PowerPro braided fishing line and bass fishing
Hey group,I've been using PowerPro (15 lb test) braided fishing line for saltwater
fishing and it works GREAT! Has anyone been using it for bass fishing in
freshwater? If you have, what have been the results. Catch more or less
fish? Thanks in advance for any replies! Halon |
Ken
May 23
2004
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| You really haven't been on this group long have you? I've been a VERY vocal
proponent of PowerPro for years. I use the 10 and 50 pound on just about
all of my reels and find it to work great. While some may feel that the
visibility of the line can reduce the number of strikes, I've found that I
catch more fish because I can feel the bite and get the fish out. I'm sure
there's some that might argue with me, but that's all right. :) |
Steve
May 22
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| I use it on a couple of my rods. As a semi-beginner, it has helped me a
lot to feel just what my lure is doing, and what the bottom is like. I
still use mono in some cases, but the PowerPro is my preferred line. I
would definitely say it has helped me catch more fish. |
Henry
May 22
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| The best thing about mono is that you always get some free when you renew
your Bassmaster subscription. |
Bob
May 23
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| and it's good to tie your turkey closed : ) |
alwaysfishking
May 23
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| And it stretches ;-) WW |
go-bassn
May 23
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| I put braided/superlines in a group along with dynamite - neither gives the
bass a fighting chance. Regards,
Warren |
go-bassn
May 23
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| Huh? Why would a tourney pro want to give the prey a fighting chance?
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Bob
May 24
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| I understand the concept of a "fighting chance", but I think that when I'm
guiding, or fishing for money, the fish don't deserve a fighting chance. I
figure that they've got all the chance they get when they decide to bite or
not. Plus, if there's any toothy critters around, do you want to donate
that $17 Lucky Craft Pointer? |
Steve
May 23
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| Forget the fighting chance bit... but I've given PowerPro its' fair shake. I
do admit liking it better than the other "superlines", but I still prefer
good ole Stren myself. I still hvae a couple of rods spooled with PP, and will continue to use it
until it's worn out, which will probably be a very loonnggg time from now,
but will not buy anymore. I bought this spool for the trip to Florida, but
all of my fishing was done with 12lb mono and I never lost a fish due to a
break off. Even with the fish that I had to go through the weeds to get, PP
would probably have resulted in a broken rod if I would have tried to horse
them through. As far as toothy critters are concerned, I don't have to worry about that...
until the NWC that is. :-) I have ran into another mystery fish again this year too! Maybe I'll pluck
that thing out with this PP! |
Charles
May 23
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| Lets go with semi-pro, ok Bobby? lol... I dunno, I just LOVE hooking a big bass on light mono, having to loosten up
on the drag while running to the back of the boat in an effort to keep him
on (just ask Thundercat). Something about pulling in a 5 pound fish with 50
pound line that just doesn't do it for me. Warren
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http://www.warrenwolk.com/
http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com |
go-bassn
May 24
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| Guys guys guys. . . . 99% of bass fishing is what is hanging on BEHIND
the reel and NOT IN FRONT OF IT. PS: The Zen Basser returns to the water today after some cosmetic
rebuild and painting done. I'll write of my success or failure today
and try to list as many possible brands names as I can <grin> |
Fritz
May 24
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| I too enjoy the braided lines after a recommendation from Steve last year.
I use both PowerPro and FireLine. I think I prefer PowerPro as I bought
both just to experiment. After my FireLine is gone, I plan to stick with
PowerPro. I have not tried Stren's braided line yet. I have been using PowerPro also with slip bobbers for crappie fishing.
Steve had a great article on crappie fishing and did mention the
disadvantages to using braided lines in that situation. For slip bobbers,
the braided line does not slip through the bobber as easily as mono. I have
either had to add a little more weight or jerk my line a little bit to get
it to slip. It still works well. If I ever get some extra spools for my
reels, I will probably keep mono around for the slip bobber situation. Jeff |
Jeff
May 24
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| Are you comparing the comparative handling & casting qualities of 50# PP
with 12# Stren? 12# mono of any kind should be compared only to a comparable
strength of any other kind of line for a fair comparison. I'll bet that if
you compared that 12# Stren to 15# or 20# PP for an outing or two, you would
switch to the PP full time. Why? the PP is superior in every single respect,
IMO. The only real advantage of mono is that it is cheaper to make
&therefore far more profitable for the manufacturers.
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Bob
May 24
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