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| I've always used the moss green Power Pro and frankly my eye sight is terrible and only getting worse. Therefore I'm considering a switch to the yellow Power Pro this year. I understand there will always be some level of fading with line, but I've never really had an issue with the green color. I do however have experience with other lines that bleed like a stuck pig and its something I just really hate. With that said, anyone using the yellow Power Pro or a similar brand in yellow, can you tell me how badly this particular color bleeds? |
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Location: Scandia MN | Maybe take a look at Cortland black dot - white line with black dots to break up the silhouette. My aging eyes pick it up well but I haven't used it enough to tell you much more about it. It is another option for you to consider. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | Sunline FX2 (or Musky Innovations Musky Braid) comes in a blue/green that's easy to see and it does not bleed. Another options is the white and yellow cortland master braid, I don't use it but from what I've heard it doesn't bleed too bad. |
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| I've used lime green Suffix 832...I liked it for the most part. |
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Location: lansing, il | Hi Seas Grand Slam Braid comes in Green and Bright Yellow, and will not bleed. |
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Location: MN | Cortland Bronzeback is pretty easy to see and doesn't bleed. When you do get a backlash with Cortland it is nothing like a PowerPro backlash. PowerPro rat nests really easily. |
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| PP super slick blue bleeds like crazy the first time using it. Not only that but after I switched to it I never got another bite. Needless to say Im back with moss green. Fish prob dont care but I lost all confidence in it. |
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Location: Lake County Illinois | X2 Cortland Bronzeback Masterbraid. |
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| x2 On the Hi- Seas Grandslam braid. Best line I have used
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madisonmuskyguide.com |
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Location: Detroit River | I use the 8# Hi-Vis yellow PP for jigging walleye. I've had the same line on my reel for 7 years (faded). I even landed a 65" sturgeon on it. I'm planning on switching my Bondy Bait reel to PP Hi-Vis yellow once I need to replace the line that's on it now. |
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| Thank you all for your replies. A lot of comments for other lines other than Power Pro. Being as I have never had an issue with Power Pro, what is it that makes you guys feel one particular line is better than the next? While looking into this I have seen a lot of positive comments on the Hi-Seas line. For those of you using that line, what differentiates that from Power Pro? |
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| Nershi - 4/7/2015 1:21 PM Cortland Bronzeback is pretty easy to see and doesn't bleed. When you do get a backlash with Cortland it is nothing like a PowerPro backlash. PowerPro rat nests really easily. This is why I use Cortland. Same reel, rod, and bait... I get less backlashes with Cortland than other lines I've used - pp, tufline, p-line, stealth. And the backlashes I do get are very minor and easy to pull out in a couple seconds. Negative to Cortland is it absorbs a lot of water. |
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| Cortland masterbraid does absorb water which I find advantageous when casting dawgs or DCG. It is easier on my thumb after casting them all day in the summer. |
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| I liked the Hi seas line better also, I used it the last 2 seasons. I like that it doesn't bleed and it is very easy to get backlashes out is very strong also. I snagged a stump last summer and had forgot my lure retriever, I tied line off to cleat and straightened out a number 6 treble to get my lure back. |
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Location: lansing, il | tr7 - 4/7/2015 10:36 PM
While looking into this I have seen a lot of positive comments on the Hi-Seas line. For those of you using that line, what differentiates that from Power Pro?
As stated, Hi Seas will not bleed, it also is not as stiff, so out of the box you dont have the "break in period" like you do with some other brands. It is a very user friendly line. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | If a line is stiff out of the box it's using filler to make it appear round. The filler is what's going to wear off, bleed, fade and wear fast. Some lines don't use filler but also aren't built under enough tension and you end up with a loose weave which is going to hold a lot of water. The best lines are built without filler and are made under higher tension than most of the industry. This makes a line that stays round, has little wear, handles great on all reel types and has better knot strength. |
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| Will Schultz - 4/8/2015 2:55 PM
If a line is stiff out of the box it's using filler to make it appear round. The filler is what's going to wear off, bleed, fade and wear fast. Some lines don't use filler but also aren't built under enough tension and you end up with a loose weave which is going to hold a lot of water. The best lines are built without filler and are made under higher tension than most of the industry. This makes a line that stays round, has little wear, handles great on all reel types and has better knot strength.
how about some examples of each kind of line? |
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Posts: 294
| Very good information guys. Thank you. I may be looking into a different line this year. |
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Posts: 309
| I like the Cortland Masterbraid too, but also the Power Pro Super 8 in green. It doesn't absorb water, doesn't seem to bleed much at all, and is quite visible in any water. I'd say almost too visible, if it weren't for the fact that I've caught plenty of fish using it. |
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