Frogs

[Borch]

Gotta love those big cranks this time of year. I fish a lot like BW Eddy does in the fall. Usually at night and shallow pulling cranks. Sometimes casting them too(especially if the frog thing is going strong).

Based on my morning walks there a lot of frogs around this year. They've been meeting their maker left, right and center on the roads the past two weeks.

I've been tied to home the past week and a half with my wife who had surgery. She's doing well and I hope to get out again this weekend.

You'll likely find me pulling lures.

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I bad day of fishing??? I honestly don't know what you're talking about!

[This message has been edited by Borch (edited 09-19-2003).]

[Try Too Fish]

Backwater Eddie
I see you must be a Power Pro fan.I just recently switched my jig pole too it(to much line twist with mono)How long have you been using it?Any comments about it?
Another thing i noticed when i bought it was the 10 and 8 pound test have the same 2 dia. seems strange! why bother with the 8 if the 10 is the same dia?
I tried fire line last fall i did not like it, when it was cold, it carried too much water and froze in the guides!Have you noticed any of that with Power Pro?
thanks

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Try Too Fish
Forced Too Work!!:)

[Guest]

I have been using Power Pro for about 3 years now.

What drew me to it was it's round smooth wrap. It's braid will not dig into the spool and cause FUBARS. Many other superbraids are liable to flatten out and cut into the spool like a knife, not good. With the even and smooth spooling caricaturists it will sail off the spool on a spinning rod or a baitcaster.

I found it to be the real deal for ice fishing and cold water jigging. The 8/1 and 15/4 has fast become my favorite on the ice.

It does not get "fuzzy" like others do, so this carries less water to the guides and they freeze up less. Power Pro does not absorb nearly as much water so that also helps prevent undue problems like swelling spools and roller guide freeze ups.

We will see a new Ice version of this by Power Pro line this season, even more ice friendly is the word. I found the existing thinner Power Pro line was no problem at all with icing. If it begins to form just snap the rod and it all pops off. The guides clean out at the same time, one quick snap..all gone.

I use the new Frabill Sensive line of ice rods and they have guides that tend to resist icing. So the Power Pro and Sensive combo is a sweet deal in my opinion. With that rig, you can feel a minnow fart in 20' of water, no problem.

Then it cuts water better then mono, gets baits down deeper faster and with less resistance. The 15/4 has become popular with deep trollers. It is a good all around size for casting and trolling.

Superbraids will still shear off on sharp object or cut from shear type teeth like on a pike. When casting in pike infested waters it often pays to run a light wire seven strand leader. This will save on lost cranks due to hi-hits by toothy buggers. Walleye will not shear it, there teeth are not made to cut like that.

Good stuff, but not for all things at all times. A very good tool to add to your box of tricks when cranking or jigging.

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