{"product_id":"rio-ambassador-series-oliver-white-flats-passport-fly-line","title":"Rio Ambassador Series Oliver White Flats Passport Fly Line","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Rio Ambassador Series Oliver White Flats Passport is a tropical floating taper built for anglers whose flats fishing is not confined to one home water. Developed with Oliver White, who guides and travels for a living, it is designed around the reality of transcontinental flats trips: unfamiliar tides, targets that range from bonefish to permit to tarpon, and shots that come without warning. The line runs half a size heavy with an unusually long head, a combination that lets you load a rod fast on a close shot and still carry serious line in the air when a fish shows up at distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBest For\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorldwide flats exploration\u003c\/strong\u003e - This is a line for the trip where you do not know what you will see. The front-loaded head puts mass close to the fly, so a 30 foot shot at a tailing bonefish loads the rod in one false cast. That same head is long enough at 58 feet in WF8F that you can aerialize and reposition a genuinely long line rather than stripping back to a short head every time a fish changes direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLong leaders and heavy flies\u003c\/strong\u003e - The short front taper concentrates enough energy at the tip to drive a 12 foot leader over into a stiff breeze, and to turn over a weighted crab or a bulky baitfish pattern without collapsing. If you fish long leaders because you believe presentation matters on pressured fish, this line is built to let you do that without giving up turnover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTemperature and Conditions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a tropical line through and through. The coating is formulated to stay stiff and manageable in hot air and warm water, which is what keeps it from turning into limp spaghetti on a Bahamian flat at midday. Fish it in the tropics and subtropics. In cold conditions it will feel stiff and hold coils, so it is the wrong choice for a temperate striper beach in the fall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTaper, Weight and Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe design combines three decisions that work together. The head is front-loaded, putting weight forward for quick loading at short range. The front taper is short, which supplies the power to turn over long leaders and heavy flies into wind. The head overall is extra long, 58 feet in WF8F, with an extended rear taper that lets you carry and pick up long lengths of line for precise shots at distant fish. The line is built a half size heavy, so a WF9F loads a 9wt with authority rather than requiring a perfect stroke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlickCast\u003c\/strong\u003e - Rio's slickest and most durable coating, which reduces friction through the guides so the long head actually shoots the way the taper intends. It also holds up to the abrasion of sand and salt over a full week of fishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDirectCore\u003c\/strong\u003e - A supple, low-memory core designed specifically for tropical use. It lies straight off the reel in heat, transmits a strip-set directly to the fly, and does not retain the coils that cost you a shot while you stretch line on the bow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSureFire\u003c\/strong\u003e - A three-color measuring system across the head that lets you judge distance by color rather than by guess. On a flat where a guide is calling a fish at 60 feet, being able to see where 60 feet is makes the difference between a shot and a spooked fish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEasyID and Welded Loops\u003c\/strong\u003e - EasyID marks the line size on the line itself, so a spare spool never becomes a mystery. Welded loops front and back let you change leaders and rig backing without tying a thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMore Info\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tropical flats, bonefish, permit and tarpon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSink Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Floating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTemperature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tropical\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTaper:\u003c\/strong\u003e Front-loaded head, short front taper, extra long head with extended rear taper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/2 size heavy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLoops:\u003c\/strong\u003e Welded loops front and back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSizes:\u003c\/strong\u003e WF8F, WF9F, WF10F\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Rio","offers":[{"title":"WF8F","offer_id":50629497225449,"sku":"SKU730884180177","price":129.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"WF9F","offer_id":50629497258217,"sku":"SKU730884180184","price":129.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"WF10F","offer_id":50629497290985,"sku":"SKU730884180191","price":129.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0749\/1846\/1673\/files\/17129-large.png?v=1785761552","url":"https:\/\/www.tridentflyfishing.com\/products\/rio-ambassador-series-oliver-white-flats-passport-fly-line","provider":"Trident Fly Fishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}