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Old 03-01-2008, 10:14 AM   #1
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I have been using PP since it came out pretty much and I have to agree in the early days it was hit or miss. Some spools were great and others sucked. MikeP is right there were some spools back then that you could break 50# test with just a hand pull. Others were fine. However IMO this is no longer a problem. I have not had a "bad spool" in a few years. Last year I fished it on nearly every spool (spin and conv) except on my tuna stuff.

With all the good feedback about suffix I am going to put it on a few reels this spring. Tell me, how does the diameters compare for the same # test? and how is the castability of the two?
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Old 03-01-2008, 10:25 AM   #2
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With all the good feedback about suffix I am going to put it on a few reels this spring. Tell me, how does the diameters compare for the same # test? and how is the castability of the two?
One thing i miss is the silly distance one can get with PowerPro... Mind boggling bomb shots into the Atlantic with a 3-1/2oz pencil and the ooh's and ahh's....

maybe 20yd loss going to Sufix... but not once have i had an issue with wind knot or line loose on the spool... that to me is an excellent trade off...
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Old 03-01-2008, 10:30 AM   #3
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I've used both and IMO Sufix is way way better.
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Old 03-01-2008, 11:30 AM   #4
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last year, i lasted about i month with PP 30#.
To be blunt, it SUCKED. wind knots, break offs, and
no difference in distance, once i switched to Fireline. actually fireline went further, for me.

Love the 30# Fireline and it served me well for the entire season.
Only had to strip two or three times, and no more than 75 yds each time due to normal wear and tear. the one spool lasted me the entire season, and i still have about 100 yds on my spool as the backing for Suffix 30# that i have just tried and like very much for its castability and a "perceived" increased suppleness..................so far, on my 704Z.

have yet to see how it performs under the pressure of a fish, but i hope to get into some reds or snook within the next couple of days down here in the Sunshine State.

the NPT Contingent swears by 55# Suffix when seeking Trophy Bass and after this 30# Suffix trial period i'll prolly go to the heavy stuff to see how it performs at my honey hole when COW time comes .

something of interest regarding this topic can be found in the SWEdge's video archives. Pete G did a break test that was very revealing and should prove helpful, 44mike44. for me, the debate is between fireline and suffix, with pp a verrrry distant third and perhaps fourth ~now that daiwa has jumped into the braid game, ahhhhh but that is the stuff of another thread

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Old 03-01-2008, 12:36 PM   #5
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With all the good feedback about suffix I am going to put it on a few reels this spring. Tell me, how does the diameters compare for the same # test? and how is the castability of the two?
Here is a pic I just snapped. The red is 30# PP, green is 30# Sufix, and clear is some mono (forget # test). It's not the world's best pic and I don't have a tripod to take a super close up shot - but the lines seem pretty comparable in diameter. They are both listed as the equivalent of 8 # mono (.011). Rolled between my fingers the Sufix does feel smoother and slightly more round.
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Old 03-01-2008, 01:13 PM   #6
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