Power Pro... are you sure it's for me?
 

Cool... you're gonna be there aren't you?

--
Charles Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com
"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
A killer technique there is to fish mats of floating gunk, hyacinth, etc.,
especially if a front is coming through or if the sun is high. Basically
you take a heavy jig (1 ounce) or a heavily weighted plastic (creature
baits
& craws are my favorites) & crash them right through the mess, let them
hit
bottom, shake once & repeat. Needless to say you need beefy line to
extract
even small bass from that mess. Generally the fish aren't line-shy at
all.

Warren

"Charles B. Summers" charles-summers@(comcast)(dot)(net) wrote in
message
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I was planning on having a few reels spooled with mono, but was thinking
of
about 15 - 20lb test. Really think I should go as high as 30? I know
you've
been there before, so I'll take your word for it.

--
Charles Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com
"go-bassn" wrote in message
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Charles - The Big O is tannic-stained like most FL fisheries. It is
not
a
reservoir (not river-run), but does have many tributaries. I don't
think
you've been on a lake that even comes close to the size of BigO. I'd
be
packing 25-30 pound Mono if you're planning on flippin some weeds...

Warren

"Charles B. Summers" charles-summers@(comcast)(dot)(net) wrote in
message
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***You won't have to do the MONSTER hookset thing. Usually just a
quick
snap of the wrist is sufficient. If they've broken rods with
superlines,
the rods probably would have broken with mono if they did the
same,
stupid
things. Most of the rods that I've heard of breaking have been
when
someone
is trying to tear a lure free from a snag.

I know better than trying to free a snag with the rod... but
wouldn't
a
good
hookset on a larger fish be about the same?


***Sure, why not? Worse case scenario if you think the line is
visible
is
to run a mono or florocarbon leader.

A chain is only as strong as its' weakest link, so why use a leader?
What's
your opinion on Lake Okeechobee? Clear, stained, or would you worry
about
clarity with PP?

I'm only going to spool up about three rods with this stuff, so I
guess
I
can fall back to mono if I loose confidence in this stuff. I've just
heard
alot about PP, and never tried it. Live and learn they say!

Thanks for your responce!

Power Pro... are you sure it's for me?
 

Charles I use it on most all my reels now. I just love it. I agree with all
that Steve said. . . especially a small piece of tape across the spool
instead of but near where you wouold normally put backing. helps with the
line not sliding on the spool. It's a great sensitive line. Strong and good
abrasion resitance. I'm sure you'll like it. I never have gone higher than
the 30 lb strength becaus I want good castability. Not sure how the heavier
stufff is. Lemme know.

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

Power Pro... are you sure it's for me?
 

I probably won't spool it up until a couple of weeks before heading to
Florida, but I'll let you know.

--
Charles Summers
www.secretweaponlures.com
www.outdoorfrontiers.com


"Josh" wrote in message
...
Charles I use it on most all my reels now. I just love it. I agree with
all
that Steve said. . . especially a small piece of tape across the spool
instead of but near where you wouold normally put backing. helps with the
line not sliding on the spool. It's a great sensitive line. Strong and
good
abrasion resitance. I'm sure you'll like it. I never have gone higher than
the 30 lb strength becaus I want good castability. Not sure how the
heavier
stufff is. Lemme know.

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

Power Pro... are you sure it's for me?
 

.....spool it up now....there's no memory whatsoever said Huck

"Charles Summers" wrote in message
...
I probably won't spool it up until a couple of weeks before heading to
Florida, but I'll let you know.

--
Charles Summers
www.secretweaponlures.com
www.outdoorfrontiers.com


"Josh" wrote in message
...
Charles I use it on most all my reels now. I just love it. I agree with
all
that Steve said. . . especially a small piece of tape across the spool
instead of but near where you wouold normally put backing. helps with
the
line not sliding on the spool. It's a great sensitive line. Strong and
good
abrasion resitance. I'm sure you'll like it. I never have gone higher
than
the 30 lb strength becaus I want good castability. Not sure how the
heavier
stufff is. Lemme know.

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

Power Pro... are you sure it's for me?
 

I have spooled up the 50lb PP line on and Abu 5600 C5-MagX. It takes about
three days of fishing to go real limp, after that its great to use.


"Josh" wrote in message
...
Charles I use it on most all my reels now. I just love it. I agree with
all
that Steve said. . . especially a small piece of tape across the spool
instead of but near where you wouold normally put backing. helps with the
line not sliding on the spool. It's a great sensitive line. Strong and
good
abrasion resitance. I'm sure you'll like it. I never have gone higher than
the 30 lb strength becaus I want good castability. Not sure how the
heavier
stufff is. Lemme know.

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

Power Pro... are you Sure?
 

Line is like everything else in fishing, subject to the individual using it,
but I have never liked the sound braided lines make going through my guides,
or the difficulty of cutting it (for I retie my line often, even with a
braid). But most of all, I hate (because it makes me nervous, because I
don't trust my leader knots) using a leader.

I use fluorocarbon because of its invisibility properties, strength, and
toughness. I love it and a lot people hate it because they say it is
difficult to spool, cast, and is so unforgiving (get a kink and it breaks).
I believe line is another confidence factor, and if you like braid, you will
do well with braid, like I do well with fluorocarbon.

Rods, Reels, Line, Lure types, lure weights, colors, and presentations are
debatable subjects.
--
Craig Baugher

Power Pro... are you Sure?
 

"Craig" wrote in message
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BIG SNIP
Rods, Reels, Line, Lure types, lure weights, colors, and presentations are
debatable subjects.
--
Craig Baugher


Agreed. Think about all the fish that have been caught over many, many
years using plain ol' mono. I'm not suggesting that the new stuff isn't
better or won't help you catch more fish, or even that all mono is the same,
but a decent brand of mono works well enough for me. It has withstood the
test of time. I'm comfortable with it. I don't have noise problems, I
don't have hook set adjustments, I can tie it easily, it is reliable, and I
haven't seen anybody posting, "Mono...are you sure?" :) I usually spool up
with the house brand at BPS.

But, that's just me.

K

Power Pro... are you sure it's for me?
 

Got a few club tournaments to fish first, and my Stren is just fine for
that.

*Didn't even think about the memory...or lack thereof.

"Huck Palmatier" wrote in message
news:jMrPb.9781$dd6.2722@lakeread02...
....spool it up now....there's no memory whatsoever said Huck

"Charles Summers" wrote in message
...
I probably won't spool it up until a couple of weeks before heading to
Florida, but I'll let you know.

--
Charles Summers
www.secretweaponlures.com
www.outdoorfrontiers.com


"Josh" wrote in message
...
Charles I use it on most all my reels now. I just love it. I agree
with
all
that Steve said. . . especially a small piece of tape across the spool
instead of but near where you wouold normally put backing. helps with
the
line not sliding on the spool. It's a great sensitive line. Strong and
good
abrasion resitance. I'm sure you'll like it. I never have gone higher
than
the 30 lb strength becaus I want good castability. Not sure how the
heavier
stufff is. Lemme know.

--
God Bless America

Josh The Bad Bear

Power Pro... are you Sure?
 

BPS line has way too much stretch for my liking...

Funny thing is, when you go to BPS's website and look for line, you have to
go to the sal****er section to find the PowerPro. It's not listed in the
freshwater options.


"luv2bafield" wrote in message
link.net...
"Craig" wrote in message
...
BIG SNIP
Rods, Reels, Line, Lure types, lure weights, colors, and presentations
are
debatable subjects.
--
Craig Baugher


Agreed. Think about all the fish that have been caught over many, many
years using plain ol' mono. I'm not suggesting that the new stuff isn't
better or won't help you catch more fish, or even that all mono is the
same,
but a decent brand of mono works well enough for me. It has withstood the
test of time. I'm comfortable with it. I don't have noise problems, I
don't have hook set adjustments, I can tie it easily, it is reliable, and
I
haven't seen anybody posting, "Mono...are you sure?" :) I usually spool
up
with the house brand at BPS.

But, that's just me.

K

Power Pro... are you Sure?
 

How do you test for stretch?





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