REAR LOADED / FULL SIZE HEAVY
HEAVYWEIGHT POWER

Primary: Heavy Indicator / Big Dry
Secondary: Streamer / Dry Dropper / Light Indicator

Sink Rate: Float

Colour: Mint/Green/Blaze Orange

Engineered as RIO's heaviest all-around taper, the Elite Gold Max excels where oversized presentations and robust rigs demand precision. Its compact head design concentrates mass toward the rear, enabling controlled delivery of substantial payloads without sacrificing finesse. The abbreviated front taper facilitates powerful roll-casts and seamless distance mends, while the tapered body turns over larger dries with remarkable grace. This configuration strikes a critical balance—maximizing casting control with heavier loads while maintaining the clean presentations that lighter, front-loaded designs compromise. Ideal for fisheries where leader length takes a secondary role to payload capacity.

Choose GOLD MAX for Maximum Power + Effortless Performance.

• Compact and powerful, the short head and full-size heavy weight carries heavier flies and rigs with ease
• Short rear taper for easier shooting on longer distance casts
• Rear-loaded body turns over heavier rigs more smoothly than aggressive, front-loaded designs and makes for easy roll casting and mending of the entire head
• Short front taper for more powerful turnover of heavier flies and indicator rigs