Co Poly Lines

[Mobasser]

I learned something here. I assumed that all mono lines were a single filament. I didnt know that they were co poly also.

[WRB]

Here is a test you can do in your garage to measure line stretch.

My garage is 19’6” from the roll up door to the back wall. 
1. Put 3 pint plastic drinking of water in a grocery bag, weight = 3 lbs.

2. Tie on a hook or jig, I used a jig w/ SD Jam knot. 
3. Hook the jig or hook onto the bag handles and lift using you M or MH rod, adjust the drag to the point the lifts off the floor.

4. Hook the jig to the garage door hinge. 
5. Put a ruler on a chair or table 15’ away 1” facing the garage door hinge.

6. Point the rod tip at the door hinge and snug up the loose line until the rod but is even with the ruler 1”.

7. Take your thumb off the reel spool and pull the rod straight back without bending the rod until the drag slips.

8. Measure the inches the rod butt moved back,

Do this 3 times to get an  average.

I just did this using 12 lb Tatsu FC and 11 lb Armilo Nylon mono.

Results Tatsu stretched 3 3/4” over 15’ of line.

Armilo stretched 3 1/2” over 15’ of line.

For fishing use the lines are equal @ approx 3.6% stretch. Neither FC or Mono lines are stretchy under 30% of their tensile strength.

 

Tom

PS be careful lifting 3 lbs of weight it’s far more force then you think!

[JJP]

I have been using trilene xl and berkley big game for over 30 years. 

[Columbia Craw]

On bait casters it’s either mono, Sunline Supernatural or Fluorocarbon. I’m having some good luck with Daiwa’s JDM floro but Seaguar Invizex has an excellent track record.  YZ was fine but didn’t hold up as well.  That’s just my preference.

[Tackleholic]

I used Berkley Trilene Fluorocarbon for many years, but last year I began to suspect it had too much stretch.  To compare, I bought a spool of Sunline Super Sniper;  big difference, I've switched to Sniper.