Mystery Braid: Is 80# Overkill?

[Mr. NiceGuy]

Originally Posted by Dave Legacy

Mine is smooth too, kinda like string.

The problem for me was that my 80# smooth PowerPro did not lay down nicely when I reeled back in from normal trolling and bottom fishing. Somehow, it tangled itself on my reel. It was not a birds-nest from casting. Normal retrieve. I don't yet know why, but I'm investigating.

Squidco invited me to come back down and "they will take care of me" (their customer service is always great.) I don't want to impose if the problem was mine, but none of my other lines have tangled on me like that.

My regular textured, kelp-cutting 65# PowerPro zings out for long distance casts, and has never tangled on me.

It's possible that my new reel was loaded with a product called "Power Pro Super Slick" .... and indeed it is: super slick. I asked for green and the color is more of a seafoam green than it is a forest green. Power Pro website touts Super Slick as a premium product.

http://www.powerpro.com/publish/cont...per_slick.html

What they show as "aqua green" does not represent the color of the line I have.