FISHING LINE?????

[Mike P]

The first spool, I had several unexplicable break offs when casting. No nicks, no abrasion, just snap right when I released the line. I remember people saying this was a common problem on the early versions of PP, so I figured, maybe the stiff I got was older stock. I spooled up with a new spool, put it on a 706. I used it for the first time Saturday out at Moriches. I got a couple of big tangles throwing a 3 oz bucktail with a pork trailer. I can imagine what it would have been like throwing Bombers. I swapped the spool for one of 30# Fireline and had no further problems. I imagine PP might do better on a long-cast style spool, but I like my old grinders and if it doesn't work on a 706, it's likely to do worse on a 704. I don't have enough spare VS spools to try it on that, but I don't see it doing any better on that than on a 706. Same type roller, same size spool. The VS does wind the line on in a V-pattern rather than flat like the 706.