"Marty" wrote in message ...
Can pike and pickerel cut this stuff readily, as they do mono? I expect to
start using this for the first time, not sure whether it will be 14# or 20#.

Can they cut it as readily? NO! But can they cut it? Certainly. I fish quite a bit in waters
inhabited by pike and muskies. I got tired of donating lures to the ecosystem and started using
superbraid lines. I've tried the vast majority of them and find myself using PowerPro line 95% of
the time. In my experience, it seems to hold up better than FireLine to teeth and other nasty
stuff. I also despise leaders, only using them where absolutely necessary, when throwing inline
spinners (which create line twist) or gliding muskie jerk baits.

On all of my baitcasting reels, I have them spooled with either 50 pound, 65 pound or 80 pound,
depending on the application. For my bass stuff (which some does double duty as muskie/pike
tackle), which is mostly Shimano Curado 200 reels, I spool those with 50 pound. 50 lb. PowerPro has
the same approximate diameter as 14 pound mono and the reels handle it well.

Since I made the switch to PowerPro, I've found I get better hooksets, have increased lure
sensitivity and lose far less lures. Oh yeah, I also seem to catch more fish.
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Steve
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