As a relatively expensive consumable in the fishing process, fishing line has always been the most difficult place for fishermen to distinguish between good and bad, because it involves too much expertise. Today I will introduce you to several mainstream fishing lines on the market, as well as some correct understanding of fishing lines.
nylon thread
Nylon line can be seen in Taiwan fishing, traditional fishing, sea fishing, and stream fishing. It can be said to be the most widely used fishing line. Its obvious advantages are less nodular tension loss, certain ductility (double-edged sword), and relatively cheap price. Disadvantages are poor water absorption, UV resistance and wear resistance.
Nylon thread parameters
Carbon wire (in fact, fluorocarbon wire)
When you mention the carbon thread, the first thing you think of is the specific gravity (1.78). In theory, the water cut is very good. In fact, the gap between the nylon thread and the nylon thread is very small. I will not talk about it here for a while, as I will mention later. The strength of the fluorocarbon thread is slightly worse than that of nylon, but the wear resistance is excellent. Some fishing friends will definitely ask, is it suitable for the main line of fishing? It used to be that currently, the most used is sea fishing as a strand. However, everything in the world has two sides, its nodule pulling force is slightly poor, not heat resistant, moving the space beans or knotting too fast, the pulling force will be significantly reduced, so it was abandoned early as the main line of fishing.
Carbon wire parameters
Polyester thread
There are not many fishermen who have been in contact with this type of fishing line. Many merchants also sell nylon line. Its strength is slightly lower than nylon line, but its specific gravity is slightly larger, it does not absorb water, and it has better wear resistance and stability. Rod line is a good choice. There are many cheap lines on the top of Pin Xi Xi, which are all like this.
Polyester thread parameters
Polyethylene multifilament (PE wire)
Many anglers will ask what is the difference with Dali horse? The simple distinction is that PE wire has a more smooth coating than Dali. The straight tensile strength of the PE wire with the same diameter is about 2.5 to 3.5 times the strength of nylon, and there is no water absorption, so there is no need to worry about the strength reduction caused by water absorption. However, the nodule strength is only 30-40% of the straight strength, and it is also not wear-resistant (the filament of the monofilament is very thin), these two points are also its obvious defects. There are two other types of PE thread on the market, but the trial production share is relatively low, namely: expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) and polyester fiber.
PE line parameters
After introducing the four main types of fishing line, I choose the nylon line that is widely used among them. It is often seen that the evaluation of the fishing line is to simply and crudely test the fishing line on the tensile machine. This is very undesirable behavior, because the quality of the fishing line needs to consider all the following characteristics: straight tensile force, nodular tensile force, Ductility, recovery, softness, abrasion resistance.
I once received a sample from a Japanese trading company: Line 1, standard diameter, the tensile machine can pull 3 kg of pull force, and more importantly, the nodule pull force reaches 2.5 kg or less, which was shocking to me. . You know, most Line 1 on the market is about 2.4 kilograms, and the top one is only 2.8 kilograms. Is this line going against the sky?
Its extensibility is so scary that it is much higher than most fishing lines on the market. Not to mention the main line, even if it is a sub-line, it will greatly affect the accuracy of the drift adjustment. This is a typical compromise made to improve the pulling force. However, with the proliferation of self-media today, if you use a tensile machine to live test the pulling force of this fishing line, you should be able to successfully sway many people.
Nylon technology has reached the bottleneck, and there has been no substantial breakthrough for several years. Any improvement will inevitably be accompanied by a decline in other performance. I once said jokingly that if you only look at the pull force to compare the quality of the fishing line, then all The world should only produce one type of fishing line, because everyone will buy "Rally First", right?
Fit is the best
If you are a very junior fisherman, purely recreational, then you can buy a cheaper fishing line. It's okay to be thicker. Don't pay special attention to the appearance of the so-called "gap". If you don't listen to it, you will simply realize No difference.
If you are a fisherman with certain fishing experience and pursuing refined operations, then you should consider your own situation. If the level of the hook is not too high, then choose a slightly more malleable type. Very attentive. If the level of the hook is good, the fish in the water area is harsh, or there are many black pit rules (such as the length of the line is very dead), then you can choose some fishing lines with low elongation, high straight line tension, and nodule requirements .
I have never mentioned the water-cutting property of the fish line, because I have done an experiment, cut a piece of carbon wire and gently put it on the water, and it still does not sink for half an hour, because in front of the tension of the water, this increase in density is not worth mentioning. The water-cutting property of the fish line is mainly the way you press the line and the state of the water surface (whether there is oil). All Fools said: The super large proportion and excellent water cut are just for talking.