"Charles B. Summers" charles-summers@(comcast)(dot)(net) wrote in message
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Just ordered a 300yd spool of 50# Power Pro but still not convinced that
it's for me. However, I do feel that I may need it in Florida for the
Southern Classic, but for around here mono has fulfilled my needs.

Questions:

1. How different is this line going to be compared to Fireline?

***It will go through the guides smoother and I think it has better abrasion
resistance. I think it becomes limper, faster as well.

2. Is it going to be noisy through the guides (like Fireline)?

***It is a braid, it is going to make noise going through the guides.

3. Remind me of the black magic marker... I forgot why Rich says he uses
it.

***Rich uses it to camoflague the line when it becomes gray and fuzzy. I'll
try that one of these years.

4. Do I need to modify my hookset? I've heard that some people have broken
rods with superlines.

***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.

5. Drag setting? Tighter, looser?

***I would recommend that you set the drag so that it slips just a tad on a
hookset. Personally, I keep the drag cranked down tight and then either
back the drag off during the fight or pop the reel in and out of gear and
thumb the fish.

6. Not really a question, but a backing line is recommended, right?

***I don't use any backing. I simply tie the line onto the spool and put a
small piece of tape over the line, adhering it to the spool. This line is
slippery and will spin on the spool unless you either tape it or use
backing. I don't like to use backing.

7. Ok for fishing plastics?

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

Sorry about all the questions that I know's been answered here before, but
I
tried to look back over the older posts but they've been deleted from my
server.

***Not a problem,
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service
http://www.herefishyfishy.com