Today’s review is on the new P-Line Voltage, a co-polymer with built in UV protection. I make no bones about the fact that P-Line Floroclear has been my main line for bass fishing for a number of years. I have tried other products but haven’t to date found anything that impresses me enough to replace this line on my bass rigs.
Let’s start at the beginning which is why you buy line and what are those attributes that you are looking for in your line choice. Those major factors are, castability, knot strength, abrasion resistance, sensitivity, invisibility under water and of course, cost.
There are a lot of lines out there that claim to have cornered the market on all of these but the hard truth is that none of them, have accomplished this. With that in mind you have to use comes the closest unless you have the patience to spool every reel with a different product, which I don’t!
I spooled the 10 pound P-Line Voltage on two bait-casting outfits and headed to the lake to try them with a variety of lures, mainly a new crank-bait. I am going to try to go down the list and give you my impression of the P-Line.
Incredible Easy Casting
Castability is the thing that I look for first ‘cause I figure no matter how good the line is, if you can’t get it out there where the fish are or if it does nothing but cause problems on the reel, it’s just not worth it. Voltage was impressive in the castability department. Think about a new line you’ve just spooled up, and it just tries to blow off the reel like a spring that’s torqued too tight.
You will have none of that when you buy the P Line Voltage. On the contrary, it’s so supple to cast, even though it is slightly thicker than the comparable pound test in Floroclear. Throwing light baits proved to be a non-issue with the Voltage and I think that I may have gained some distance over the Floroclear.
Powerful Enough For Big Fish
Although I didn’t have the time to test the knot strength, I can say that I was able to hook and land a 15 plus pound carp and several other fish without having to re-tie and the knot didn’t appear to have suffered at all. As far as abrasion resistance, between the carp, the bass and my own efforts in testing a new crank-bait, I intentionally ran this line through the nastiest stuff on the lake just to see how it performed and wasn’t able to make a dent in the Voltage.
I used the same equipment that I have been using for a couple of years which I think is the best way to judge the sensitivity of the line. The Voltage allowed me to feel everything that my bait was doing as well as every bite that I got. I didn’t miss a fish on this line but I can’t honestly say that it is more sensitive than Floroclear.
I can say it is as sensitive and that was somewhat unexpected. Finally, in the invisibility under water department, this is the area that I believe is the hardest to judge since I am not a fish. With that in mind, I did a little experiment in a pool with the Voltage against some other lines and realistically couldn’t see it any more than other quality mono’s.
Buying P Line Voltage
The new P-Line Voltage is a reasonable 9 bucks for 300 yards and if it is as durable as Floroclear, it should prove to be worthwhile. While I realize that I have only had the chance to fish with it once, and only used the Voltage in 10 pound test, I am impressed enough with it to fish with it more, under different conditions and get a couple of spools of different test pound ratings. As I have the chance to use it more, I’ll be doing a long term review.
See ya on the water…
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