who drifts power braids?

[ampersat]

i've got a spare spool of power pro laying around and am toying with the idea of loading it up on my drift rod. i've heard of a few people using it for drifting. i'm just looking for some pro's and con's to the idea.

[The Fishing Geek]

Casts great, strong hooksets. Load enough mono on the spool to cover it first, and load the Power Pro on TIGHT. Otherwise, go for it!

[Keta]

You can almost tell the color of the rocks on the bottom with it. I'll never go back to mono.

[Mr. Carp]

what about using hi-vis braids for steelhead w/ a mono leader?

[Keta]

10' of mono tied on with a dbl Uni knot.

[zueth]

Yep, I have 20lb power pro on my drift road...I love it.

Z

[GoFish]

All my reels have braid. Mono feels like fishing with a rubber band after using braids. Whiplash or power pro both work for casting. Tuff+ is OK for sturgeon but is hard to handle when casting cause its soooo limp.

[ 05-21-2003, 10:38 AM: Message edited by: crabbait ]

[Wreckless]

Is "Power Pro" spectra or some other new material? I have mixed feelings about "super lines", but I like spectra products.

Thanks

[crabbait]

I use nothing but Ande 8lb for my drift fishing. I also insist on soft foam rod grips and wear welding gloves when drift fishing. All those pesky annoying little bumps and tugs are nearly eliminated! :hoboy: graemlins/1zhelp.gif

Seriously, anyone who has not tried drift fishing with one of the good "spectra" braids is still bobber fishing in the dark! :dance:

[fop]

I have tried most of the lines you are talking about here and would never use any of them again.

Back to mono for me. IMPO

fop

[FrogPond]

I really like my Fireline and in the bright green it is so easy to watch the drift. It casts very well from my abu 6501, I don't know how good it would work from a spinning reel though. I spooled it up after fishing with Chris Vertopoulos this winter for steelhead. It worked pretty good for putting fish in the boat.

I put about 3' of mono of equivelent strength before the leader to act as a shock absorber for hook sets.

I second the double uni for line splices!

[ampersat]

hey wreckless,
power pro is spectra fiber. tufline is "manufactured with" spectra fiber. tufline pro is "100% spectra fiber". tufline XP is made utilizing "aerospace technology" so we don't really know what's in it and they probably can't tell us because of national security concerns.

[ 05-21-2003, 10:52 AM: Message edited by: ampersat ]

[eggbouncer]

tuff line xp in my opinion is the best braid to fish with it is tuff and casts great...the best casting braid out there and has the best abrasion resistance.

[Fishslayer]

Also have been using power pro on all my rods. Can't beat it. Great stuff. Give it a shot

[Tanner]

10 or 12 lb Maxima Ultra Green. Tried a couple of the super braids for drift fishing and did not like them at all. It really sucks when you get hung up good. The time it took me to break it off and get it re rigged. I could have rigged up and had 5 or 6 good drifts in.

I caught a lot of steelhead driftfishing this year just on my good ol' Maxima.

[Cohodependent]

Power Pro all the way. I really do like it. I have it on both my bobber rig as well as my drift rig.

[Wreckless]

Thanks Ampersat,
I guess I'll have to pull off the 8# Northwest I put on my old Shimano 201 back in the 80's and try some of that stuff :grin:

[fishing is life]

i like power pro/tufline xp too. i like to tie directly to swivel with a mono leader. i like to use pencil lead with surgical rubber. you usually get your swivel back and just have to put a new leader on.

[Stew]

I use braided for everything but driftfishing. I don't like the way it stacks on the spool for casting and throw a backlash with it and see what happens :shocked: :mad:
Gimme Ultragreen for drifting.

[Fish Hawg]

i thought that the hi-vis might spook the fish w/ a 3' leader :shrug: if not it would be nice to really see your line when it stops Quick Fisher

[Gizmo Man]

Frog: I use 14# firewire on my spinning rods. Been using it for 3 years. You can feel everything and it casts very well.

Give it a try...

Giz..

[ripalip]

I use 10 pound test Power Pro almost exclusively for steelhead anymore. best stuff since sliced bread. I even use it for bobber fishing, it doesn't sink.

[garyk]

Hey Ampersat,

You know those times on Sandy when the fish are biting lightly?

That's why I like the braids - I'm a poor drifter and that no=stretch line keeps me in touch. And as others have said, it floats well, so you can quickly switch between drifting and then bobbering the various holes and runs.

[Snagly]

Braid works fine for drift fishing! If you're interested, I've got an article over on Marty's board (under "Articles" category) called In Praise of Braid. This article deals with fishing spoons on a braid main line with a long mono leader. The big difference when drift fishing is that the braid really gets scuffed up when dragged across the stones on the swing. You'll need to cut about 10' a day before tying on a new leader.

[IFISH4U]

Braided lines for drift fishing really suck, I dont know how many fish you all actually catch, but without the stretch of mono, your just going to break the fish off anyway, if not on the hookset then on the headshake, I suppose if you havent fished it much you really would`nt know but there is definitely an advantage to mono when drift fishing. I do use Power Pro on my sturg rods, cuts through the water well and keeps the stretch out of deep holes with lots of line out. As far as drift fishing, not a good idea, unless your arm doesnt work and your really good about just reeling in instead of setting the hook, if your using 8lb, leader or under with it, dont set the hook just reel or it will break quickly. Oh ya, Ultragreen mono is definitely on the bottom of my list, the 10lb is ok. I use copolymers like G-Power and P-line, the green G-Power is awesome, but hard to find in green.

[Blue Lure Ed]

Hey,

Please don't drift your braided line right through the drift. Make sure you have at least 8 ft. of mono before your swivel or lure.......

.....as fir that last guy.........You just stick with the mono while the rest of us smirck at ya!!!! graemlins/berry.gif

Ed