I'm planning on putting 40 lb power pro. how many feet of braided power pro should I buy? it's for the penn fierce 4000 model that's going on a okuma Reflexions rod. I know i should be using less but i would rather have my equipment break than have my...
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Unless you are fishing boulder fields or in a place where a big fish is going to pull you down into the rocks/shells, I wouldn't be afraid to go with 30lb Power Pro. I'd also put 20 yards of mono line for backing on the reel before putting the power pro. This saves braided line and prevents the braid from spinning on the reel base and impacting your drag system. Good luck!
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Edmund Y.,The Daiwa Beefstick Surf rod was a "stand" alone" purchase and a Good buy for the price. My purpose for the purchase was to match it with a previous purchase of the "Daiwa REGAL 5000BRI Bait Runner. No problem with this Combo. Hello Catfish!! The Blue Braid, needed something new. (Give a man a fish, he can eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will go broke always buying more gear). U Know (smile)
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Any fish you would need to use a braided line for would be too much for that reel. Stick with mono.
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First I would have recommended a higher drag weight on the reel. It sounds like you want heavy fish, so I would go with the 300 yds. You also may want to consider going to 50 lb. line, between your rod and the drag you can handle some pretty large fish with this set up. Remember to balance you drag with the weight recommendation of the rod builder.
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I didn't own mine long enough to give a qualified answer, but any sectional poles (I use an ultra-light one for spin-casting) aren't really going to be well geared for really large fish. I picked this up to throw in the back of the truck as a basic utility rod to use on whims rather than specific fishing trips. I accidentally broke the tip off pulling it out of the car. I only broke about an inch off and picked up a new tip at Cabela's and glued it on and it was no worse for wear. I emailed the company to see if they could send me an extra tip or two and said I was more than happy to pay for it as I'm infamous for bonehead moves like that. They sent me an apologetic letter saying that they don't have separate parts but would see what they could do. A few days later a whole rod kit (two piece instead of a take down) showed up in the mail! A few weeks later my dad stumbled on a more expensive orvis take-down with a smaller tube case, so I sent the Crystal River take-down to a friend of mine in Ukraine who said she had never tried fly casting before and the smaller rod was cheaper to ship than a 2 piece. (it still cost me over $50 to ship, but she enjoyed the gift)
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No problem. I used 60lb Powerline braided line and have great sensitivity over 500 feet deep water.
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Yes, my son uses Power Pro braided line for bass fishing all the time. He also uses is for sea bass fishing.
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Yes,a great reel,40s we fish salt water fish like red fish from 4 pounds up to 25 pound with power pro 40 pound test.Very smooth reel casting also reeling them In with no problem.I know you will love this reel.
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I would not trust a rod for a reel this heavy that was more than 2 pieces. Ebay had a couple of rods for around $80 last time I looked. Stay with graphite instead of fiberglass.
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If you want really thick line that only holds 45 pounds then sure. Better to stick with powerpro man. Made that same mistake
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I was able to put a 300yard spool of 30lb test braided spider wire on mine. If you check the specifications on the line thickness between the two brands it should give you a good estimate as to whether your 4000 model will be able to accept that much of the 40lb Power Pro. I think 150 yard would be no problem but if your going to want a full 300 yard spool then you may want to do the comparison. I also took it to academy sports and outdoors so it was spool onto the reel tightly. Hope this helps. :)
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I have actually used this rod with 65 lb braid and successfully fished 120 fathoms (720 feet) for ehu. The rod performed great often pulling up multiple fish at once. The fish I was targeting weren't over 6lbs each and its a whole lotta work bringing um up from that depth, but the rod performed fine. Worth the money to me...hope that helps. Carl B. Maui, Hawaii
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I would NOT recommend this set up for that size fish! I had my hands full with fish under 5 pounds!See my review on this combo for information on the reel. The rod is great, but I would buy a stiffer one for 40 to 100 pounders. PS--where do you fish? I wanna go there! -Edog1955
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The model number you listed is correct, and Eagle Claw does indeed list this item as a 3/4 wt rod. However, after fishing the rod and trying out different weight lines, I was convinced this is in no way a 3 wt. I emailed the manufacturer, and asked them about it. They informed me that it would fish and cast better a little over lined, coming just short of an admission of a misprint on the rod. I can forward you the email response I got from them if you would like. I would call this a 4/5 wt rod and Wright McGill pretty much agreed. But this is all a little moot since I see Amazon is no longer offering this particular rod. Anyway, hope this helped. The model number you listed is correct, and Eagle Claw does indeed list this item as a 3/4 wt rod. However, after fishing the rod and trying out different weight lines, I was convinced this is in no way a 3 wt. I emailed the manufacturer, and asked them about it. They informed me that it would fish and cast better a little over lined, coming just short of an admission of a misprint on the rod. I can forward you the email response I got from them if you would like. I would call this a 4/5 wt rod and Wright McGill pretty much agreed. But this is all a little moot since I see Amazon is no... » Read More The model number you listed is correct, and Eagle Claw does indeed list this item as a 3/4 wt rod. However, after fishing the rod and trying out different weight lines, I was convinced this is in no way a 3 wt. I emailed the manufacturer, and asked them about it. They informed me that it would fish and cast better a little over lined, coming just short of an admission of a misprint on the rod. I can forward you the email response I got from them if you would like. I would call this a 4/5 wt rod and Wright McGill pretty much agreed. But this is all a little moot since I see Amazon is no longer offering this particular rod. Anyway, hope this helped. « Show Less
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I use Power Pro bass fishing for fresh water as well as saltwater bass, with a short fluorocarbon leader (3-7'). Hook sets should be instantaneous, as there is no stretch in the braided line. Tie the right knot to join the lines so no slippage (check out You Tube videos about joining lines).
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I have a 20 pound braided test line. Power Pro or trilene works perfectly. .
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The drag is if I remember right 15# max and that should turn a cat if you play it right.I have mine spooled with berkley tracer braid in 20# test and i'm not worried about chasing cats at all in fact i'm planning a trip where that is all i'm going to fish for.As far as rod i'm going to go with a 8' or 9' rod when I order my new black max.