Monofilament line test anyone?

[dblevens]

I bought this high dollar line thinking "you get what you pay for". I have lost at least one fish each of the last four trips due to broken line. And I replaced it after the second trip. So yesterday, I lost one of the only two fish I caught, and yep, the line broke. So I come home after work, and did a little "breakage test". Now before I get started, let me tell ya, I'm in NO WAY biased toward any brand line, I just want something that is tough. So if you have a different brand laying around, and want to join in, please, by all means, share your results with the rest of us. To conduct this test, I took two foot of brand new line off the spool, tied a loop similar to what I would tie to my jig, on each end, and hooked it to the door and the other end to my digital fish scales, zeroed it, and pulled till it broke.


Results so far...

P-Line 8lb test .0092 diameter
Breaking strength:3lb6oz.


Mr. Crappie Hi-viz
6lb test .010 diameter
Breaking strength:5lb13oz.

[huntinslabs]

Not surprised. My favorite line ever was Shakespeare Sigma. That stuff was amazingly strong yet very limp. Been using Trilene XL and Offshore Angler Tightlines lately.

[satdoc1]

Use braid!

[clfarms1]

10lb fusion crystal I cant break it.

[shuorc]

6# stren super knot, but don't let it set in the sun between trips or starts breaking in 2 weeks.--shu

[Eagle 1]

What lb. Did it break ?

[kyjohn]

I've used BPS Excel 4 Lb Clear for casting jigs for several years now. I use a palomar knot and don't have any issues with fish breaking my line. I've caught some pretty big drum and catfish without the line breaking. Now I did snag a bighead carp this spring ... about the size of the USS Nautilus ... line broke.

[Crestliner08]

Interesting. I've never used line based on pound test. I use line to obtain the depth & speed control that I'm trying to achieve, in order to catch fish. This is the paramount focus of all my fishing. Of course, if you are fishing brush or docks, you have to adjust accordingly, but I would never consider anything above 6# test of any line manufacturer for crappie.

For our species here, I use both 2# & 4# test Trilene XL. Have done so for many, many years. No problems, no worries. Rarely do I experience a line/knot failure. I've also used Fireline in 4# test with a 4# test fluoro leader. The connection being the Alberto knot. Again, no problems, no worries. So I'm not sure just where your problem lies, but I tend to think it might have something to do with the kind of knots you are using and/or how you tie them. But that's something you need to evaluate for your own peace of mind.

I'm going to be trying 2# Fireline Crystal sometime this month and I'll let you folks know how that pans out. I've tried 2# & 4# test Nanofil. Total disaster! I would not recommend that line to anyone, for anything. JMO!

[Gomer Snerd]

I wasn't aware that they made anything other than six pound original Stren. But really lines test for different purposes. Some are made to break at no higher than rated to fall into classes for the record books so 10 pound might break at 9 or less. Others are designed to break at greater than rated so a 10 pound test will break at 11-13.

[RHB]

What kind of knot were you using? Too me the knot is everything 8# and down I use a double clinch, 10 and up I tend to use the palomar knot. I consider P-Line products to be some of strongest lines out there.

RHB