05-17-2003, 05:07 AM
[#191970][size 2]I brought this over from another forum and thought it might be helpful.[/size][/#191970]
[#191970][size 2]Sport Fishing magazine October 2001. Sport Fishing did a comparison of 85 fising lines. 20 lb. Mono and braids. Here are some results.[/size][/#191970]
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Means wet break strength in lbs.(MWBS)
Abrasion rating.................(AR)
Combined rating.................(CR)
Mean (cycles to break)..........(CTB)
..........................(CR).....................................(MWBS)..( AR).(CTB)
Western "Tuff-line"(941)..009_diam.$05.26per.100yd.#29.0..(901).(781)
Mason tiger braid..(858)..009_diam.$n/a..................#23.2..(930).(806)
Sufix Herculine......(523)..008_diam.$n/a.................#23.1..(098).(078).
Fire Line..............(499)..013_diam.$08.33per.100yd.#35.3..(498).(667)
Power-Pro...........(488)..009_diam.$07.20per.100yd.#27.1..(136).(124)
FINs PRT.............(447)..011_diam.$08.66per.100yd.#37.6..(108).(119)
Tuf-Line Plus........(319)..009_diam.$05.13per.100yd.#17.6..(041).(036)
Spider Line..........(168)..017_diam.$12.66per.100yd.#28.7..(081).(137)
MONO.............................................................
Stren Original.......(450)..018_diam.$02.48per.100yd.#20.9..(730).(1295)
Rapala "TOUGH" ...(359)..018_diam.$01.41per.100yd.#31.2..(465).(824)
Sufix Tritanium pls(347)..018_diam.$01.15per.100yd.#30.06..(446).(791)
Berkley Big Game..(217)..018_diam.$01.08per.100yd.#29.0..(199).(353)
Sider line mono....(173)..017_diam.$02.50per.100yd.#27.6..(100).(170)
Wet means break strength..........
The lines that were rated just on MEAN wet strength were as follows. Mono lines were soaked in water for two hours. Five samples of each line were tested on a factory-calibrated MTS tensile tester, which provided a computer print out of the results.
1 FINS PRT (braid)..............37.6
2 Fireline (braid).................35.3
3 P-LineX-tra strong...........34.4
4 Stren extra strength........32.8
5 Izorline Platinum..............32.8
6 Berkley Trilene inshore......32.7
7 Berkley trilene sensithin....32.6
8 Remington Ultra..............31.8
9 Sufix Superior.................31.6
10 Rapala Tough................31.2
11 Stren Catfish................31.2
12 Sufix Tri-tanium plus......30.6
19 Tuff Line (braid)............29.0
20 Berkley Trilene big cat....29.0
21 Berkley Big Game...........29.0
22 Spider line (braid)..........28.7
28 Power pro (braid)...........27.1
All lines were tested the same way. [/size][/#191970]
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[#191970][size 2]Sport Fishing magazine October 2001. Sport Fishing did a comparison of 85 fising lines. 20 lb. Mono and braids. Here are some results.[/size][/#191970]
[#191970][size 2]
Means wet break strength in lbs.(MWBS)
Abrasion rating.................(AR)
Combined rating.................(CR)
Mean (cycles to break)..........(CTB)
..........................(CR).....................................(MWBS)..( AR).(CTB)
Western "Tuff-line"(941)..009_diam.$05.26per.100yd.#29.0..(901).(781)
Mason tiger braid..(858)..009_diam.$n/a..................#23.2..(930).(806)
Sufix Herculine......(523)..008_diam.$n/a.................#23.1..(098).(078).
Fire Line..............(499)..013_diam.$08.33per.100yd.#35.3..(498).(667)
Power-Pro...........(488)..009_diam.$07.20per.100yd.#27.1..(136).(124)
FINs PRT.............(447)..011_diam.$08.66per.100yd.#37.6..(108).(119)
Tuf-Line Plus........(319)..009_diam.$05.13per.100yd.#17.6..(041).(036)
Spider Line..........(168)..017_diam.$12.66per.100yd.#28.7..(081).(137)
MONO.............................................................
Stren Original.......(450)..018_diam.$02.48per.100yd.#20.9..(730).(1295)
Rapala "TOUGH" ...(359)..018_diam.$01.41per.100yd.#31.2..(465).(824)
Sufix Tritanium pls(347)..018_diam.$01.15per.100yd.#30.06..(446).(791)
Berkley Big Game..(217)..018_diam.$01.08per.100yd.#29.0..(199).(353)
Sider line mono....(173)..017_diam.$02.50per.100yd.#27.6..(100).(170)
Wet means break strength..........
The lines that were rated just on MEAN wet strength were as follows. Mono lines were soaked in water for two hours. Five samples of each line were tested on a factory-calibrated MTS tensile tester, which provided a computer print out of the results.
1 FINS PRT (braid)..............37.6
2 Fireline (braid).................35.3
3 P-LineX-tra strong...........34.4
4 Stren extra strength........32.8
5 Izorline Platinum..............32.8
6 Berkley Trilene inshore......32.7
7 Berkley trilene sensithin....32.6
8 Remington Ultra..............31.8
9 Sufix Superior.................31.6
10 Rapala Tough................31.2
11 Stren Catfish................31.2
12 Sufix Tri-tanium plus......30.6
19 Tuff Line (braid)............29.0
20 Berkley Trilene big cat....29.0
21 Berkley Big Game...........29.0
22 Spider line (braid)..........28.7
28 Power pro (braid)...........27.1
All lines were tested the same way. [/size][/#191970]
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