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Power pro on a Finesse Bait casting reel and Tactix rod.
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<blockquote data-quote="Stryker777" data-source="post: 83544" data-attributes="member: 1439"><p>I just wanted to say, I love how power pro works on a bait casting reel. I do a lot of river fishing in the Ozarks. The fish are not always the biggest so I wanted to be able to cast 1/8 - 3/8 lures on the same bait casting rig. I have a spinning reel I love too, but the challenge seemed like a good one. Not being willing to spend several hundred on a reel, I went to Bass Pro and picked up this years BPS Prolite Finesse. I had last years model, but did not care for the inertial brake. This years used cetrifugal and magnetic. Finding an affordable rod that would work well was my next task. I found the Berkley Tactix medium action 6'6" rod. It had good balance, chromium guides, and the action I was looking for. After that, I put on 6lbs Power Pro line and tested it out. To my surprise, a light cast got me 10 yards with an 1/8 oz. lure. Then I pulled all the line out and reeled it back in through a rag soaked in KVD line conditioner. The cast increased by 5 yards and the line/guide noise disappeared. Took it out fishing a couple days ago. Sprayed the spool real quick with KVD and started casting into the wind (had to lol). Not one birds nest, had good distance, and I was able to cast any lure I wanted where I wanted. It worked as well, if not better, than my spinning reel on a 7' rod. I love this combo. I can't say it can match up to the $300-$800 rigs some of you all may be using, but for $130, I can not be happier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stryker777, post: 83544, member: 1439"] I just wanted to say, I love how power pro works on a bait casting reel. I do a lot of river fishing in the Ozarks. The fish are not always the biggest so I wanted to be able to cast 1/8 - 3/8 lures on the same bait casting rig. I have a spinning reel I love too, but the challenge seemed like a good one. Not being willing to spend several hundred on a reel, I went to Bass Pro and picked up this years BPS Prolite Finesse. I had last years model, but did not care for the inertial brake. This years used cetrifugal and magnetic. Finding an affordable rod that would work well was my next task. I found the Berkley Tactix medium action 6'6" rod. It had good balance, chromium guides, and the action I was looking for. After that, I put on 6lbs Power Pro line and tested it out. To my surprise, a light cast got me 10 yards with an 1/8 oz. lure. Then I pulled all the line out and reeled it back in through a rag soaked in KVD line conditioner. The cast increased by 5 yards and the line/guide noise disappeared. Took it out fishing a couple days ago. Sprayed the spool real quick with KVD and started casting into the wind (had to lol). Not one birds nest, had good distance, and I was able to cast any lure I wanted where I wanted. It worked as well, if not better, than my spinning reel on a 7' rod. I love this combo. I can't say it can match up to the $300-$800 rigs some of you all may be using, but for $130, I can not be happier. [/QUOTE]
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