Power pro

[dummie]

How about this power pro line? Anybody use it and if so what are the good things and not so good things about the line.

[FlyBoy]

Dummie:

I'm sure someone will completely disagree with me. But this coming season will be I believe my 4th year using Power Pro. And I LOVE it.

I have tried most of the other super lines, and not that they were bad, but it has been my experience that Power Pro gives me the best of all of them.

Pros:
Low stretch.
Low memory. (best of the super lines in my opinion)
Pretty tough.
Casts a mile.
Very sensitive.
The dark green is pretty invisible underwater.
Get to use a better diameter to lb test ratio.

Cons:
Can be hard to find locally.
Requires mono on the reel first, or it will just spin on the spool.
Low stretch is not always better.
I had a birds nest on a baitcaster and the line broke. The line had burried itself in the spool on the reel and broke somewhere in there. I ended up removing all of the line because I couldn't find the end. Never had that happen with mono.
NEVER use it 2 years in a row. (you should never use any line 2 years in a row, but espically Power Pro)

There is probably more, but that's my .02.

-FlyBoy

[GR8WTHUNTER]

I used power pro last year. Started with it on 2 baitcasters and a spinning rod. Now have it on most of my reels. This line has virtually no memory and is super limp. The smaller diamiter allows for more line on the reel which is great when a 20# striper hits while walleye fishing. There are some WCers that posted last year that they use for 2-3 seasons then back onto another reel for 2-3 more. It is spendy when compared to mono, but worth the extra bucks to me. Rich

[eyechsr]

Up until about three days ago I ran it on most of my rods, it was a fine product I wouldnt say it was better then Fireline but on the same par, I only switched from Fireline to Power Pro because my main sponsor really liked the company.
All that changed after meeting their NW rep last weekend, he was the most unprofessional man I have ever met and hope never to meet again,
I know I'm the stubborn type but to me there is more to a product then just the product it's self, I have sence respolled all my rods back to Fireline and sensithin with no plans to change again.

[AKA Walleye Hitman]

I have been doing work for Inivative textiles and the president of that company for several years.and I have done a lot of work to get Power pro on the market around the country.and I am sorry for the problem you had with the rep.in the NW could you maybe tell me his name or what rep.group he was from and I will see that the matter will be handled.I am shore that The President of the company will not be happy about this when we talk.

thank you AKA Walleye Hitman/Frank Maloney
visit www.powerpro.com for all the info you need and pictures with stories on the product

[ETT]

Power Pro is a Spectra line. Fireline and many others are microdyneema. Any spectra lines will out live any microdyneema line at least 3 to 1 and probably more like 5 to 1. That is to say you will get 3 to 5 times the life out of the Spectra fiber line.

In addition, Power Pro is the roundest Spectra fiber line I've found, and it has a coating the that gives it just enough body to stay off the rod blank, all of which make it my super braid of choice.

And my rep is a grand fellow. Jim Stedke

[dummie]

Thanks for the responses. I have been using fireline also and like it very much. Because of the responses I will spool up a couple of rods for I like what I hear. Good fishing, God bless.

[ETT]

I'm curious as to why you say never to use Power Pro for a second year. Most weekend fishermen could use it 2 years, reverse it and use it 2 more years.

I'm not trying to be argumentative, I just want to know what happened that gave you that opinion.

Good fishing and good luck.

[wa_walleye]

I was at same sportsan show with eyechsr. You have a email? I would love to also make sure the email I sent got to their PR department and President. The way the representive acted was totally rude. You should have facts before you call someone a liar. I am incouraging eyechr's sponsor to go after the rep. The only beef really with Power Pro is that they are letting their rep use a personal agruement with one guy be used to cancel that sponsors order. In other words--- If your fishing partner made Power Pro mad should Power Pro allow the rep to cancel your order as retribution? Can you say bully? I know it does not work that way with Cabelas, Basspro or any other major company. Once again do you have a email address? Thanks please email me so we d not bother others. I created this link just for those that wanted the whole story. http://home.earthlink.net/~wablkmn

Thanks, Brian

> Power Pro is a Spectra line. Fireline and many others are
>microdyneema. Any spectra lines will out live any
>microdyneema line at least 3 to 1 and probably more like 5
>to 1. That is to say you will get 3 to 5 times the life out
>of the Spectra fiber line.
>
> In addition, Power Pro is the roundest Spectra fiber line
>I've found, and it has a coating the that gives it just
>enough body to stay off the rod blank, all of which make it
>my super braid of choice.
>
> And my rep is a grand fellow. Jim Stedke
>
>

Actually, Dyneema and Spectra are just different brand names for the same material, High Modulus Polyethylene. Spectra is made in the US by Allied Signal, I believe, and Dyneema is made by a company in Europe somewhere. One consists of fibers that are slightly thinner than the other, but strength-wise they’re virtually identical. Hence the biggest difference between superlines and how they perform is a function of how they’re formed, not what they’re made of. Braided lines (PowerPro, Gorilla Braid, Spider Wire) last far longer and don’t fray or feather nearly as much as the fused lines (Fireline and Fusion). This is because the fused lines are not fused very well (they can’t be because too much heat destroys the HMPE) and the individual fibers invariably separate and get exposed to abrasion from all sides. That furry look that Fusion and Fireline take on shortly after spooling up is actually individual fibers that have separated from the others and have been broken by abrasion of one type or another (rod guides, roller bearings, spool lips, rocks, sand, trees, walleye teeth, etc.).

I use braids on all my trolling rods (which use bait-casting reels), and haven’t found much difference from one brand to the next. There are some subtle differences in flexibility and shape, but they’re not significant, IMO. Perhaps if I was fishing bass or musky and casting lots of big cranks I would develop a brand preference, but when trolling cranks and bottom bouncers I seriously can’t tell the difference from one to the next.

Fused lines are best used on spinning reels, IMO. Because they don’t last nearly as long as braids, I can’t justify the extra cost of using them on my trolling rods…especially since they don’t perform any better. However, experience has taught me that braids and spinning reels are a bad (and often frustrating) combo. Fused lines handle much more like traditional mono, but without the stretch and with a much smaller diameter, and in some situations (like vertical jigging) they are tough to beat.