Catfish on tiki stick

[NCYankee]

Today, I went to a local lake (Lake Isabella) which is known for catfish. I saw a couple of bass under a small overhanging tree, so I tossed a watermelon red flake tiki stick out past the overhang. As a worked the tiki stick toward the overhang, I got a bite. At first, I thought it was the biggest bass I'd ever hooked, but once it started fighting, I realized it wasn't a bass. There was no mistaking the characteristic tugging of a catfish. The catfish literally almost pulled all 170lbs of me into the water. He would have succeeded had it not been for the line breaking.

I've been contemplating buying some Power Pro. If I had had Power Pro, I might have landed it. That's not the first time I've hooked a catfish fishing for bass, but it was definitely the biggest catfish I've ever hooked. I believe Zooker posted not too long ago about hooking into a whale as well.

As for Power Pro, I've read some of your posts saying it frays at times. I'm thinking about using Power Pro on my $20 Dick's Sporting Goods 7ft heavy rod. It is one of their house brands. Are cheap rod guides responsible for the fraying? I don't want to waste all the cash on Power Pro if I'm just going to ruin it with bad rod guides.