BigBendFishing.Net

I love the song power pro sings to me I think I will live bait some kings this year using stradic 4000s That song should be SWEET

pcbayou wrote:Jumptrout, can you you hum a couple of bars of that song for us? I think I've forgotten how it goes.

The first chorus starts out with "GET THE NET". The rest of it it is like "HURRY HURRY HURRY".

i believe both types of lines have their advantages and disadvantages.. mono advantage :less visible,stretch.. so it can be more forgiving,cheaper iniatially,easier to work with............................................braid advantage; clients can reel against the drag with no line twist,only replace when it gets short,feel everthing that is going on with the hook...////// braid disadvantage is its rougher on your equipment,seems to allow more fish to throw the hook,can easily take a jig away from a tarpon..feel the fish,before he has time to close his mouth... I now reluctantly use braid about 75% of the time.. mainly due to lack of line twist, and my wife and kids got tired of helping me change 10#mono.. power pro or tuff line are the choice braids mainly i use 15# and it is rougher on equipment.. rod tips if they get the line wrapped around... sometimes cuts into your blank....if it gets looped around your bail roller and prssure is applied it will cut a groove in the roller housing,just to name a few.. they both serve a purpose.

Thanks, Snook and all. I tried some Berkley Fireline yesterday with one of the Greedy Gut popping corks I won at the social. It worked well -- good casting and no tangling. But no "get the net" song either; nary a nibble in fact.

I'll keep what I have for now (mostly mono, but Yo-Zuri, Berkley Ironsilk or Fireline for a couple of lighter rods and surf rods). With the braid, I'll just be careful out there.

Now if I can just get the timing down to catch the bargains at Wal-Mart . . .

Nathan wrote: ... For inshore use I recommend using the same # braid as you would mono. I use 8,10, and 15# braid on my inshore spinners and baitcasters. Tuf-line is what I prefer, but they don't make anything lighter than 15# so I use 8 and 10# Power Pro on my lighter stuff.

Nathan

I was in the market for some new braid and noticed the Tuf line was up to $10.00 cheaper for a 300 yard spool of 15lb compared to all the others so I looked at the label. I was wanting smaller line also, but I noticed that their 15lb braid had a diameter of .006" which is the same as 10lb power pro and smaller than 10lb Stren SuperBraid at .007". Just remember that most braids are VERY conservatively rated. Check out this link:
http://www.floridasportsman.com/gear/051148/
Almost all the 10lb braids had a breaking strength of over 20lbs. Thought this might help and you can really buy Tuf Line for all your outfits if you wanted to.

I use braid on one of my trolling outfits for grouper. It lets the lure dive deeper with less line out. I use mono on the other mainly to keep them separated. Distractions to the Captain on my boat has made this very necessary. References to Mario Andretti on a road course have been thrown around once or twice... Untangling braid is about as much fun as a sharp stick in the eye. I find good use for it in my bottom rigs too, more feel, less energy to set the hook. I did not have very good luck with it drifting for kingfish. It doesn't stretch and sounds like a gunshot when it separates... Your drag system had better be in good shape too. I am a huge fan overall-for the right uses.