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Power Pro or Gamma


Mr. Pike1

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What is your experience with either of these for Bass fishing. I fish smallies on the river quite a bit and large mouth around docks. rocks, and vegitation. I have some lines of choice for different presenations but was looking to mix these in for next year. Any feedback appreciated.

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Gamma is the Best mono I have used. Amazing Strength to Diameter ratio. I can't say enough about it's praises.

PowerPro is also a great line for it's type. And that being a great superline. I don't use it much though, I was given a few spools and have used it and it is good. Maybe someone else can help on that side. I was trying Ugly Braid last season.

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Assuming you are talking about the Gamma mono, I am a fan of it. I have been impressed enough with its durability that I now use it almost exclusively. My only knock against it is it does like to hold a coil to it. It's not bad enough to create a spinning reel disaster, but it usually takes a little bit for it to straighten out.

I do also like Power Pro for braid. However, I will admit to not having tried all the brands.

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Sufix for braid. I was all about Power Pro when they first came out, then 2 yrs in a row I had bad batches. I even took it back to Gander to respool.

It had lil balls of that resin they use every so often on the line and would tick the eyes and drove me nuts. Other times I cast and the line would break and there goes a $5 buzzbait. Since I changed to sufix no issues.

Have not used Gama for mono - normally stick to Stren (Bill Dance influenced:))

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I almost switched to Gamma exclusively last year. Its tuff stuff. I mostly use the copolymer (purple box) but will be trying out the florocarbon (grey box) this year.

With the gamma I cant think of a time I broke off this past season. My knots held strong. I used the 10 and 14lb mostly.

I run powerpro on my slop rod (65lb), my dock skipping spinning gear (20), its also on my 'ski gear (65). It has performed great for me.

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Jp- I dont think you can do a Either or for this.. They each have their applications. I use both. My rods that have a mono on it(which are most) have Gamma on it.. wont use much else as its the best I have found. But I do have a few rods with braid(carolia rig rod, roller rock rod, dock skipping rods, and one flipping stick...) which I use braid...the braid I like best is Power Pro.

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SPD- Gamma only makes 2 lines(well 4 if you include Ice Fishing lines)... but for open water they have a Copoly(mono) and a 100% Florocarbon line as well.

Gamma is a ver strong, very limp line. Its made much like other lines to be very strong, its then run through Gamma radiation which re aligns the carbon molicules and make the line limper..

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Remember, Gamma Radiation is what made Bruce Banner into the Hulk. So basically it makes an ordinary line into a supertough mutated freak...........which is greate when looking at a line. And this Hulk even is sensitive.

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I like Sufix (Elite) for applications where mono is called for. DD got me using Gama (Edge) for my fluorocarbon applications. For braid most of my rods are spooled with Power Pro. The two exceptions are one of the drop-shot rods and a jig-worm rod, which are both spooled with 6/14 fireline. I like the stiffness of the fireline for vertical presentation (drop-shot) and it seems to cut thru cabbage & coontail better than Power Pro when ripping a jig-worm.

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 Originally Posted By: Saint Paul Dan
Very interesting. So does that process change the stretching characteristic of the copoly compared to a regular mono?

And thanks for the info about my cranking rod.

Dan

Dan- no prob.. I like to help out when I can... As for stretching.. I have noticed that the Gamma will stretch more, but only because its not breaking where other lines were. I dont think it stretches more than it should.

JPZ dude... you need some help... in a bad way.. LOL 8-)

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For mono I haven't found a reason to use anything besides Trilene Sensation - it has worked well for me but perhaps I don't know what I am missing out on either.

Less stretch and more sensitive than either XT or XL and I can't recall any breaking problems.

As for braid I started out with Stren SuperBraid and had no problems but thought I would try Power Pro because so many gave it good reports but actually tore it off my reel after a month of so and went back to SuperBraid. I found it stiffer, it had a tendency to cut into itself on the spool (flattened), and it faded way too fast.

I am very unhappy with the flouro I have been using though - Berkley Vanish. Am thinking that Gamma or the new 100% Flouro product will be on my spools this summer.

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I started using the Gamma lines last year and was impressed! I used both the copoly and the flouro.

Braids: I used to be 100% Power Pro, but I had some batch issues as others did. I started using Sufix on my muskie gear and ended up switching some of my P Pro bass rigs over to Sufix as well. I really liked it and will continue to play around with both to see what I like the best. Seems to hold the spool a little better and to me it didn't seem to cut into the line on the spool as much as P Pro.

Try some different stuff and you may like it better too. Can't hurt to try, and I think the Sufix is a buck or 2 less than a spool of P Pro.

Chris

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The only Gamma product I've used is the copolymer line (purple spool). I had the same experience another poster had, as I found it to have a lot of memory. In other words, it coiled/kinked with annoying frequency--in warm weather, mind you. If you're thinking of mono for applications where abrasion is an issue, I'd urge you to look at flourocarbons,instead. Last season I fished a great deal with Bass Pro Shops XPS, and Berkley Vanish Transition. Both were surprisingly limp, and tough as nails. Flourocarbons are very dense and sink rapidly. This makes them poor choices for topwater and slipbobber applications, but for most other uses, particularly crankin', they just great.

I have extensive experience with Power Pro braids, and I do like them. It's a fairly round line (as opposed to oval) and holds its shape well.

One thing I've noticed with many braid brands is that it's still possible to get a bad batch. I know a number of very experienced and discriminating fishermen (many of them post here)and they all use different brands. They do so because they finally settled a consistently reliable performer. All braids will work as advertised. If you want to start with Power Pro, go right ahead. If it works for you, then stay with it and don't worry about what else is out there.

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I used the Berkley vanish transition florocarbon last year too and really liked it. I've also heard a lot about the new Berkley 100% florocarbon this winter. Anyone know the difference between the two in price and performance? I realize its a little off the original topic.

Dan

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