i use the power pro for flippin and pitchin, and some c-rig situations, every braid i have used has "Bleached out" over time, i have heard it is because the fiber will not hold the color[&o], as mentioned flipping and pitching i have only had minimal problems, the good point is you can throw into the thickest poop and get the fish "headed in right direction" very quickly, my first objective is to get bit, worrying about getting big mamma to the boat only becomes a factor now, the down sides, broken rods, as josh mentioned especially on hard hooksets, and the chance of ripping/tearing a biggger than normal hole in the fishes lip, i have been accused of having more than an adequate hookset, but if you have ever studied the inside of a basses mouth it would make sense, to get a hook thru some of the boney areasrequires a sharp hook and hookset, also, like mez mentioned,in some rocky lakes/bottoms compisitionsbraid will wear very quickly on a c-rig, but likes been said before, it is like running over a brick with a lawnmower, as far as sensitivity goes.. some loveit, some hate it, i say it has a place, but no single line is ideal for all fishing conditions