Scotty Counters and braid line

[Mi Chica]

Ever since I switched to Power Pro braid I have wondered about the accuracy of the counters on my Scotties. I have watched with interest the various opinions and experiences of others. I finally decided to try to determine the accuracy myself. I peeled out 200 feet indicated and then taped it. It was accurate to within 6 inches. When I repeated the process, I got the same result. Did the same with the other rigger, and had virtually identical results. My conclusion was that the if the counters were accurate with the s/s line they will still be accurate with the braid. IMHO this also indicates that backing is not a necessity.If nothing else, I will be more confident about the depth of my gear in future.

To much water, too little time

 

[Copper Moon]

That's good to know. Can you tell me what the overall length of the Power Pro on the spool and what test it was?

Thanks

 

[Cuba Libre]

My riggers are within 5 feet of the sounder reading at 200 ft. Good enough for me.

20ft Alumaweld Intruder

 

[adrianna3]

I have the PowerPro #150 and I find that my counter is out by about 10% compared to the old stainless. 100 feet on the sounder equals about 111 feet on the downrigger, and that's in neutral.

 

[Mi Chica]

I am running 450 feet of 200 # power pro

To much water, too little time

 

[Halilogger]

Never even considered my braided might effect my counter, good to know Thnxs.