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Trophy King II
I use 15/4 hi vis yellow, but After reading Odie's post, I may move up to 20/6. If there is a fault to the Power Pro, it is only that the color will fade over timeOriginally Posted by danieldelarosa
And so can the fish given enough bites.
What Odie said.
A well tied Palomar knot holds very well. I don't know if they still do, but Power Pro used to put an insert in every package that showed knots that worked well. the knot they showed were pretty complicated to me, and you can tie a Palomar with your eyes closed. I have scaled tested its strength to 4x test strength on a dead pul and it didn't break.
Don't try to skip the mono backing on your reel though. The whole spool of line will spin on your spool like a broken drag if you do. You have to at least put a few wraps of mono under it. Ask me how I know this :o
si non ire, nescies--Tim
Crappie Wall Hanger
SmokyOkie, I just checked out the Power Pro website and they said to put a piece of Electrical tape on your spool before spooling to prevent slippage.
I may get a little of it and try it out. I've used the original spiderwire and hate it but this seems different. Now, if I could just find those clippers
Keeper
Does 6/20 mean 20lb test and 6lb test diameter? I just went to walmart and got a box of PP 20lb. It says that it is 6lb diameter. $13.96 a box, hope its good!
Keeper
Does a loop not work well with the Power Pro or other braids?
Trophy King
Daniel thats the stuff. Be sure and leave a few wraps of mono on the spool as the braid will slip if you dont. I splice mi e together with a blood knot. You cant bet pp line. It will last for years i have some on my catfish reels thats at least 8 years old and still strong as the day i put it on. The only thing i can say bad about it is dont set the hook like you did with mono. If you hook one in the bottom or side of the mouth it will jerk the hook out. Braid will not stretch like mono is why.
Take a man hunting or fishing for a day he'll eat for a day.
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Trophy King
Slab it will work just be sure and tie a knot in the tag line as close the other knot as possible
Take a man hunting or fishing for a day he'll eat for a day.
Teach a man to hunt or fish and he'll eat for a lifetime.Thumbs Up
Crappie Wall Hanger II
20 lb power pro has 6lb diameter. works great for me.
Trophy King II
What kind of loop knot do you tie? If you use the one htat is like an improved clinchknot, it will slip.
You can use electrical tape as they say, but if you fill up the spool with mono followed by only 75 yds or so of Power Pro, you will save a lot of $ on line.SmokyOkie, I just checked out the Power Pro website and they said to put a piece of Electrical tape on your spool before spooling to prevent slippage.
I may get a little of it and try it out. I've used the original spiderwire and hate it but this seems different. Now, if I could just find those clippers
Any kind of small sharp scissors seems to work well for me. I like to use fly tying scissors, or else even lay the line down on something plastic and cut it with a pocket knife.
I learned a real easy to tie alternative to the blood knot. I never could tie a blood knot worth a $hit. Seems like I need another set of hands. If anybody is interested, I'll see if I can describe how to tie it.
si non ire, nescies--Tim
Keeper
The loop knot I use is like the one shipahoy shows on the main forum. That sticky about knots and rigs was very helpful to me.
Trophy King II
Looks like it would hold, but you could always tie on a swivel, hook it to somehting and pull to see.
si non ire, nescies--Tim
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