"Bruce" wrote in message
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I just bought a surf rod and new reel from the local southern Maryland stop
and they outfitted me with this line I have never used before. First on a
good Penn reel they put 20 some odd yards of mono line then tied on this
new
PowerPro 40lb test line that is quite thin for its strength. I tried
cutting
it with my leatherman and clippers and durn if it would not cut it!

***I've been using PowerPro line since it was first available in my area,
and it's great stuff. Very thin, as you found, very tough and it's quite
sensitive. I simply use my pocket knife to cut it, but I like to keep my
pocket knife shaving sharp.


Anybody have any thoughts on this line? It really out casts any mono I
have
ever used.

***Out of the 25 or so rod/reels in my boat, all but two have PowerPro on.
I prefer it over mono and most other superlines.


I am thinking of putting it on my Bass rods in the next 2 weeks to try it
out.

***It's on my bass rods, my muskie rods, my walleye rods and it's even on my
crappie rods.


Oh they say it will (should) last about 5 years before needing to change
it,
which is also new to me but then I have not tried any of the new lines
avaible other than this. (An old mono guy)

***I doubt that you'll get 5 years of use out of it, but it will last far
longer than mono. When it does get really fuzzy and I start having breakoff
problems, I simply reverse it by running it onto a different reel. Then,
the well used/abused section of the line is at the bottom of the spool where
it's rare to be used, and I'm using the "fresh" line that was at the bottom
of the spool. I usually end up replacing the line on the spool when I
simply have cut and re-tied so often that I no longer have enough line on
the spool.

I like the stuff,
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com