Power pro/fireline

Hey guys what do you guys think of the new power pro vs. fireline?Pros and cons of each.See you on the water.

I recently got 500 yards of 30 lb Power Pro in the high visibility yellow. I have put it on several rods that I mainly use for long line trolling and 3-ways. I am also using it as a 50’ leader on one of my lead line rigs. So far it has been fantastic – very durable (no breaks or frays yet) and it easy to see although I think the yellow may soon fad. The best characteristics are that it does not tangle easily (but it is not tangle free) and it is a smaller diameter than fireline. I decided to go with it because of all the positive reports on walleye central where they use it mainly for trolling. I won’t go back to fireline for trolling, although I still use 6 lb fireline for vertical jigging.

Dave Gulczinski

I have used powerpro for about 3 years for jigging and now use it for rigging as well. The lightest size is what I use for jigging (2# diam)
and I use the 30# for rigging on the river. Both have proven to be very good for me although I use fireline too. I landed a 31# 4oz
sturgeon on the small stuff up on Rainy River after 1hr 45minutes of fighting it. I think Fireline is a little less fray resistant
but the powerpro is softer and more pliable.

I haven’t been able to do much testing this year but so far I’m complaint free of Power Pro and my Fireline experience is still absent of disappointment as well. I do see the Fireline fraying more but it still seems to maintain a great strength anyway. I don’t know………I guess my conclusion so far is that you can be very happy with either one if a superline is your preference.

I switched over some rods this year to both Fireline and Powerpro. Quite frankly, I love the Powerpro. Casts a country mile. The Fireline is ok, but I can’t stand that noise when it comes through the guides. The powerpro fades with use, but you can take a waterproof marker and re-color it, if you want. With either, make sure you use the Palomar knot.

I have used powerpro alot over the past 2 years or so and love the stuff. I use it mainly for casting cranks on a spinning rod and for casting and pitching and jigging on a spinning rod also. However, (this is just form my personal history with powerpro) is that I do not think I will ever change it over to my trolling and threeway rods. I think that spiderline is much more abraison resistant than powerpro and so much more than fireline. I have not changed my spiderline on one of my rigging rods and one of my trolling rods for 1 and 1/2 years now and the stuff still looks good and I still haven’t seen any bad amrks in the line that would amke me change it over. the other rods I had to replace the spiderline with newer stuff because of a loss of too much line due to snags and mishaps. And I also feel that powerpro is the better of the two when it comes to comparing powerpro to fireline but neither of them have stood up to match what spiderline can do and the way it lasts. I love the hi vis color powerpro has and yes the color does go away sometimes even after a day or two of hard use but it still has the strength. And it does not fray as quickly as fireline. But the main thing for me with putting powerpro on a trolling rod or rigging rod is that I have had too many jigs or cranks lossed when the line is constantly scrapping the bottom while casting cranks when it comes up over a sharp drop off. And when you are trolling/rigging and the boat starts weaving in and out of the contour breaks the line is what hits the rocks first and causes it to fray so fast and then to just eventually break. I don’t know how many times I have casted a crank out to deep water and then realed it in and watch the powerpro line go scrapping over the rocks and then the crankbait comes bouncing over the rocks and then when I am getting ready to cast agian the after seeing the line being frayed by the rocks and thinking that it is a superline and should I should be able to cast it agian. Well, what happens to me next is that the line hits the rock again and then the crank gets snagged and and when I go to try and snap or pull it out the line jsut breaks like it was only 2lb test. This same sceneario happens while trolling and that is why I do not want to put powerpro on my rigging or trolling rods. Just my two cents worth
Jim l

I have used Fireline for a couple of years with good results. I have not had too much trouble with fraying but it does occur. I switched 2 live bait rods to the 10/2 Power Pro this year. I think it is great. Nice feel and it does flow off the spool very smooth. I have noticed the noise through the guides with both brands but I guess it is nothing to keep me from using it.
Dino

I like both lines, however I had some unpleasant outings with fire line on bait cast reels. doest seem to come off the spool as nice as power pro. I use both lines. Fireline on my open face reels and Power Pro on my bait casts.
just my .02 worth

Cattin_addict

I used Fireline a couple of years ago and liked it. Except it fraies and wilts after a long time. This past week I was using mono. for slop fishing and was losing to many fish. Then I swithced to Power Pro and I caught the majority of the fish that hit my frog. So far I am happy with my 20 lb. Power Pro. I have found to prevent tangles and backlashes that after prolonged use, pull off the first yard or so and re-tie, that helped me.
Glenn Walker

Cattin Addict,

I have found in my experiences that Fireline can perform differently on casters and be dependent on the design of the casters themselves. Not the settings, but the actual design of the caster. On some I’ve used it doesn’t seem to carry as much friction when spooling off through the levelwind, depending on the guide design. The bigger the levelwind guide space, the lesser the friction.