Blade Runner Hopper Gold

An amazing hopper pattern for the stalking fish on the banks of the Goulburn.

When we designed RIO's Steel Plow for steelhead, many folks commented that it would also make a good hopper. With that feedback, we set out to do just that. We made a few tweaks and downsized the offering to come up with RIO's Blade Runner Hopper. This bad boy has a wide platform that makes a beautiful splat when hammering grassy banks. The white poly wing is easy for the angler to see, and the thick, two-tone foam body has plenty of buoyancy to suspend your favourite dropper.