Heads Up regarding PowerPro

[HawgTide]

Directly from their HSOforum....

WARNING

Counterfeit PowerPro has been spotted on the internet, in Asia, and now in Europe. The counterfeit line has only a fraction of the “strength to diameter” ratio of genuine PowerPro and performs far below the rated strength listed on the box label.

The packaging is replicated with such detail that it’s nearly impossible to spot a fake spool. However the counterfeit line is being sold at about half the price of PowerPro’s suggested retail price.

At this time, the counterfeit line has not been spotted in the United States; however, it is best to be cautious of any PowerPro line being sold at a drastically low price.

[ikeslayer]

i talked to a guy this past summer that bought a bulk spool of 30lbs off of the internet and he was breaking it off casting buzzbaits and on hooks sets on worms. He was furious it was bran new line. So maybe it has made it into the U.S. Sure hope not i hate those kind of things. Fishing is tough enough without things like this going on. ike

[NuttyGambler]

I bought a 1000 yrd spool of 30# on hsolist last year, and YES, I was breaking off on it all the time. Never had this problem before. (been using for over 4 years) It was from a respected company as well.

Sent an email to Powerpro and and they told me to send some of it in. So I sent some that was right from the spool and some form a reel that had broken off. Got a letter back from saying it tested 41# and 43#, and I should check my rod eyes etc. (Note: I am sure I broke off at least once on every one of my 10+ rods).

So I don't know what to do now. I did respool the rods I used the most with some older Powerpro I still had and did not seem to have the problem.

Interesting to hear someone else had issues last year with hsolist line...

[carlcmc]

i am scared about this now and will only buy it in the stores now.

[musky hunter]

I guess if it's too good to be true, it probably is.

[ikeslayer]

A quick word on guide maintenance. An old guides trick to see if you guides have grooves in them is to take a q-tip and go around the ring and if there is any spot that pulls a little bit of cotton off then your guides are wearing your line. Never and i do mean never hook hooks on guides always use a hook keeper or the arms of the guides and that is you tip of the year from me. ike