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Re: Power pro, braided line
« Reply #15 on: March 05, 2015, 10:45:38 AM »
I agree, 50-65lb Power Pro with 50-100 feet of 30-40 lb mono. Works great with down riggers. Just make sure you have good, limber DR rods.
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Re: Power pro, braided line
« Reply #16 on: March 05, 2015, 11:58:42 AM »
If you want to run braid without false releases,wrap the braid around a toothpick 3-4 times. Clip the toothpick into the release.

I run 50lb braid on my ocean salmon rods. Its almost mandatory when you're fishing 300 or more feet down on the rigger.

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Re: Power pro, braided line
« Reply #17 on: March 05, 2015, 06:29:28 PM »
Use nothing but 65lb braid and run 99% DR's without issues or loss of fish, bury it past the mark on the clip....   If you have a clip that is slipping, open it up and run in between a clean tee shirt several times back and forth across the yellow, normally solves the problem right away.   I find it is normally my scents that get on them from handling them that causes any problems if I have them...   Check the Scotty DR clips there are two settings on the clips, if it is slipping push the portion that connects to the line either forward or backwards for more tension.  Can't remember which way off the top of my head but one way creates more tension.   

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Re: Power pro, braided line
« Reply #18 on: March 05, 2015, 06:52:33 PM »
 :yeah:

I run 50# PP and usually have no problems with slipping off the clips.  I also use the Scotty clips, I don't think the Cannon ones work very well on braid.  If I am pink fishing, I set them about normal depth, if on the bottom, I bury the line in the clip. I have noticed that weeds on your lure will trip it off more easily using the PP so you don't drag junk around as much.

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Re: Power pro, braided line
« Reply #19 on: March 05, 2015, 07:00:58 PM »
I fish a lot in the ocean in deep water with downriggers last year running 250' of cable a lot witch makes it easier to brake it off the downrigger with no problems, using the scotty releases. a lot of people don't no there is two different tensions on the scotty releases also, if you have it on the light setting it will release often. I use 50# braid

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Re: Power pro, braided line
« Reply #20 on: March 05, 2015, 08:39:13 PM »
I run 65lb braid for all my salmon fishing, not Power Pro though  :twocents:

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Re: Power pro, braided line
« Reply #21 on: March 06, 2015, 07:54:01 AM »
I run 65 PP on all my trolling rods. Never had an issue.
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Re: Power pro, braided line
« Reply #22 on: March 06, 2015, 08:51:31 AM »
I run 40# braid on all of my rods, downrigger included.  Exception is the 60# I run on my halibut rods.

I do exactly as CP suggests - splice in a length of mono that is longer than the length you like to drag your leaders behind the release.   On my downrigger rods, I usually run a 50' section of 40# mono.  It makes it really easy to know how far back you are that way, too - once you reach the splice, clip in on the mono just under it and you're set.  I think 50' of 40# provides plenty of shock absorber action along with a dedicated downrigger rod.
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I tried this, but tied in a 2' section of 40lb mono in the braid.  This is the way the guides run it out of Victoria.  2' section at the 20' mark.  I know how far back when I clip my releases.  So far it has worked pretty good.
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Re: Power pro, braided line
« Reply #23 on: March 06, 2015, 09:25:43 AM »
I hate having extra knots in my line though, and sometimes I vary the length of the troll.

To the OP, try it w/o the leader but bring some leader along would be my suggestion.  If you use the Scotty releases, I don't think you will have any problems with the 65#.   :twocents:

 


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