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What have you got to say about the topic of: "Braided Lines". Here's how is started: "I've been using PowerPro for the past 7 years.Never had any issues with it. Twice,I've "
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05-20-2007, 09:53 AM
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  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bristol,PA U.S.A.
Posts: 84
| Braided Lines I've been using PowerPro for the past 7 years.Never had any issues with it. Twice,I've decided to try something new.A few years back I tried TuffLineXP when it 1st came out.Took the line off 5 reels to load up with the XP for a trip to the OBX.Nothing but wind knots and snap offs. Back to the PP.....expensive trial. Friday,I loaded a reel up with the somewhat new Sufix braid....30#. Fished a tourney in Jersey Saturday and had the same problems.Wind knots galore.Lost 2 metals....one a prototype I'm doing,and lots of line. Frustrated to say the least. What's your experience with the different braids out there? |
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05-20-2007, 10:00 AM
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| NBS Member  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey
Posts: 1,196
| Ive only used YKG Japanese color coded braided line, its really soft (but expensive $90-180 to spool) like string and has an amazing breaking strength. But thats for jigging. I have heard great reports about tuffline and i have used teh suffix before with the same issues you stated but the tackle stores swear by suffix |
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05-20-2007, 07:15 PM
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| NBS Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Branford
Posts: 121
| Braided Lines I've been using braid for at least 10 years. My favorite is powerpro and I also like Stren super braid. For inshore just use a "top shot" (100-150 yards). Fill the reel with cheap mono as backing, some say you need dacron as backing but I have not found that to be true. If you find a line you like STICK WITH IT - some of my buddies like "Fireline" - I hate it. (PowerPro and the Stren for me). Jack |
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05-20-2007, 08:17 PM
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  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Clinton, CT
Posts: 2,679
| We pretty much do as Jack mentions. "top shot" 150 yds. over mono. We also reverse the line, depending on use/condition I simply reapply it to another reel so the more worn line is not on top. Seems to last us a little longer this way.
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05-20-2007, 08:42 PM
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| NBS Member  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: east providence,r.i.
Posts: 28
|  STREN SUPER BRAID FOR 5 YRS, NO PROBLEMS   |
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05-20-2007, 09:02 PM
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  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: CT / Summer in RI
Posts: 2,743
| PowerPro to the end. Tried a few others, and went back to PP. This is all for inshore, obviously, but that's where I fish. |
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05-20-2007, 09:13 PM
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 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maryland
Posts: 431
| We have tried several, and always go back to power pro, now it is the ONLY braid we stock.
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05-20-2007, 10:22 PM
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 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Exeter, Rhode Island
Posts: 3,324
| TOO FUNNY THAT THIS WAS POSTED!!!!!!!! One of the "snags" (sorry that was weak hahahaha) we had in our trip yesterday was the F-in Fireline getting wind-knotted up. I was tying it direct to my mono leader, casting metal, and it SUCKED! Lost a nice crippled herring that was catching very well. Otherwise, just plain annoying as hell. Did I say FIRELINE SUCKS?????  Anyway, I tried it because someone gave me a huge spool ($80 worth) and up until now have used my spinners for bottom fishing or with swivels. No problem with any of that the last 2 years, but Saturdays trip was hours of casting with direct-tied lines.......that told the truth. One of my 704's we stripped it off down to the backer to keep fishing. The other is getting stripped off this week and I'm respooling both with Power Pro.
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05-20-2007, 10:39 PM
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| NBS Member  Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: N Branford
Posts: 181
| I been using PP of 3+yrs I used Tough line last had problems I just Spooled 6 reels with PP RED at Fishermanspardise Yesterday  |
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05-21-2007, 08:24 PM
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| NBS Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Live in CT but fish mainly in RI
Posts: 11
| Been using PP for about 5 years and no real problems with it. Tried Suffix last year and didn't like it at all compared to the PP. This year spooled up a stradic with 20lb fireline and love it so far. Have heard the fireline is more abrasion resistant we'll see this year, have lost a few nice fish on PP in the rocks. |
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