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found this on anothe site . thought it my intrest some of you. especialey the ones that catch the 5 pounders . lol
results of fishing line break at differen`t temps.
A test was conducted with 8 pound twst fishing lines to determin the effects of tenpertures on fishing line failure. Each testwas conducted 3 times per temps range. Each fishing line type was allowed 15 minutes within each temperature zone to allow for acclimization.Machine force was constant untill line failure accurred.
Braided line (8 pound Test)
6 Degrees Fahrenheit-- line failure accured at 18 pounds of pressure
40 Degrees Fahrenheit-- line failure accured at 15.3 pounds of pressure
80 Degrees Fahrenheit-- line failure accured at 21.6 pounds of pressure
Fluorocarbon (8 pound test
6 Degrees Fahrenheit-- line failure accured at 7.9 pounds of pressure
40 Degrees Fahrenheit-- line failure accured at 9.8 pounds of pressure
80 Degrees Fahrenheit-- line failure accured at 13.7 pounds of pressure
Monofilament fishing line (8 pound test )
6 Degrees Fahrenheit-- line failure accured at 8.3 pounds of pressure
40 Degrees Fahrenheit-- line failure accured at 8.8 pounds of pressure
80 Degrees Fahrenheit-- line failure accured at 8.1 pounds of pressure
Last edited by papasage; 08-13-2009 at 07:45 PM.
retired and now i will always fish
interesting
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