12-14-2006, 05:05 PM
You know, the more I think about it, the more I wonder if Braid line is much stronger than the pound test that it states. I keep thinking back to all those times i've gotten snagged in a limb and gave it a jerk, and to my surprise, the line doesn't break and I get my lure or bobber back. It's so surprising to me because a swift jerk with an equal size mono line and it more than likely would break.
I've never actually tested the breaking strength of braided lines before. I have tested mono before, and many of the monophiliment lines on the market are high quality and can with stand much higher tention than the pound class it is rated. I just wonder why braided line of the same strength won't break under the same stressors that a mono line would.
My only theory is that since mono is plastic and stretches, that as it stretches it looses it's strength gradually as the line is pulled and thinned. Where as a braid line has no stretch, thus, it maintains it's true breaking strength 100% of the time.
Any thoughts?
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I've never actually tested the breaking strength of braided lines before. I have tested mono before, and many of the monophiliment lines on the market are high quality and can with stand much higher tention than the pound class it is rated. I just wonder why braided line of the same strength won't break under the same stressors that a mono line would.
My only theory is that since mono is plastic and stretches, that as it stretches it looses it's strength gradually as the line is pulled and thinned. Where as a braid line has no stretch, thus, it maintains it's true breaking strength 100% of the time.
Any thoughts?
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