RIO DACRON BACKING
RIO’s traditional Dacron® braided backing features high strength and low stretch and is unsurpassed in quality. A good compromise between thinness and the ability to make blind splice loops. It’s easier to knot than other brands that are very thin but have too tight a weave for a blind splice loop.
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