Braided Line. Use It? Why or Why Not?

Morning, boys,

Ok, I used to use Trilene mono; then I discovered P-Line. P-Line was great last year, but this year it’s breaking all the time; so I picked up some Power Pro braided line. I’ll try out this evening.

Right now the braided is on my jig & tube. I may go back to Trilene as I never had the problems with it that I currently do with P-Line.

What are your thoughts?

Do you use braided or not? Why?

Which mono do you have the best luck with?

Thanks ,

I try to use PowerPro on all my lines. I thought i was having trouble w/it breaking, then I found an eyelit on my rod was cracked, and it was cutting the line.

Reason: When fishing slop, I need line w/little to zero Strech. Plus the braid cuts through the weeds better in my mind. (when pulling clumps of grass and such) Some pads in the fall are as sharp as razorblades (cutting on line anyway).

Also, when running cranks/lures upon rip rap or any structure, the braided line will fray very little, but will maintain it’s strength, whereas Mono would get weak and snap almost instantly. I’ve pulled out stumps/Huge tree limps w/PowerPro out of the water. (doesn’t say much for my fishing..lol)

Also don’t have those mono type problems on line twisting and such from being left on the spool. I try to use a minimum of 30lb. test.

I USE POWER PRO ON 80% OF MY RODS AND LOVE IT

Do you have any problems with the visibility of Power Pro in clear water? I put some on for the first time and like the no stretch and sensitivity, but it seems that Fireline is less visible. I suppose on the river you don’t fish extremely clear water anyway

I use Power Pro or Fireline for slop fishing and that is it. I really like the Berekly Big Game for everything else. It has low abrasion resistance and it is not expensive for a big spool. I use the 20lb. for flipping and the 15 lb. for casting.

I have power pro on all my reels. It does become difficult at times to watch your line. I love the feel though.

I did buy some spiderwire stealth and put it on my pflugger trion, when it got wet the casting became difficult?? Kinda strange my only thought was that it was expanding? Took it off and put the power pro on and no problems!

At any rate love the power pro, my only complaint is that on my spinning reel you get those loops that tend to knot up sometimes.

I will rate myself as a 6 or less with a 10 being a great fisherman. I am not sure if this matters or not but I do see those who I perceive as better fishermen to use the mono more often? Is this accurate or just anecdotal info?

I switched my flipping and pitching rods to Power Pro last year and have been very happy. No snapped line or bad knots. Still use P-line on my other rods. Happy with that as well.
Chris

Hmm. Looks like Power Pro was a good choice for me. You can buy it at your local independent tacle store or Fleet & Farm.

Actually I bought Power Pro ’cause I couldn’t find the Bully Braid that I wanted to try. I guess things happen for a reason .

Thanks ,

Funny this should come up for me.

Has any one used the Power Pro for trolling cranks? I have 2 new Daiwa linecounters in the “27” size that I was considering using either 20/6 or the 30/8 (pound test/dia. of line). I intend to troll cranks on Pepin and Mille Lacs this summer with planer boards and am looking for suggestions on how to go. I was also was considering Fireline but was told the Power Pro does not frey as easily.

I always use PowerPro line, unless I’m “pan fishing”…which is rare.

I like this line because there’s always a chance you will hook in to a Northern. With mono, 9 out of 10 times that line will break.

P-Line, or other Flouro-Carbon Coated lines need to be replaced *at least* annually. OTW, if you are trying to use it season to season, yes, you will have problems. I use P-Line on 80% of my rods (15 lb) and it is great.

I use PowerPro on the other 20%… I like it, but prefer the “stretch” of polymer lines over no stretch for most applications. No stretch is great for long distance slop fishing and C-rigging… at least for me.

My 2 cents.

Braided line is that will go on any of my poles. Since I started using it 3 years ago, I fell in love. I use Power Pro for the big fish (like carp) and Spider Wire for any thing in-between, and Fire Line for pan fish. I have never had a problem with any of my line breaking, it’s smooth, better feel, last longer, and it is well worth the extra money.

I use it and love it- i was breaking a lot of it last year but i think it was because its so strong that i forget to re-tie as often. Make sure you keep an eye out for frays and wear. Also, on spinning reels- flip the bail by hand and you will get less loops.

You guys using power pro do you use a mono leader or all braid? If you use a leader any problems with the knot breaking?

Reel guy, you looking in my rod locker?????
jc

Rat fishing = power pro!!

So, I haven’t heard much as to whether or not you guys have had a problem with the fish seeing the braided line in clean water. From my experience in the past the mono outfished the braided with the exact same bait and retrieve, probably 4 or 5 to 1. So, I use mostly flouro-carbon coated mono on most of my reels, but still go with the braided on my slop rod.

i use all superlines, with some variation, probably 50/50 power pro and fireline,

A cheaper alternative that really isn’t that bad in my eyes is spiderwire fusion

anyone else use fusion?

CRB,

I fish gin clear water a lot, and my Senko rod sports 15 lb
Power Pro. I do use fluorcarbon for jigs, and tubes, where
I expect it will get stared at for a while, but something
moving, even as slow as a falling Senko, is enough to
not make the thin opaque Power Pro line an issue.

All,

I use Power Pro for flippin’ veggies, or fishing slop,
on a stout rod, and spinnerbaits, and crankbaits, on
a soft rod. In the veggies, as noted, it cuts veggie
stalks, and the no stretch allows fish to be MOVED
right NOW. For go fast stuff, the thin diameter helps
keep the bait down, or at least gives me the option
to dig a little deeper if I need it. Also, when a
fish hits the spinner/crank just as soon as it hits the
water, on a long cast, the no stretch allows for a good
hookset. I have to stress, on go fast baits(spinnerbaits,
and crankbaits), that a long soft rod is a necessity, to
counter act the absolute no stretch of Power Pro, at the
boat. And, as I stated, I use Power Pro for Senko fishing,
on spinning tackle. Primarily because I am skipping
Senkos into docks, and shallow cover, on deep veggie
edges, or over sparse veggie flats.

Incidentally, I use 10, 15, and 20 lb Power Pro for
all of the above uses. I did get a free spool of 30 lb
Power Pro, from a banquet door prize bag, so I guess
if I get down to the river this year, I’d better spool
that up, for those mean river slop fish I can
see from the other responses, my little ol’ 20 lb is
just not going to be enough.

Big Bass Bane

You mean I gotta put new line on my reels every year ?

Just kidding ! No, that P-Line was about two weeks old.

I used the Power Pro last night and it worked fine, though I can hear it run from my reel & through the eyes of my rod when I cast. Odd, buy I’ll get used to it .

Thanks ,

I used power pro for the first time this year and was very impressed.It seems it has about double the distance of my cast on some of my old reels.

OnTheWater, I like Power Pro for weed fishing and some swimming presentations, I use P-line for pitching and flipping wood, the reason I prefer mono over no stretch when fishing wood is if the fish gets hung up around a branch or limb you want a line with some give so the fish don’t tear the hooks out, mono lets the fish pull and the line stretch without the fish tearing away, most of the time.Most pitching & flipping casts are short so you dont lose much in feel.