dodgeguy

it's supposed to be awesome and it sinks.i've never used it but want to try it.shouldn't be hard to find a braid better than powerpro.diawa and fireline braids and regular sufix braid are all far superior to powerpro.

forget the leader.

this is only if you believe line visibility makes any difference.i used to think it did but after years of trying to see a relationship between visiblity and numbers of fish caught i see no connnection.some years you just catch more fish than others.

a patriarch narrow spool is 8 0unces not 8.4.the wide spool is 8.4.when comparing to most other reels use the narrow spool weight because most other reels do not come in wide spool versions.another 50 for the xt gets u to 6.8 oz. .

never use a leader.

why don't you try fireline braid?sufix 832 was rated smoothest braid ever by in fisherman in this months issue.it also sinks because of the gore fibers.the last thing i would do is go backwards to powerpro.

yes i do !!!

a picture is worth 1000 words.

they made a bunch of spinning reels in the late 90's and early 2000's that had a binding when wet issue and swear there was nothing wrong.i had a stradic that did it and i know of plenty of others who had it happen.these were all loyal shimano guys who switched to diawa after shimano gave them no satisfaction.

use it on everything with no leaders.

the supreme is a much better reel than the president.it's far lighter also.almost 2/3 the weight of a president.

american rodsmiths rods are lifetime warranty and you have a no questions asked option just like you get with loomis.it's amazing how much misinformation is spread around the internet. http://americanrodsmiths.com/warranty

and once it stretches it's weakened.it does not recover like mono.

they were talking about fused fireline.i hate fused fireline.i love fireline braid.it also has more body which is why i like it.i also do as they say and use a line the same diameter as the mono i would use.i never get wind knots with fireline braid on my pflueger reels.

land locked means it's stuck in a lake and can't get out to sea like they do in nature.strpers can survive in either kind of water.if you don't like samurai then try this.

should have tried the best and forgot the rest.

wrong.the lighter rod is more sensitive if all other issues are equal such as balance.a better blank will be more sensitive than a light garbage blank.balance and line have more to do with it than anything else.you could have a really light rod that balances 11 inches in fronyt of the reel seat and it won't be as sensitive as a rod with a balance weight attached that balances under the reel seat.also like i said before you palm a baitcaster so that makes it a little less sensitive than spinning where you hold the rod.

that's part of what i meant in my post.grime can get on that tube and bind up the levelwind.

Cortland Master Braid is even more superior. That fireline stuff is outdated. 12 carriers > 9 More carriers = weaker line. why is that?anything i have ever heard about textiles is that when they use higher thread counts the fabric gets stronger.

to soft was my opinion also.that's why i like fireline braid.it has more body to it.they are both excellent.

What a generic statement , expand on your statement so people better understand what you're trying to say. doesn't fray.is rounder.lasts longer.cats better on casting reels.

fireline braid is far superior.