Another great video! Having gone through your data, there seems to be a pretty clear correlation between line diameter and breaking strength. The variation between different brands breaking strength for same rated line just seems to come down to the different diameters. I suspect some companies are simply selling thicker line to provide a reasonable breaking strength to help cover up QC issues. I guess the average angler doesn't know or care enough about line thickness, they're just going of the test value and feeling like they get a good deal whe their 15lbs line actually breaks at 30lbs.
I think your spot on. The correlation between diameter and breaking strain is exactly what tensile strength is. It's a calculation that standardised diameter vs strength. Seems the under quoting of diameter and strength is standard practice, and if you don't do that your line appears to be of less quality purely because it's rated accurately. As a consumer if I was comparing 2 lines in a shop and saw one that claimed it was half the diameter and twice as strong as another, I know what I would buy.
That's why I have such a strong preference towards brick and mortar stores over webshops. I like to feel the product in my hand, before I decide whether or not to dole out my cash.
Thank you again for your very interesting and instructive videos. As an extra, it would have been interesting to do a breaking strain test of a section of line including one of the defects revealed by line inspection. To compare things.
@the line laboratory MY MAN YOU ARE GOING TO BLOW UP THIS TYPE OF CONTENT SPECIFICLY FOCUSED ON LINE MAN A LOT OF PEOPLE DONT CARE ABOUT THEIR LINE QUALITY but in bass fishing a lot more people do anyways my question is tell me what is ur number 1 go to all around best braided fishing line please tell me it i just buyed a very nice combo and i cant wait to pair it up with some amazing high quality line
Thanks! If you look at one of my other videos on the best braids for 2024 that goes over all of them based on the numbers and lists the top in each class and overall.
I am in Australia so what is accessible for us may not be the same in the US, so it's very hard for me to suggest something that is easy for you to get. Any of the top brands like suffix 832, daiwa jbraid, varivas etc would be a safe bet.
Haven't tested the Rovex so that would be great! For the 15lb 832, FG results are here: linelaboratory.com/portfolio/sufix-832-15lb-braid/ The numbers do seem a little lower than i would expect so i will go back and retest when i have a chance.
Nice, thanks for the excellently produced video. After seeing the results I think I'll stick to Varivas & Tasline for now. :) You appear to tie good, consistent FG knots.
I would suggest zero chance of that as the x9 and X5, also rated at 15lb broke at the same tension. If this was a packaging error then it is consistent across their range of different products.
Another great video! Having gone through your data, there seems to be a pretty clear correlation between line diameter and breaking strength.
The variation between different brands breaking strength for same rated line just seems to come down to the different diameters.
I suspect some companies are simply selling thicker line to provide a reasonable breaking strength to help cover up QC issues.
I guess the average angler doesn't know or care enough about line thickness, they're just going of the test value and feeling like they get a good deal whe their 15lbs line actually breaks at 30lbs.
I think your spot on. The correlation between diameter and breaking strain is exactly what tensile strength is. It's a calculation that standardised diameter vs strength. Seems the under quoting of diameter and strength is standard practice, and if you don't do that your line appears to be of less quality purely because it's rated accurately. As a consumer if I was comparing 2 lines in a shop and saw one that claimed it was half the diameter and twice as strong as another, I know what I would buy.
That's why I have such a strong preference towards brick and mortar stores over webshops. I like to feel the product in my hand, before I decide whether or not to dole out my cash.
Thank you again for your very interesting and instructive videos.
As an extra, it would have been interesting to do a breaking strain test of a section of line including one of the defects revealed by line inspection. To compare things.
I did consider that just to see the impact but I also wanted to keep the blemishes in tact in case I ever needed to refer back to them.
@the line laboratory MY MAN YOU ARE GOING TO BLOW UP THIS TYPE OF CONTENT SPECIFICLY FOCUSED ON LINE MAN A LOT OF PEOPLE DONT CARE ABOUT THEIR LINE QUALITY but in bass fishing a lot more people do anyways my question is tell me what is ur number 1 go to all around best braided fishing line please tell me it i just buyed a very nice combo and i cant wait to pair it up with some amazing high quality line
Thanks! If you look at one of my other videos on the best braids for 2024 that goes over all of them based on the numbers and lists the top in each class and overall.
@@thelinelaboratory can you just name one that is accesible
I am in Australia so what is accessible for us may not be the same in the US, so it's very hard for me to suggest something that is easy for you to get. Any of the top brands like suffix 832, daiwa jbraid, varivas etc would be a safe bet.
Good work mate. Happy to send you some Rovex d8 depthfinder 80lb for a test. Also, do you happen to have fg knot results for the sufix 832 15 or 20lb?
Haven't tested the Rovex so that would be great! For the 15lb 832, FG results are here: linelaboratory.com/portfolio/sufix-832-15lb-braid/ The numbers do seem a little lower than i would expect so i will go back and retest when i have a chance.
Nice, thanks for the excellently produced video. After seeing the results I think I'll stick to Varivas & Tasline for now. :)
You appear to tie good, consistent FG knots.
You cant go wrong with either of those lines
Interesting outcome of the breaking strength test, I wonder if it was the incorrect product in the box given the dimension outcome
I would suggest zero chance of that as the x9 and X5, also rated at 15lb broke at the same tension. If this was a packaging error then it is consistent across their range of different products.
I would love to see you test Varivas saltwater finesse and YGK finesse ShangriLa.
i find nicks and bumps on a brand new 80lb Berkley Whiplash Crystal, decided not to use it, as a freak of American products i was very disappointed.
Nice!. I miss only one on all films. The most common knot used in spinning fishing Palomar knot test.
Palomar is used mostly on the leader (nylon or fluoro), not on braid
@@dante7228 nope
I bought some of this exact line and measured it with my micrometer at .005 thou.
I think your measuring has an error.
Micrometres tend to crush the braids and read way lower than they actually are.