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| I want to respool three reels two Tranx and a 400D what's your favourite line and weight |
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Location: Minnesota | I have all ways used tuff line .I put suffix 832 on my tranx this year so far I like it.I think I'll be puting 832 on all my reels next year I went with 80# |
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| Power Pro 80lb test. |
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| I like the cortland bronze back |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | I use PP 80# but I'm thinking of switching to the cortland masterbraid 100#. I was out fishing with a guide that had that on his reels and even if I did experience a backlash it was a hell of a lot easier to get out then it would have been with PP. |
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Location: lansing, il | I have both reels and use 100# Hi Seas Grand Slam Braid on them. |
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Location: sneaking out to get on the water ;-) | 80# spider wire ultracast ultimate braid |
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| i have every brand there is on one of my reels at least... My favorite is Cortland Broozeback. My least favorite is 832.. The only one i don't have yet is the Hi Seas but plan to find some soon. |
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Location: Merrill, Wisconsin | hunter991 - 6/21/2013 12:01 PM
i have every brand there is on one of my reels at least... My favorite is Cortland Broozeback. My least favorite is 832.. The only one i don't have yet is the Hi Seas but plan to find some soon.
Why don't you like 832? |
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| bought 2 spools of it last year and tried it on 2 different reels. If you get any backlash, good luck getting it out..also bled all over my boat. Looked like someone killed a martian on my casting deck. It takes a while to break in as it was stiff right off the spool. It also doesn't seem as abrasion strong as the others. I could cut with a dull knife basically. I was out with a guide who had the same experience i had and we were talking about it. He said he lost a lure getting hung up in some rocks with just one pull of the rod. It made sense because cutting it with a knife was easy, it just snapped. Now, cutting PP, or the others takes a little bit of strength. I won't buy it again. Some love it, but i feel there is better on the market. Even the Sufix performance braid (the regulare stuff) is far better IMO. I would go as far as to say i hate the 832.. Again, if you spool up cortland bronze on a reel and 832 on a reel you will notice the difference immediately. NO comparison.
And before anyone says it was my fault the 832 was so bad, think again. i spool pretty tight and never have backlashes. I had a small backlash however on a very windy day in a tournment and i basically had to cut the stuff off my spool. Hodini couldn't have untangled the mess it left. It just digs in so far. |
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Location: Hayward, WI | Interesting. I'm currently using 832 and Cortland Masterbraid and both work well for me. Have held up well for at least one season, and have had no issues. My 832 bled just very slightly, don't have issues with backlashes.
Between the two I might prefer the Cortland but both have been doing the job for me. Maybe they ran a bad lot of 832 at some point?
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| Its possible, but i bought one spool at gander and the other spool online about a month later. Could have been a bad batch but they were bought at different times. Mine was very green when i got them. |
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Location: Savage, MN | Nolan - 6/21/2013 8:02 AM
I like the cortland bronze back
X2. 80lb for me. |
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Location: oconomowoc, wi | bronze cortland! |
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Location: Maplewood, MN | I second the Power Pro 80#. Maybe its just me but I think it disappears in the water much better than others. Plus, can't beat its strength. |
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Location: Lake County Illinois | Cortland Masterbraid Bronzeback 80lb also. |
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| I really like Tuf 80lb.  |
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Location: Leech Lake, Walker MN | I've been a power pro guy for a long time but now it's Suffix 832 100lb no bleeding doesn't turn white after a while its just great line just try it once you'll see. |
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Location: plant earth | I have no problems with 832 other than the green bleeding until it washes away. the other are great too, i just got to good of a deal to pass up and gave it a shot. |
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Location: Wisconsin | Suffix 832 80lb in WHITE. No bleeding here. I actually got my favorite bucktail hung up in a tree due to my mistake because I was casting into the sun and my depth perception was off because I forgot my sunglasses. Needless to say we could not get it out no matter how hard we pulled. So I pulled out some slack, tied it to the boat and gave it a little gas. After a few moments it ripped the branch right out of the tree! Thats a testament to both the 832 and stealth leaders!
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| + 1 for the Cortland Spectron, Bronze, or Masterbraid.
I have used 35# for small 6" Jakes etc., 50# for medium sized baits and 80# for big stuff without any problems.
I think the Cortland stretches a little more than most other super braids, giving it more shock resistance.It is also softer than most others, making it easier to cast. |
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| Mason Tiger Braid! More expensive than others but once you use it you'll see why! No others compare to it! (Obviously this is just my opinion)  |
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| almost everything like cortland,spiderwire ultra cast,p-line spectrex.
i have quite long time ago to use pp and i have no remorse. |
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | Just had a fresh spooling of PP 80# snap on the first cast with a brand new shallow raider. Took the reel to THorne and had them put cortland master braid on it. I won't be going back to PP anytime soon and I'd like my $30 for the line and lure. Free lure on Bald Eagle if anyone finds it. |
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Location: Maplewood, MN | dami0101 - 6/30/2013 11:17 PM
Just had a fresh spooling of PP 80# snap on the first cast with a brand new shallow raider. Took the reel to THorne and had them put cortland master braid on it. I won't be going back to PP anytime soon and I'd like my $30 for the line and lure. Free lure on Bald Eagle if anyone finds it.
Either a bad knot, abrasion, or you backlashed. Same thing happened to me with cortland but it was from a backlash. Stuff like that only happens for a reason. Sucks you lost a new shallow raider!
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Location: Minneapolis, MN | MuskieFever - 6/30/2013 11:49 PM
dami0101 - 6/30/2013 11:17 PM
Just had a fresh spooling of PP 80# snap on the first cast with a brand new shallow raider. Took the reel to THorne and had them put cortland master braid on it. I won't be going back to PP anytime soon and I'd like my $30 for the line and lure. Free lure on Bald Eagle if anyone finds it.
Either a bad knot, abrasion, or you backlashed. Same thing happened to me with cortland but it was from a backlash. Stuff like that only happens for a reason. Sucks you lost a new shallow raider!
Wasn't the knot or a backlash, only thing it could have been was abrasion but like I said it was first cast of a fresh spooling so I would have needed to beat it up while spooling. I know there are multiple possibilities, like I just got a bad bach, but yeah, still annoying. |
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| All the guys that are telling you to use tuff line don't fish the late fall or fish alone, buy tuff line and I promise you, you will be changing the line. Your hands reel partner are in for a wet ride, the line is great but holds tons of water, try that in the cold fall. Use anything other then tuff line for a casting reel.
I have use power pro for years in big fish water without fail. In the end its up to you but don't spend money on tuff line for casting |
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Location: New Hope MN | BucktailBurner - 6/23/2013 9:57 AM
Suffix 832 80lb in WHITE. No bleeding here. I actually got my favorite bucktail hung up in a tree due to my mistake because I was casting into the sun and my depth perception was off because I forgot my sunglasses. Needless to say we could not get it out no matter how hard we pulled. So I pulled out some slack, tied it to the boat and gave it a little gas. After a few moments it ripped the branch right out of the tree! Thats a testament to both the 832 and stealth leaders!
That's very clever! Thanks for the info gold nugget. |
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