SALT R8 1090-4

Rod: 1090-4

More Fight: An almost unbelievable amount of strength in this 10 weight gives the light-tackle Tarpon angler an edge when conditions are glassed out and delicate presentations are critical.

More Touch: This easy-loading 10 weight provides quick fly-to-fish presentations when shots are quick and calmer conditions necessitate a careful approach.

Lines: RIO Elite Tarpon WF10F

Flies: Tarpon Muddlers, Cockroach, Tarpon Toad, Black Death

Fisheries: Belize, Mexico, or Tarpon averaging 30 - 60 lbs

Rod: 1090-4

More Fight: Whether repeatedly taking the unfortunate crack of heavy lead-eyed crabs or bringing in the tournament winning permit before lines out, this 10 weight is built with the strength and durability needed for the serious trophy permit hunter.

More Touch: A smooth transition of power make this 10 weight a casters dream for controlling heavy crabs at long distance - while a quick and easy-loading action allows a quick fly delivery when time is of the essence.

Lines: RIO Elite Permit WF10F

Flies: Lead Eye Crabs, Avalon Heavy, Squimp, Spawning Shrimp

Fisheries: Mexico, deeper water, stronger winds, heavier flies

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

Rod: 1090-4

More Fight: The 10 weight SALT R8 gives the unrelenting Striped Bass angler maximum strength and durability when probing the rugged barnacle-covered coastlines of Striped Bass habitat or lifting a squid-eating cow through heavy rip currents.

More Touch: When a bait ball pops up at your feet seemingly out of nowhere, the quick-loading action of this 10 weight ensures your fly is in the zone when opportunity strikes.

Lines: RIO Striper WF10I, RIO Striper 400 gr 8.2 ips Sink

Flies: Large Baitfish, Poppers, Squid

Fisheries: Maine to Montauk, heavy dredging, wind resistant poppers, rocky shorelines and heavy wash

Rod: 1090-4

More Fight: Landing a trophy rooster from the beach is no easy task, and this 10 weight gives the adrenaline junky angler the utmost in fighting capabilities with enhanced strength down into the butt.

More Touch: Chasing roosterfish from the beach requires near instantaneous fly delivery - and this quick-loading 10 weight gives anglers the upper hand when the comb of a trophy rooster enters your sights.

Lines: RIO Elite Tropical OutBoundShort WF10I

Flies: Gym Sock, RIO's King Kinky Muddler, RIO's Big Baitfish

Fisheries: Baja Mexico

Greater Pulling power equals more fight for faster landing times and less stress on delicate ecosystems. Enhanced durability and toughness allows blank to withstand more rugged situations and demands of saltwater fishing and travel.

More intuitive sweet spot prioritizes touch and speed for shorter shots and high stakes on-demand casts, bringing feel and presentation to a class of rods that have long had a reputation as unwieldy, unforgiving and difficult. With the SALT R8, gone are the days of sacrificing the feel and touch in your saltwater rod.

Saltwater-specific titanium Fuji® K-guides resist corrosionand trim rod weight while angled shape prevents snags and tangling in the chaos of the fight. Oversized hard chrome snake guides and tip-top let larger saltwater knots pass with ease.

Heavy-duty reel seat and oversized locking rings keep reel tight to the rod for greater contact, rigidity, and a more dirrect connection when fighting powerful high-stakes fish. Integrated hook keeper at the top of the seat keeps flies closer to the hand for faster reaction capabilities and safer fly storage.

To really understand what was happening in the heart and soul of saltwater fly-fishing we sent our senior rod designers to the birthplace of the discipline in the Florida Keys.

During their lengthy saltwater immersion, they listened carefully to the shops, guides, scientists, stories and legends to truly understand what was happening on the water and what is really required to shape and hone a more perfect tool for saltwater sight fishing.

Steeped in those cumulative decades of tradition, insight and knowledge, our design team then harnessed the power of Revolution 8 material technology and our precise knowledge of performance rod taper to create what naturally evolved into the Salt R8 collection

While a strong and durable rod is essential for saltwater environments, strength and durability are not the same thing. But we made sure that our new Salt R8 rods were built with both characteristics.

A salt rod requires strength for the pure pulling power of getting high-stakes fish to the boat quicker and due to our more advanced graphite, a simple material swap increased our strength by 25% per weight. The key is that this increase in strength did not require adding more material or reinforcement, it was a natural extension of the aerospace material advance in fiber and composition.

At the same time our Salt R8 rods are characterized by enhanced durability, a critical trait in the rougher, tougher and more remote environments of saltwater fly fishing. Whether the knock-around durability of skiffs and roof racks, the corrosive, abrasive factors of salt and sand, or long travel to remote lodges, a salt rod needs to deliver in the category of durability.

Advanced nano-sintered resin application and a more resilient axial fiber allow us to re-profile the dimensional taper to get thicker quicker from tip to butt - resulting in better energy transfer and greater feel. Simply put - a better and more efficient "wiring" of energy.

Elongated energy transfer shifts the sweet spot closer to the hand creating a more natural extension of your arm for greater range, quicker reactivity and less wasted effort.

Advanced hoop fibers hold blank in optimal cylindrical shape creating greater circumferential strength - continuously maintaining inherent taper profile while actively engaged or under tension.