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Im hoping it is just a bad batch, ive heard a lot of good things about it.. and my friend bought at the same time as me and hasnt had any problems. the type of cast i usually do is kind of a underhand side throw.. ive had 17 lb mono on it before and haev never had this problem. im not really sure where the break is, it usually backlashes when it snaps and the line goes through the guides or is snapped somewhere in the guides. i'll try the cottom ball technique to check my guides tonight then (actually, when i first used the line, it had some powdery substance all over the line. is that normal? i assume it might be the teflon coating? )

Hello everybody. I bought some #30 power pro for my daiwa procaster baitcaster and so far i've lost 2 spinners and a flipping jig due to the line snapping on the cast. I dont think it was due to the line getting scratched up or anything because i lost my first spinner on my 2nd cast with power pro. Does anyone know why this keeps happening? at first i thought it was cause i used the palomar knot (i had to pull pretty hard to close the looping part) so i added a flouro leader using an albright knot, but it still snapped on me. could it be rubbing against something in my reel or rod? or some faulty line? im pretty disillusioned so far with power pro as i bought this line so i wouldnt lose as many lures... im considering throwing the pp in the trash and just using #20 p-line fluoro clear.

Where do you usually fish during the middle of the day for bass? During really sunny/hot days, in a large, shallow, somewhat murky lake with lots of weeds (some sections it grows past the surface) how do you get the bass to bite? I usually get few if any bass until a few hours before sunset, but it gets depressing sitting in the hot sun during the middle of the day waiting for the evening bite... I think you are supposed fish deep, but where do you look? i dont have a depth finder, can you just look for typical shallow bass spots, and move a bit farther out? and what baits are best? if you are fishing heavy cover and you dont get a bite afer a few casts, should i move on or keep working it if you know that you have pulled bass from that spot before? (in the evening) I think its just this lake where i have this problem, i'm not sure why, its pretty popular so im guessing its presssed and the fish recognizes baits too easily during the day? actually it seems to have the same problem during overcast days as well so i dont know...

i stay until my friends get mutinous and force us to go back to shore...

hmm, i've read about walking the dog before, but what is it again?

When i release a bass after hooking it, how long does it take it to recover and bite again? i think its different for largemouth and smallmouths... i heard smallmouths might bite again after a day.. but i dont know for certain

im going to lower buckhorn lake in ontario, canada. its supposed to be very rocky with lots of small islands. its connected to a lot of other lakes, but they are blocked by dams/locks at points. would it be best to fish for them on bottom, on top, or somewhere in the middle? im guessing it probably varies... ( i usually fish for large mouths and all i have to do is throw a worm into some lilly pads... smallmouths seem harder to find, but very fun to catch)

When fishing for smallies, what type of structures do you generally look for? i've usually caught them near docks with rocky floors, but if thats not available, where else can you look for them? does it vary during the day?