Better than Power Pro ? ? ? 2025

G_Money_FL reply :

I am currently using Power Pro and I like it, but I am considering trying another braid. I am specifically looking for a braid that has a smoother feel, will cut into the spool less, and have longer lasting color. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations? I am considering the 3 choices below:

Sufix Performance Braid

SpiderWire UltraCast

Stren Super Braid

dodgeguy reply :

sufix braid is your answer.forget the color.buy a permaneny marker and recolor it.they all fade.

Grey Wolf reply :

You are going to get many opinions on whose is better.

My advice to you is to buy a small spool of differant lines that you want to try , form your own opinion and go from there.

I used stren super braid last year and this year I'm going to try the sufix braid. It has a 6.00 rebate .

Oh by the way.

WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lucky Craft Man reply :

I know it's not a choice, but Cabelas Ripcord Si Plus is an extremely good braid. I have used many braids and I like this one the best. It's very limp and knots hold very well. They offer it in Green and Yellow (depending if seeing your line is important or not). In my humble opinion, there is nothing better then their braid.

lubina reply :

Sufix by far

Deuceu72 reply :

Count me in with the sufix people.............I dont really use braid a whole lot, but I do like this stuff. ;D

sal669 reply :

Power Pro for me !

For discoloration:

1-permanent marker

2- live it alone, fish don't care

3- don't be cheep, cut off a couple feet now and then ;

FishTank reply :

I like Sufix but PowerPro is my favorite.

roadwarrior reply :

G_Money_FL,

Welcome aboard!

BTW,

dodgeguy has been Mr. Power Pro for as long as I can remember. Now he is using and recommending Sufix...

That's a BIG statement!

G_Money_FL reply :

Thanks for all the info and the warm welcomes.

I am going to give the Sufix a try. I'd like to try them all, but the Bait Monkey has better ideas for my money.

Pond Hopper reply :

I love power pro and have found no reason to change. It is on all of my reels (even ice fishing) except for a spinning reel I just put Yozuri Hybrid Ultra Soft # 6 on (guess why). It is a great line.

New Bass Man reply :

Fishing line is not that expensive. Try both and see which one you like best. I did. I don't have a real preference one way or the other. I fish both. I fished Power Pro the longest but a friend was fishing suffix so I tried that too. Both are good in my opinion.

Garnet reply :

Power Pro is the heavy wieght champ you can get it anywere in any size. All the rest of these copy braids nice to try but if you find something you like buy the shelf and ask for more. Most come from China and the stores will make 1 order every season.

Power Pro is from Colardo made and shipped so you can get it any time any were.

Garnet

Triton21 reply :

I pulled the trigger on some 50 lb Power Pro today. Hope I like it.

Kelley

dodgeguy reply :

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G_Money_FL,
Welcome aboard!

BTW,

dodgeguy has been Mr. Power Pro for as long as I can remember. Now he is using and recommending Sufix...

That's a BIG statement!

and i still say power pro is good.but i think overall sufix has it beat.

Bass Mekanik reply :

Suffix never had a problem with it yet.

ww2farmer reply :

I guess I am the oddball here, I don't like power pro, I have been using spider wire stealth, and while I like it better than Power Pro, I bought Spiderwire Ultra cast to try this season, also am going to try Suffix. TO me, the stealth is a little quiter running htrouh the guides, ties better knots , and holds it's color better than power pro (like most have said they all fade), but I found the power pro to be almost white after 1 day of fishing, it takes stealth 4-6 weeks to reach that point.

T-rig reply :

WELCOME! Power pro works great for me but tuff is very similar and i also use it.

Steve_IA reply :

Aren't each of these lines made of the same material... Spectra? Correct me if I'm wrong, but if not, what is the processing difference that makes one better than the next?

RoLo reply :

The forerunner of the high-tech super lines was Spectra line, a German kite-string made of non-stretch "braided polyurethane".

Once the stage was set, several super lines made their debut in rapid succession. The first super line to appear on the angling scene

was TUF Line, a braided polyurethane, the same as spectra line, but with added dacron for better colorization.

Hot on its heels were braided "Kevlar" by Dupont and braided "polyethylene" by Fenwick, but both lines were short-lived

as they failed the test of time.

Ironically, PowerPro Spectra IS "Braided Polyurethane" the same material as the original German kite-string!

Kevlar and polyethylene have both fallen by the wayside, so in some cases, the more things change, the more they stay the same.

Although fishermen enjoy brandishing the name of a given manufacturer, if the line material is "Braided Polyurethane"

you're going to be happy with its performance. The difference between the performance of PowerPro, TUF and Sufix

will remain an ongoing debate, which is testament to the fact that any difference is illusory and benign.

I personally use and love PowerPro braided polyurethane, in fact, if there's a better line than Braided Polyurethane,

I'd feel as though I were cheating :-[

Roger

Garnet reply :

Just so you no polyurethane is plastic grocery bag made into the braid. The process to braid polyurethane is whats pattened.

Garnet

guest reply :

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I pulled the trigger on some 50 lb Power Pro today. Hope I like it.
Kelley

You will. I have never regreated getting me some 20lb power pro.

dodgeguy reply :

i have to disagree.the differences are in how many strands and how fine the strands are.the diffeences are in how they coat the lines if at all.the differences are in how round the braid is and how tight it is.

hakksaw reply :

Well put Rolo, I've used Power Pro and Spider Stealth. I liked the Stealth better as it seemed to cast smoother after being in the water a few times. For some reason the Power pro had me casting a few yards less. Picked up some Tuf line last week and restrung a couple of reels. Clearance priced and couldn't pass up a heck of deal! Never tried the Tuf-line. Curious.

JT Bagwell reply :

PowerPro is the best....Period.

JT Bagwell

Steve_IA reply :

JT... It takes a little more logic than that to convince a natural born doubter.

5751

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