Quote Originally Posted by Alphahawk View Post
It has always confused me also. After a lot of reading and one email I decided to go with the method that PE size equals out to 10X in pound rating. Example .15 equals 1.5# test. All the rods that I own....that have a PE rating..... show similar specs as on the rod you're wanting.....the mono/FC rating is lower than the PE rating if one is using the 10X multiplier rule. That may not be the best answer out there but it is the only one I can come up with. Chris Stewart checks in here from time to time and maybe he can shed some light on the subject.

Regards
I don't know why rod manufacturers list line recommendations for PE line that are a stronger than for nylon or fluorocarbon. Perhaps line strength is not the issue, but rather diameter, stiffness or some combination of issues. I just don't know.

I don't carry much PE line because people tend to think it is too expensive. However, the 10X conversion of line size to lb strength doesn't work for the two PE lines I do carry. The Sunline Small Game PE-HG .4 line is right at 15x (6 lb test) and the Varivas Bait Finess PE .3 line is over 18X (5.5 lb test).