RIO Elite Skagit Max Power Shooting Head

Compact Skagit Punch
If you like using a Skagit head system and fish rods 12'6" and shorter, the RIO Skagit Max Power is your friend.  Designed for appropriately sized sink tips and your favorite sink tip fly. Tight quarters? Not a problem, SEND IT!

The RIO Elite Skagit Max Power is built for anglers who demand fast-loading, compact heads that deliver serious punch with minimal effort. Designed for big flies, heavy sink tips, and shorter Spey rods, this head makes two-hand casting easy and efficient in tight quarters or tough conditions.

Featuring RIO’s low-stretch ConnectCore Plus and ultra-slick SlickCast coating, the Skagit Max Power offers exceptional feel, energy transfer, and durability. Perfect for winter steelhead, salmon, or any sustained-anchor setup where control and turnover are key.

A compact, load-and-launch Skagit head built to punch heavy tips and bulky flies with minimal stroke. Smooth energy transfer keeps anchors set and casts honest in tight lanes.

Built for effortless turnover of big flies and heavy sink tips, the RIO Elite Skagit Max Power is a compact Skagit shooting head that loads fast and launches long. The low-stretch ConnectCore+ boosts sensitivity and hook-setting power, while SlickCast keeps it ripping through the guides day after day. Pair it with your preferred running line and T-tips for a simple, bomb-proof setup. 

 Features                        

                 
• Powerful front end to easily cast large flies and fast sinking tips
                 
• Complete series of heads with varying lengths and small size increments
                 
• Ultra-low stretch ConnectCore
                 
• Built with RIO's exceptionally slick, durable SlickCast coating
                 
• Easy ID
                 
• Front and Back Welded Loops
                 

Powerful front end to easily cast large flies and fast sinking tips Complete series of heads with varying lengths and small size increments Ultra-low stretch ConnectCore Built with RIO's exceptionally slick, durable SlickCast coating RIO Skagit Max Power heads cast the largest flies and the heaviest sinking tips with exceptional ease. The unique weight distribution deeply loads rods for long casts while the powerful front taper delivers enough punch to turn over all the weight you need to get the fly into the strike zone. Shorter head lengths make the Max Power the perfect choice for shorter rods or when space behind the caster is limited. The low stretch core gives incredible levels of sensitivity when casting and fishing, and provides enhanced detection of takes, more positive hook sets, and far greater control when playing a fish. In addition, this line is built with SlickCast, creating the slickest, most durable coating on the market-producing the least amount of friction ever measured in a fly line.
                 
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