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Location: Manitowish Waters WI | Ive been a traditional power pro user over the last 8 years and I'm thinking of making a change. Any suggestions? I've heard good things about the goretex lines and some of the new micro filament lines. |
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Posts: 947
| I switched from Power Pro to Hi-Seas Grandslam braid last spring and loved it. Steve Heiting recomended it to me and I'm glad he did.
Best line I have used .
Good Luck,
Jeff Hanson
madisonmuskyguide.com |
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Posts: 1462
Location: Davenport, IA | Tired the Suffix 832 last year. I only used it 1 or 2 times but I am very impressed. I've had a huge spool of Tuff Line XP for years and it is a great line. However, it does pick up water. That 1 strand of Gore material really does repel the water. It'll be my choice next season. |
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Posts: 147
Location: Chesterton, Indiana | I used the suffix 832 on two of my set ups last year with 80# and was very pleased with the results. |
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Posts: 255
| 832 works great!!!!!!! |
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Location: Latitude 41.3016 Longitude 88.6160 | Suffix 832 |
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Posts: 578
| I like Cortland Masterbraid and like it that it is made in the USA. |
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Posts: 547
Location: Oshkosh | Very happy with the 832 I put on my reels last year, and will be switching my other reels to it this year.
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Posts: 546
Location: MN | Again, the Suffix 832 second to none. I like to run 100lb Cortland Masterbraid on my Trinidad so it lays better on the reel, but if they made 100lb 832, I would run that too. |
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Posts: 187
Location: West Metro, MN | Another vote for the 832 here. Had it on 1 real last year, and will continue to use it on others as I replace the line. |
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Posts: 582
| Personally i hated the Sufix 832. It digs in like crazy, bleeds all over everything. The front my boat was covered in dye after spooling this stuff. Also, as i mentioned it digs into the spool like no other line i have ever used. never had this problem with Masterbraid, power pro or vicious. I cut it off every reel i had. Sorry, just my opinion. I have talked to others that experienced the same thing. |
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Location: Okoboji | Does the high vis 832 on a jerk jerk bait rod sound like a good idea. That color doesn't spook the fish does it? Would be nice to see the line when. Working those baits |
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| I use 832 high vis on everything, gary parsons once told me the high vis lines don't bother walleye 99% of the time and he seems to know what he's talking about, so i figure musky wont mind it either |
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Location: Leech Lake, Walker MN | Ya know it's great to here good things about the tools that we all use but it's also good to here the negative things also I'm referring to the suffix line bleeding out and the fact that it burry sit self in the spool good stuff
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Posts: 242
| I use the Cortland Masterbraid in 100 lbs. I never had any bleeding or burying problems and it casts quite well in my opinion. |
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Posts: 201
| Another vote for 832 I use it on all casting rods, nanofil on spinning rods. |
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Posts: 540
Location: Leech Lake, Walker MN | Does any one have any issues with the noise from the line running through the guides just a thought.Some quieiter than others |
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Posts: 532
Location: Ogden, UTAH 10 minutes from pineview reservoir | suffix 832 for sure |
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Location: Chesterton, Indiana | 832 is smoother to the touch so when your hands are wet it isn't wearing on your thumb as much. |
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Location: NorthCentral WI | 832 is good line for sure. I used it last season on all reels except one. I did notice what Jackson saidThe line DOES have a tendency to dig further in the spool than some others, especially when it's brand new (like day one). Once a little bit of the coating wore off I never had issue with it.
I had some 832 leftover from last year and it's been working awesome on a couple of tip-ups I rigged with it too. Better than the cheap nylon braid or even the Sufix tip-up line. Although a lot more expensive.
I've already got two spools of 832 at home but I'll probably try the PowerPro SuperSlick this year on a reel too. |
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| I've tried PowerPro, Tuffline XP and Suffix 832, all in 80lb over the past few years. Tuffline XP is my favorite, then 832, and then PowerPro. 832 is a close second to Tuffline XP, PowerPro is a distant third. |
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| Got some 832 last year but I wasn't ready for new line at the time. It will be on this year; hopefully this weekend.
I'm sure hi-vis colors wouldn't matter, especially if it were tied to a fluorocarbon leader. I'm curious how much that would help for working the lures. I've never really line-watched when musky fishing, but you might be on to something.
Don, if one brand of braid is quieter than another I can't tell the difference. I wouldn't doubt that there is a difference, but I expect it to be very slight. |
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| i don't know about noise in the guides but power pro sure hummed loudly when i used it drifting with live bait, has anyone else ever notice this |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | Check out the Sunline FX2, it is the only braid I've ever used that starts round and is still round at the end of the season. The durability surpasses any line I've ever used. |
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Location: NorthCentral WI | guest - 2/7/2012 12:01 PM
i don't know about noise in the guides but power pro sure hummed loudly when i used it drifting with live bait, has anyone else ever notice this
I know PowerPro used to be pretty loud on the guides but I hadn't used it for a few seasons, then last fall I bought one spool of 100 lb test PP and was very happy with it. I didn't notice the things I had remembered from PP, like the loudness and the color bleeding everywhere.
There are so many superlines these days. Not saying all are made equal but I tend to think this is like the Ford vs. Chevy debate. (which Ford will always win :)) Personal preference. |
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Posts: 2037
Location: lansing, il | Been using Hi Seas Grand Slam braid for a few years now and really like it. Turned alot of people onto it and havent gotten any bad feedback on it yet. I think just about everyone I know who has tried it has stuck with it. |
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Posts: 555
Location: Tennessee | Another for Suffix 832. I'm running 65# neon lime right now. |
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Posts: 113
| I have been using the Cortland Masterbraid for years and really like it. Last year I spooled up a reel with the Suffix 832 and was glad I did! I will probably go half Suffix and half Cortland this season. I would like to try the Hi Seas on a reel this year now. Who has the best price for the Hi Seas Grand Slam? Does anyone know if there is a local store in the Chicagoland area that carries it? |
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Location: Okoboji | catchandrelease - 2/7/2012 11:50 AM
Got some 832 last year but I wasn't ready for new line at the time. It will be on this year; hopefully this weekend.
I'm sure hi-vis colors wouldn't matter, especially if it were tied to a fluorocarbon leader. I'm curious how much that would help for working the lures. I've never really line-watched when musky fishing, but you might be on to something.
Don, if one brand of braid is quieter than another I can't tell the difference. I wouldn't doubt that there is a difference, but I expect it to be very slight.
Well if ur working dive and rise or jerk baits you can see the slack in your line a little easier and guesstimate where what the bait is doing at the moment |
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Location: lansing, il | I carry Hi Seas on my website in 80 and 100# Green, however I can order you in anything you need. I believe Rollies stocks it as well.
http://www.stealthtackle.net/store/index.php?route=product/category... |
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| kodiak - 2/8/2012 8:45 AM
Well if ur working dive and rise or jerk baits you can see the slack in your line a little easier and guesstimate where what the bait is doing at the moment
Yeah. That may help. I was thinking it would be good for throwing Bull Dawgs and other big plastics deep. Maybe the multi-colored metered braid that's used for trolling and vertical jigging would work. PowerPro makes Depth-Hunter that goes up to at least 100lbs. There are a few other brands on the market. |
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| id like to hear anyones opinion on the new PP super slick if theyve gotten a chance to check it out |
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Posts: 29
| I have 832 on all my reels and very happy with it, might lose a little color with time but not bad.  |
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| PowerPro Slick and Sufix 832 are on sale at Cabela's. Online only. |
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Posts: 196
| ok well, I have used and like power pro extremely well, I also have ran masterbraid with great results. I spooled one up with 832 suffix last year and loved it, haven't had a chance to use it enough to see how long it stays that way though. If your line is digging in, either your line isn't tight enough on the spool, been there, or you need to quit putting so much mono behind it.......I learned my lesson with mono backers my first year, done away with that, started spooling all the way with braid.......I used cortland spectron one time and will NEVER use that crap again, questionable even on a catfish rod.....but the masterbraid held up fine , so my vote has to stay with power pro and suffix 832, all I have ran on my bass rods since the first time I used it is sufix siege mono, never had it fail me in the last 6 years, never tried the hi seas but have heard great things |
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| I used to use Tuf-Line salt n pepper for years, but when I couldn't find it anymore I tried 3 others and decided on 2400 yard spools of Stren #65 and #100. Now, if it's got a baitcaster on it, it's filled with Stren Superbraid. From walleye casting and trolling to almost every bass application.....except jigs, then it's still Sten Clear Blue. |
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Been using Cortland Spectra/Masterbraid for at least 10 years and really it like more than anything else.
But.....Anyone using Vicious? It is significantly cheaper in 300 yard spools and in bulk.. Just saying--if it is close--I would give it a try to save some cash.
What say you about Vicious?
Isn't that the line that Jim Saric sells on the Musky Hunter TV Show? |
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Posts: 335
Location: Minnesota | 80 lb. Tuf-Line has been the most dependable line for me. The only problem with it is it carries so much water. Summer time it isn't a big deal, but in the fall it makes for wet cold hands pretty quick. I didn't like power pro or earlier versions of Cortland. I am probably going to try some bronzeback this year along with another line, maybe 832 after reading some of these posts. If there is another line out there that is as dependable as Tuf-line without the water holding characteristics, I will use it. |
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Location: Milwaukee, WI | Storm Strike - 2/10/2012 9:55 AM
But.....Anyone using Vicious? It is significantly cheaper in 300 yard spools and in bulk.. Just saying--if it is close--I would give it a try to save some cash.
What say you about Vicious?
I switched from PowerPro to Vicious last year on the recommendation of a friend - and I hated it.
It spooled really well, and did not bleed one bit, but it picked up a LOT of water. After a few hours of casting, it was like getting a shower during every retrieve. Slightly irritating to get sprayed in the warmth of summer, but downright miserable on cold days in the fall.
I'm stripping it off the two reels I put it on and will try Masterbraid and/or the New PowerPro this year. |
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| Vicious or Hi seas? Cant make up my mind. Have not heard that much bad about either line, but i havent heard much at all about either. Wondering what your guys opinion is? Had 832 last season and disliked it a lot. The color bled all over and turned my clothes and boat green. The line seemed to fray pretty bad to, had to retie 1 to 2 times a day. |
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| tuf-line XP color doesn't bleed and comes in 50,65,80,100lb test. Mark |
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| everyone is all about this 832 I cant say ive had any issues with it but as soon as I used it the first day it bled everywhere and faded...i suppose not a big deal but kind of irritating.
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| irratating to say the least. As i mentioned, it looked like someone spray painted my boat. it was on my shirt, my hands, my carpet.. Never again on the 832. I couldn't stand it. Just wait til it digs in once and you have to spend time getting out the backlash. |
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Location: lansing, il | Ive had no issues at all with the Hi Seas Grand Slam freying or bleeding at all. Also its not stiff like some other brands when you first start using it so there is no reason to go thru a "break in period". |
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Posts: 315
| The line bleeding thing happens with a lot of lines. 832 is now being made in white as well that would be a great choice. No one mentioned suffix performance braid which is crazy strong and round. I also love cortland masterbraid bronzeback, it is kind of flat but once again an unbelievably strong line that also like to hold some water. Over the last two years I have been drifting more towards the performance braid but will also continue to run cortland. |
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Location: brooklyn park mn | Has anyone run sufix 832 on their trinidad at all? How was it for backlashes etc.. ? Ran a different type sufix on my tn 14 but no 832 yet. |
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