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Hi Everyone,
I just got back from my yearly fishing trip to Algonquin park for monster Bass. Went in for 4 days and my wife and I caught over 40 nice bass, Largest was a 5.6 large mouth. I have had horrible luck using Trilene last year. I wrote the company and they sent me a free spool of 10 lb test easy cast. Well thursday I get up early and respool my line with this crap, I took off the 8 lb stren that was on it. big mistake. Finally we are in the canoe and get to my spot. 4th cast big hit set the hook, snap, tie back up 10 minutes later good hit set hook, snap. What the hell? Now I'm getting mad I lost at least 18 fish over the 4 days we were there and my wife outfished me 4 to 1 which was fine but I was very upset with Trilene. I'm not going to contact them about the crap they are currently making but I won't buy any more line from this company again. I was fishing stren this year with great luck. I am thinking of going back to stren but welcome any suggestions?? What line do you use??????
Sheldon Yuke

Hiya SY!!! Welcome Aboard, DUDE!!!

I got just 2 words fer' ya' Man!! "POWER-PRO"!!!!! 2 Stronger words cannot be found!! I pondered them fer' quite a while because it's expensive, but I got tired o' losin' lures trollin' when all I'd do is snag weeds!!! So I broke down & shelled out the $20. fer' a small spool o' 30 Lb. test and NEVER looked back!!!!!

Hell, I've hooked LOGS trollin' with that stuff & I swear it turned the freakin' boat around but it DIDN"T BREAK!!!!

Well worth the investment IMHO, s**t, Saved much more than $20. worth o' lures already!!!! Check it out, Man!!! I'll NEVER use Mono again, can't cast quite as far, but I mostly troll anyway, always have my best luck doin' that!!!

Take Care Bud!!! Cyber Out!!

I agree with Cyber but you have to learn to tie it with the Palomar knot,cause most other knots will slip.

Power Pro all the way

Wallyboss is absolutely right!! I was a "Boy Scout" waaay back!! (b4 we had matches!!!!! ) and tying knots can be a challenge!!

But when ya' buy a box o' P.P. it comes with a pamphlet that has EASY to follow directions on "How To" tie a few different very useful knots!! I personally used the "Double Uni" to tie the P.P. to approx. 30' 0f mono I left against the spool face on my reel, works like a charm!!!!!

I'm sure if ya' spring the X-tra coin fer' the P.P. ya' WON'T be disappointed!!!

Good Fishin' To All, & To All a Good Night!!!!
Cyber Out!!!

I'm a fan of Power Pro as well....

For clear water conditions you may want to tie on a flouro leader...I've tried it.....other than pike bite offs....it works..

RJ

Power Pro will also save you money because IMO you don't have to change the line as often. As mono tends to tangle up over time my power pro has not done this.

Heck I used the same line on one rod from spring last year up until this weekend. Never could do this with mono, not even close.

And yeh.... I've pulled up some big chunks of wood too... think you could break your rod before you'll break your line sometimes!

Buzzer

I've been very disappointed in Trilene this year as well. I like to buy the 1000 yard spools. What with six or seven rods to spool, I find it the most efficient way to go. However, my line seems to get cloudy and then useless as sewing thread after only a couple or three outings.

If I could locate Stren in the large spools, that would probably be the end of Trilene on my boat. Anyone know where, or if, I can get this in Ottawa?

On the PowerPro side, I have that on my Muskie gear (90lbs)and on one of my baitcasters(20lbs.). Breaking the line is the least of my concerns there. However, Powerpro is not always a good replacement for mono in my humble opinion. Sometimes you want stretch.

At $20.00 per spool, you might think it expensive. However, considering that I can get a couple of seasons out of it, it is actually cheaper than popping $6.00 three or four times a season for mono. At least, that's what I rationalized to the wife.

later,

Leakyboot

ive spooled up 2 spinning rod with Stren Clear Blue (10#) this spring and and just "hate" the stuff. the lightest of snags and the line would snap. after a break off if i ran my fingers down the line from the rod tip to the end you could feel the fraying in the line down to where the break off happenned. the wife had a nice sized bass (2#+ range) break her off at boat side and i havent heard the end of it since then. she said that i put crappy line on her rod just so i could catch all the fish

re-spooled with trylene xl (8#) and havent had any problems since.
my 2 cents.

chris

she said that i put crappy line on her rod just so i could catch all the fish

Exact same thing Theresa said, after she lost two monster bass in a row at Quinte last summer...

She's been using braided ever since....and seems to outfish me constantly...

i personally use braided on almost all my reels, but in many situations, i run long flourocarbon leads....

I use Trilene Sensation and Iron Silk and have never had a problem.

Cheers,

Scott

I use Trilene Sensation and Iron Silk and have never had a problem.

Cheers,

Scott

I use Stren Super Braid in 8, 20 or 50lb test. I swear by it, Saskette swears at it. To each their own...

saskie wrote:I use Stren Super Braid in 8, 20 or 50lb test. I swear by it, Saskette swears at it. To each their own...

And all this time I thought it was you she was swearing at

I have used different makes for the past 10years and I agree that Trilene tends to break but it is better then the others overall. You must remember to check the line everytime you catch a fish incase it has been wraped up in the weeds and/or the rocks. Remember if the line is damaged re-tie it is one way to help prevent the line from snapping. Using the heavier lines 20lb + is an option the only problem is that it interfers with the smooth casting performance. I also agree with the other posts about using braided line it is almost impossible to break. Braided line is very sensitive and strong. I use both now.

Good luck I hope this helps

Thanks everyone, I am going to try the Powerpro on the linecounter for trolling and am going to the 8 lb stren for my spinning rig.
Thanks and tight lines.
Sheldon