It makes no sense to invest in a high-quality rod and then to thread its fine, pricey ferrules with a piece of cheap floss. Rio’s Technical Trout Line is no knock-off: the finely tapered floating line is smooth, slick, and resistant to dirt thanks to a MaxCast advanced hydrophobic coating. The tapered front end of the line is sky blue, while the running line segment is peach-colored—a distinction which helps anglers make quick guesses on cast distance. Looped ends enable quick rigging and make swapping leaders a simple task. Tech specs aside, the Technical Trout performs with precision in calmer conditions, turning over longer leaders and churning out tight-looped casts with the accuracy required to present flies to finicky, easily spooked fish.