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

"J Buck" wrote in message
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Yes, tying some things with it is a pain, tying it together with
another line can be a pain

I find tying ANY knots with ANY kind of line to be a pain. That's why I
like to fish with my Dad or nephew LoL


LOL! Agreed. But in order to get braids (and coated braids like Power Pro)
NOT to slip out of a knot between it and mono, takes some practice. I guess
what I'm trying to say is that I suck at bloodknots and uni-to-uni knots
myself. :-)

If you don't use one of those 2 knots (or similar) and the line doesn't slip
out, then there is a chance that it would allow the braid to physically cut
through the mono.

I use a blood knot to add line to my reels, but I wouldn't trust it for a
leader knot. It just makes me nervous. I have a lot of confidence in a
crawford, palomor, and double clinch.

--
Craig Baugher

I find tying ANY knots with ANY kind of line to be a pain. That's why I
like to fish with my Dad or nephew =A0 LoL

LOL! Agreed. But in order to get braids (and coated braids like Power
Pro) NOT to slip out of a knot between it and mono, takes some practice

Yep! As they say, practice makes perfect. As I reflect on the few things
I'm good at, one thing they all have in common is that I've done 'em a
lot. And tying fishing knots is not on that list. Yet. LoL

"Who Cares" wrote in message
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Thanks for the great commentary on PP. Yo did a great job. One
question though: Do you ever attach a leader to your line? I fish for
smallmouths and thought it might (PP) present a problem. Thank You in
advance

I catch smallmouth bass all the time on PowerPro, either 50 pound if I'm
using a baitcaster or 10 pound if I'm spinning.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

"Charles B. Summers" (Comcast) wrote in
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BPS line has way too much stretch for my liking...

SNIP

It is a bit stretchy, but if that's what you're used to and are comfortable
with it, you'll probably do better with that than with anything else no
matter how good the other stuff may be. Can you tell that I am slow to
accept change?

K

Got my Power Pro today Sim! BPS does have a good shipping time, anyway.

I guess I'll spool up about three rods with it (100yds per reel) and see
what happens. I appreciate your help and when I catch a big hog on
Okeechobee... I'll be sure to post the pics for everyone to see.

If I don't catch a hog... well, there's always Photoshop
--
Charles B. Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com


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"Charles B. Summers" charles-summers@(comcast)(dot)(net) wrote in
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Hey Charles, my opinions are inline below:

Questions:

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

I've used both and like PP better myself. The Fireline IMO nicked and
broke
too easily. I lost several spinnerbaits this way on casts and changed away
from Fireline straightaway and didn't lose another bait all the rest of
the
year in this manner.

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

Heck no, big reason #2 for my switch. Fireline makes so much noise to me I
thought it was scaring the fish. And I ain't talking cheap POS rods
either,
this was on all 3 of my St Croix trigger stick rods and my Fenwick pistol
grip. Even after the *coating* appears to start wearing and the color
starts
to fade, it is still a ton quieter IMHO.

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

As PP ages, it losses its color (moss green to pale green in my case). I
assume you could use a marker to breakup the line and camo it a little
better. I didn't do it this year and after switching to PP in April, was
still using it on the reels in November (dont get to fish a lot, wasn't
too
bad worn out) and it still caught fish for me. If I fished really clear
water at all, I would prolly pick brains here about doing the marker thing
to breakup the line's appearance tho.

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

I haven't broken anything with hook sets or trying to break loose of a
snag.
I HAVE however, pulled up some significant pine branches from lake bottoms
with it... :-) The first time I did this I thought I had foul hooked
something big or had snagged a big cat sulking around the bottom.

5. Drag setting? Tighter, looser?

I set mine a little looser just because of the lack of stretch in PP.
Honestly, I am more worried about the fish's jaw/lips tearing than I am
anything else. Of course I don't fish *big fish* holes (our state record,
NC, is only around 15# afterall) so I don't fish the big stuff. I have 20#
on my pistol grip and 30# on everything else. Prior to that I used to fish
10# mono for the most part and find the line diameters of these two
weight/lines agreeable to my established fishing routine.

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

I use a backing line as the *directions* in the box call for it. Mike
Iaconelli gave me a tip at a Dick's (Cary, NC) last year at an appearance
he
made the weekend prior to the Santee-Cooper SC tourney and said that he
recommends it, but you don't have to tie line-to-line as laid out in most
superline box directions. He said he just spools on a layer or so of mono
and ties it off to itself/the spool. The he threads in the superline just
like it were on a bare spool. Superline cuts into the mono and voila, you
have gription (the ability for the superline to hold). I've also heard
that
one can simply tape the superline to the bare spool, but I've never tried
that. I spooled up all my reels in April with the PP and haven't done a
respool yet (that would be happening this weekend thought), tied the line
together on a couple and did Mike's advice on the other 3-4 and honestly
can't tell a difference in performance. Not having to tie the lines
directly
together is easier for me as I didn't have any mono the same diameter to
back spool it with anyway.

7. Ok for fishing plastics?

Heck yeah. I fish everything with it and have produced with every type of
bait using it. Not necessarily all in the same day, but over the bulk of
this past season which was my first with superlines. (Fireline
January-April, Power Pro April-current). I had been strictly mono the
prior
30 years. The only thing I would even think about would be in a situation
where you wanted a sinking leader, I don't think PP is as negatively
bouyant
as flouro. This is no scientific finding here, simply my opinion.

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.

I don't think anyone semi-regular to this group minds your questions
Charles, as you've helped us (me) a lot in the past with info, I'm just
glad
I know something well enough to try and help you out for a change.

On Wed, 21 Jan 2004 08:10:30 -0500, "Craig" wrote:

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.

PP is not noisy on the cast. It is not difficult to tie a uni or
polimar knot with it. A sharp knife cuts it without a hassle. I
never use a leader, if I feel the bass will be line shy I use a green
marker to either color the last 12" green or put a bar pattern of
green stripes on it - - - - - - - - to break up the profile.
The one situation that it really shines for me is pad fishing. I like
to fish pads with brush hogs. A lot of times the bass will grab the
hog and move around some stems with it. The PP then gives me a solid
hook set. I used to miss fish when I fished mono, now I don't. It
also has its place fishing frogs and rats. I use different lines for
different applications. 12 lb. Yozuri Hybrid for cranks, 20 lb.
Yozuri for jig-n-pigs, Stren Original for worms/lizards, etc.
Richard g
www.bassstalkers.com