent. For the boat fishing I do, the Blitz is ideal—it loads fast, for quick shots at breaking fish from 30 to 80. ’ The Blitz has a slightly shorter & lighter head than the Out Bound Short and for a couple of my rods the Blitz really shines."
— Christopher G. (5/5)
Thanks Brian and Sarah!
"Great casting line. Less tangles! Easy casting , doesn’t tangle and less false casts. I like it!"
— Michael B. (5/5)
Blitz Line
"Sarah, Brian and the Rio team knocked it out of the park with this line taper. It transfers energy through the length of the head and its long gentle taper to the thicker running line. Which enables fast casts, easy pickups for recasts easily from longer distances on second casts at fast moving albies. I don't have wet finger slipping issues with the larger diameter running line. It provides more control, resists twist ing and increases accuracy."
— Richard B. (5/5)
Super line if you underline one line weight
"This line works great for false albacore fishing! The 9-weight line paired great with my 10-weight rod (I wish Rio would label their line weights to accurately match up with rod weights; this is a consistent issue)."
— James R. (4/5)
Best line for NE albies
"Best line for NE albies I’ve used"
— DJ L. (5/5)
easy to load the rod
"easy to load the rod for a quick cast Also a great line for the new fly fishing people"
— Capt S. (5/5)
