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Location: Home of the 2016 World Series Champion Cubs | I know the thread is titled power pro or spider wire , BUT, just my 2 cents here.... six years fishing with 50# fire line and narry a single line or knot failure. Abraisions I feel were no more an issue than with lines used by my partners. I tried the spider wire before getting the fire line and found the spider wire unusually difficult in clearing backlashes and got rid of all of it, 5 reels worth, after only half a season. Sorry I've never tried Power Pro. |
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| Again, I just go by what I see everyday on the water. Yes, all the break offs with Power Pro last year were on clients reels. The pound test they were using varied from 50 all the way to 80lb. One client had just spooled brand new 65 pound, the night before, had it break off on a cast(loosing one of my FAVORITE Llungen Tales) and then had a ~43" hit on a figure 8, and then POW, line broke!! I also saw the 80lb break a couple times when they got backlashes as well. Totally lost any confidence in that line from those experiences!!
I feel I put a pretty darn good test to equipment with as much as I fish every single year, probably more than just about anyone with the HAZARDS of my occupation. HA,HA Seriously though, in the last eight years of 200+ days on the water, never had a failure with 80 lb Cortland Spectron. HONESTLY!! I have had the 50lb break a couple times in the stump fields of Kinkaid many years ago, so I switched to nothing but 80lb.
I know many of you guys love Power Pro, but just be careful with it. I don't trust it after what I saw last summer. Just my observation! I am not trying to bash it. Maybe my clients just got bad batches of it, who knows. There are plenty of people who don't have problems with it. But you aint taking Spectron off of my reels for nothing!!!!!!
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| Chad,
It could be your clients equipment is not up to snuff and is nicking the line or it could be the line is VERY old. The latest Power Pro is outstanding. I don't fish as much as you but I log 130-160 days on soft water and my cliets normally use my equipment. I am not sponsored by any line company so I don't have a biased opinion either. Power Pro is simply a great Line.
I use 80# Power Pro on all my reels and have never had a break off. If there is a nick or line fray I cut it off. I change line normally once a year although it just depends on which rods get the most use. HONESTLY, I have NOT had any problems with Power Pro! |
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| You could be right about the equipment problems. No doubt about it. Never really thought of it that way. I am glad to hear that you have never had any problems. I know I wouldn't let them throw my bread and butter baits on their equipment after that!!
The biggest thing is that we need to get people to use good quality line, no more of the dacron or mono, that just leads to problems. I also hate to see people trying to use 30lb braided line. WHY?? That line is TOO thin and breaks way to easy! In this day in age of awesome technology, why not use super braids in 80lb test so you don't have to worry about line failure and fish swimming around with baits in their mouths!! Confidence is the name of the game. I could hook a 100 pound muskie with the line I use and it would NEVER cross my mind that my line would fail. What an awesome feeling! Other stuff might break, but not my line!
No matter what brand you prefer, use the heavy stuff. 80lb !!!!! Muskies aren't line shy!!
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| KARLOUTDOOR, I also liked the 50lb. FireLine but unfortunatly it is no longer made. I liked the fact that it was stiffer and didn't backlash as easily as a lot of the braids. Lately I have been using Stealth and Stren Super Braid and like them quite a bit but I still like my 50lb. FL. Thankfully I still have about 10,000 yds. of 50lb. and 3000yds. of 65lb. left! |
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Location: Algonquin, ILL | I have had breakoff problems with the 65lb Powerpro as well however after switching to 80lb I have not had any problems at all even the ocassional birds nest is easier to get out with the 80lb
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