I have Power Pro on all my baitcasters..cast great BUT you better have the spool set perfectly..backlashes are VERY tough to get out..nearly impossilbe which makes that expensive at about 10.00 a fill up..I have one now I have to cut some off..[:@][:@]two days ago I was trying to get a tad more on my cast so I losened the spool a hair..that's all it took for 2 simple turn arounds..for momo this is nothing..for braid..it makes tiny knots that will not come off. I plan to get a sharp razor and take off as little as possible..
Is it worth it..yep..20 pound Power Pro is like 6 pound test..very strong and cast nicely..
It has 2 flaws though..
a. It will bleach out {turn white over time}
b. backlashes are nearly impossible to get out..meaning you better have an extra rod.
Make a long cast, strip off 10 yards more of line, and put a peice of electrical tape on the spool. This will keep the overrun from going deeper than that. Also, when you get an over run, tighten down your drag, and put as much thumb pressure on the spool as your can stand, then wind in 5 to 10 times. It usually straightens out the knots.
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I use it in the ocean and rivers all the time, I dont have problems anymore, because after the first two backlashes you will learn how to throw it rigth or do the electrical tape trick.
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I'm not quite understanding the electrical tape trick...Power Pro is my #1 line though and like you said..I've learned how to cast it ..my problem is that I use a very light rubber worm set up..
Today...bass are still not on the beds like they should be..[&o]gettin old.
The only electrical tape trick I know is to use it as backing so you don't use so much line filling the spool.
I'm thinking new moon..although our shallow bodies of water are producing spawners now..I mostly fish pits ..because I can get out of the wind..and pits are very deep.
chuck, make a LONG cast. Then strip off 10 extra yards or so. Then put a peice of electrical tape onto the spool. Wind the line of top of it. Now if you get a backlash, it wont get any deeper than the tape.
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I bought some power pro here a while back and have been very pleased. I put it on my TD Fuego. I didn't fill the whole spool with it, though. I just spooled on about what I can cast plus about 10-15 more yards. For a topwater frog, worms, and jigs, I'll probably use power pro from now on. It casts very smooth, and I can outcast what I used to cast with mono. I have not had any professional overcasts yet, and hopefully I won't.
For crankbaits, I'll probably stick with mono.
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.It is almost impossible to get out .I guess it is risk Vs. reward.
