I don't want bash Sufix but I've snapped two more times...

[SV1000]

...I lost two buzzbaits last night when a loop stopped the spool and snapped the line. This makes four times with Sufix and zero with PowerPro.

These may have occurred after picking out a backlash but it would have been several casts prior and I normally strip of enough line to see that it's clear.

I moved all the Hi-Vis yellow to one reel and have PP 20# on my Cruxis and PP 30# on my new Citica. I am not comparing the 30# PowerPro to the 20# because I just bought this line.

I don't think multiple fish and bait loss and snapping off from shock load is a fluke. It might be alleviated by just going to 30# Sufix but I have no confidence in this line and that is a shame. It has several qualities I prefer over PowerPro :-[

[dodgeguy]

you should never have to pick out a braid backlash.push your thumb down on the spool and reel in against your thumb pressure.release the spool and pull line out.repeat as needed.i have not had to pick out a backlash in a long time.picks damage line.this method works for all lines.

[d.hark]

you should never have to pick out a braid backlash.push your thumb down on the spool and reel in against your thumb pressure.release the spool and pull line out.repeat as needed.i have not had to pick out a backlash in a long time.picks damage line.this method works for all lines.

I do not understand this method? Are you saying just reel in line OVER the backlash? How is that supposed to do anything?

[SV1000]

Most do pull out, but a few require a ***** or two and I am careful but not perfect and try not to pierce the line. I am pretty good but I still backlash.

[AnthonyRSS]

I have lost more lures on PP than Sufix. I think Sufix is better handling than PP. I just lost an XRK75 and thats an expensive price to pay to use braid. Dang stress-strain curve. I think I will quit.

Anthony

[djmax22]

you should never have to pick out a braid backlash.push your thumb down on the spool and reel in against your thumb pressure.release the spool and pull line out.repeat as needed.i have not had to pick out a backlash in a long time.picks damage line.this method works for all lines.

I do not understand this method? Are you saying just reel in line OVER the backlash? How is that supposed to do anything?

I reel over a backlash too. I tighten the drag and then reel in over it. This casuses the reel to tighten the spool. I then peel off the line (free spool) and then reel the line back in. This method works great. I saw it on Bill Dance a few years ago and it has helped me deal with some nasty backlashes.

[dodgeguy]

it reverses the tangles.

[d.hark]

I will have to try it. Just doesnt seem like it would do anything except cover it up? I dont know how it can make it any better, but you guys say it works?

[Tokyo Tony]

Well I've continued to use the Sufix I spooled up over a week ago, and although it's a little limper now that when I first used it, and there's no more yellow powder dye coming off of it, I still prefer Power Pro.  Both are good lines, but like most other things, it comes down to personal preference.

I don't know what you're diong that makes the line snap, but you're probably crimping the line when you pull out birds nests.

IMO, Power Pro is a little softer than Sufix, and quieter (which is weird because one of the things people say about Sufix is that it's quieter than PP  :-? ).

Anyway, I won't be buying any more Sufix, but I'll keep using it until it needs to be replaced.

[SV1000]

I certainly don't pull hard because I don't want to make the line dig.

I think it is most likely from not pulling enough line off the spool leaving a loop covered.

I think I understand the backlash procedure above, next time I backlash (probably tonight :-?) I will try it.

[farmpond1]

you should never have to pick out a braid backlash.push your thumb down on the spool and reel in against your thumb pressure.release the spool and pull line out.repeat as needed.i have not had to pick out a backlash in a long time.picks damage line.this method works for all lines.

Huh!!!  I'll have to try this.  If it works, that's awesome!

[senile1]

It works.  

And I don't know what's up with some of the problems you guys are having with Sufix Performance Braid.  Heck, dodgeguy bragged on it constantly so I eventually tried some and loved it.  I was strictly a PowerPro braid user before that.  I haven't bought any recently because I bought enough to last me awhile.  Maybe they manufactured a bad batch in the last few months.

[farmpond1]

Here's a thought:  Are you filling the line on the spool too loose.  Most Braids will dig into themselves if you wind them on anything short of really tight.

[Grey Wolf]

It works.

And I don't know what's up with some of the problems you guys are having with Sufix Performance Braid. Heck, dodgeguy bragged on it constantly so I eventually tried some and loved it. I was strictly a PowerPro braid user before that. I haven't bought any recently because I bought enough to last me awhile. Maybe they manufactured a bad batch in the last few months.

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[Saladmander]

I have had this problem in the past when I first started using braid.  My friend who had just started using BC's has this problem from time to time also.  He uses 30lb.  PP.  I don't think it has to do with the brand of line, but just something that I noticed is inherent with braid on a backlash.  Mono, poly, or flouro will birds nest around spool and slow your lure down in the air.  Braid will start to work it's way back around the spool the wrong way with a tighter grab on the spool and stop the lure dead in the air.  If you're making a long cast, you'll put a little more into the cast.  And if you lash with that kind of force, it'll just snap your line and send that sucker.   That's my take on it anyway.  I still lash from time to time if I try to toss it farther than I know I should.  I lost a rattletrap last year like that.