![]() Spinning inshore/offshore casting, freshwater, bait casting reels None-tangle, easy to handle, great casting distance Ultra strength, super smooth, dig-in with bait casting reels Super strength, dig-in with bait casting reels ![]() In the past, I have used a hybrid line with single mono core, but it was not much good because the core pops up from braids.Įasy to use like nylon, less casting distance Other lines have hybrid construction with PET fibers, which is inexpensive, but still stronger than nylon. The line is famous for great casting distance and none of line-trouble for offshore casting purpose. One good example is Sunline Cast Away line, which has 4 PE fiber and 4 high-density ester filaments braided together. These hybrid fibers/filaments are used to add some tension to the line and improve the easiness in handling. Most PE braided lines are made of 100% PE fibers, but some lines have hybrid construction with mono filament, or other fibers. Currently, some nylon lines have 20times abrasion resistance to normal mono, and coated braided line may have only the similar resistance of normal nylon line.Ĭonstruction: 100% PE braid, hybrid construction with other fibers By using mono-leader, I can achieve the abrasion resistance, and don't much need it for main line. Softer, less-coated lines require special care in handling to prevent tangles, but cast farther.Ĭonsidering the extent of added abrasion protection by coatings and the disadvantage of them, I prefer to use thin-coat line because it casts much farther, and retrieve much smoother. PE fiber material itself doesn't have memory, but the hard coating has memory. But, harder line has more friction with guides in casting, and leads to less casting distance. The slimmer body receives less affection by wind or current. YGK Power Hunter, WX8 and WX4 have thin fluorine coating, and it is as soft as non-coated PE line.Ĭoating gives the line harder body, and it also make body slimmer. PowerPro has relatively hard coating, applied to each strand, and you may easily identify the braids of the line. Fireline looks like one fiber, but it is braided with 4 strands and then coated with plastic coating. One of the hardest coating is on Berkley Fireline and Spiderwire fusion. Most braided line are coated with some kind of abrasion protector because PE fiber has less abrasion resistance than monofilament lines. Smoothness is very important because line always contact to line guides with relatively high tension in jigging.įrom left, Zenaq-Jigger Trust 40lb, PowerPro 10lb, Ripcord Si 15lb These are mostly for offshore deep jigging, rated at more than 40lb-test, and they are expensive. There are a few PE braid lines braided with 8 thinner strands for better smoothness. The braided body has some roughness, and you may feel the noise when you reel in the 4 strand lines. Braided lines with 4 strands are in the shape of square, but with thin lines it looks round. PowerPro, Spiderwire, Fireline and most PE braid lines in market are braided with 4 strands. Most braided lines are braided with 4 strands. When lines are twisted, the 3-strand line shows more roughness. It receives more wind than 4-strand line. Some lines are braided with 3 strands, and it is flat in shape. Each strand is composed of a number of very thin fibers. Most braided lines are "braided" with multiple strands. These lines are recommended for bait casting reels, but not much for spinning reels. Durability and casting distance are also compromised from braided line. These none-braided lines have the compromised tensile strength between mono-filament and braided lines. The bonding material makes the line very hard, like mono-filament line, and it is easy to handle. The surface of the line is very smooth, and it is a great advantage. There are none-braided PE lines in market, which has PE spectra fibers bonded by hard coatings. Way of braids: Not braided, 3strands, 4strads, 8 strands Ultra 2 PE fiber (YGK WX8, Varivas Max Power) Materialīreaking strength to nylon in the same diameter * Dyneema has upgraded fibers from original to following, and other manufacturer as well. Most differences of PE braided lines come from the material, way of braids, coatings and construction.ĭyneema or Spectra fibers are brands name of high-density poly-ethylene. There are too many braided lines in market, and we should study before we use them. The line is braided with a lot of very thin fibers and it tend to have coating to protect the thin fibers. It floats because it has 0.97 weight ratio, when water has 1.0 weight ratio. These lines are much stronger than classic mono-filament nylon, and now many anglers use them. How to choose PE Braided lines? Which is the best? (Dyneema(R), Spectra(R))īraided lines of Dyneema and Spectra are Poly-Ethylene based filament lines.
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