Technology makes fishing easier… most of the time. And with today’s superior electronics, we know when the fish are under the boat, when know how thick they are, we know approximately how big they are and we know where they’re hanging in the water column. One of the hardest things to do, without some help from your equipment or a whole lot of regularly practiced experience, is drop a jig or bait to the right depth, especially when that depth exceeds 50 feet and it only gets tougher as you eclipse 100 feet, 200 feet, or even more.
These issues are compounded when your quarry dictates a need for heavier lines. Even with super braids, as diameters increase, so does the drag on the line which results in “scoping out”, the need for heavier jigs and an overall tougher time getting your offering into the strike zone and keeping it there. Anglers who regularly use these methods are familiar with PowerPro Depth Hunter, a metered braid that comes in color-coded increments, designed to help you know where your offering is swimming within the water column. PowerPro has come back with a new metered offering, MacCuatro Metered, which combines the toughness of four carrier braid with the extra-thin diameter that the MaxCuatro lineup is famous for.
The MaxCuatro concept is wound around a process that pulls the weave tighter, resulting in a thinner diameter when compared to other lines of the same strength. MaxCuatro Metered brings together two of the best features an angler could ask for: an ultra-thin profile and a precise, color-coded line-measurement system. Built around next-generation Honeywell Spectra HT fiber with four-end construction, this braid boasts a diameter that is 25% thinner than standard braids of the same strength. That reduced diameter translates directly mitigating water drag, allowing your lures or baits to drop faster and stay deeper with less belly in the line.
What really sets this line apart for offshore and deep-water applications, is its smart metered color scheme. The line cycles through five high-visibility colors—blue, yellow, red, green, and orange—with the pattern shifting every 100 feet. Because those increments align perfectly with standard US depth finder settings, you can accurately gauge exactly how much line you have let off the reel without relying on a mechanical line counter.
PowerPro also integrated their patented Enhanced Body Technology into this build, giving it an impressive strength-to-diameter ratio with minimal stretch. The result puts incredible sensitivity under your thumb, helping you detect light bites at extreme depths, paired with solid hook-setting power when a big fish hits. It comes in heavy-duty 80- and 100-pound test options, with spool sizes ranging from 300 and 500 yards for standard setups all the way up to 1,500 and 3,000 yards for packing deep-drop electrics or big offshore conventional reels. MaxCuatro’s four-carrier makeup, means it will take on tough battles with hard tails, blistering runs and anything else your fish throws at it.
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