In fact for many years I thought Power Pro was the holy grail of braided catfish lines.
But there is better…
Suffix-80 lbs. Can’t say I’ve ever used it but I know of plenty that have switched to Suffix and for the same reasons I started looking around.
Courtland’s Master Braid-80 lbs. Keeps the Hi-vis yellow in the line and not on your fingers, reel or guides. Rounder for better casting which is handy for shore fishing) and I’ve noticed much less wear on the terminal end.
Team Catfish’s Tug O War- 80 lbs. Again, the Nuclear Yellow color stays on the line, the quality control is much like the Master Braid where I haven’t found a “flat” spots in the line as I’m spooling it on.
So far I have 3 years on the Tug O War braid and could go another year before turning it around. We’ll have to see what it looks like at the end of this year.
If you fish in the wood, try a spool the next time you need to re-spool. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at the difference you’ll find.