PowerPro Super 8 Slick

  • olisflyrod
    Lakeville MN
    Posts: 157
    November 16, 2011 at 3:26 pm #1274564

    I have seen adds for this new line, but have not seen it in stores. Anybody know where or when it will be available?

    DrewH
    s/w WI.
    Posts: 1404
    November 16, 2011 at 3:50 pm #1009430

    Google Power Pro Super 8 Slick

    trumar
    Rochester, Mn
    Posts: 5967
    November 16, 2011 at 5:18 pm #1009471

    Quote:

    I have seen adds for this new line, but have not seen it in stores. Anybody know where or when it will be available?

    slick 8

    kroger3
    blaine mn
    Posts: 1116
    November 16, 2011 at 5:20 pm #1009476

    This an answer to the SUFFIX 832?

    stuwest
    Elmwood, WI
    Posts: 2254
    November 16, 2011 at 7:45 pm #1009555

    Could be as both are 8 fiber braids, but, Specta and Dyneema are different materials. Maybe there is a chemical engineer lurking within our midst…

    The PowerPro is 15% more expensive.

    It does NOT seem to be any thinner than previous braids (10# braid = 2# mono)

    lhprop1
    Eagan
    Posts: 1899
    November 16, 2011 at 8:03 pm #1009562

    Quote:

    The PowerPro is 15% more expensive.

    . . . and 34% less manageable and 78% more frustrating than Sufix.

    stuwest
    Elmwood, WI
    Posts: 2254
    November 16, 2011 at 8:28 pm #1009574

    Actually, i’ve been running PP (Spectra), Cabela’s (Dyneema) and Sufix (Dyneema) side-by-side all season, or at least what i’ve been able to fish.

    I’ve had my greatest problems with all of them i.e. wind knots. None of them seem to shine here.

    I did run into what i expect was a quality control issue with some abraided Sufix, but that has not occured after those two incidents.

    Right now i’m partial to the CAbelas Ripcord, but i can’t tell you why. It’s performing as well and is 25% less expensive.

    Will tell you more after a winter of fishing with it…

    olisflyrod
    Lakeville MN
    Posts: 157
    November 16, 2011 at 11:12 pm #1009636

    Thanks for the feedback! I have been using Nanofil for pitching jigs and love the stuff. It makes fishing fun again.(90% fewer wind knots) I wanted to compare the feel of the two lines, so I was looking to find it in a store.

    stuwest
    Elmwood, WI
    Posts: 2254
    November 17, 2011 at 2:21 pm #1009764

    Interesting.

    Nanofil is made from dyneema also. Wonder why it’s not wind knotting. I thought i was getting WKs from Ripcord and Sufix. I’ll have to watch more closely.

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