How to choose fishing line?

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According to my calculations, by the end of calendar summer cheap fishing line purchased at the beginning of the season, should exhaust their “ability”. And before anglers early in the season neat autumn fishing can be a question of purchasing a new line. I want to draw attention to some points.

Fishing line is a monofilament, which is obtained by extruding the polymer from its melt and transmission pulled out of a melt filament through a calibrated orifice-Spinneret. Depending on the raw materials and the equipment is the thread where a quality. But this is not necessarily a monofilament. Since different threads serve different purposes, and they have different properties. For textile industry we need some yarn for tire cords, fishing — the. Here lies the reason for the most common fakes. Technical thread unraveled and sold as fishing line. The buyer gets a “scaffold” for one fishing.

The fact that the fishing line as a thread of polymeric material contains a special additive in the form of stabilizers, plasticizers and inhibitors. They need to ensure that in the process of exploitation monofilament did not lose their strength properties. But the scaffold, in contrast to the technical thread, more needs to be resistant to water, ultraviolet radiation, should have a certain elasticity, strength and durability. That is, the fishing line must have its own specific properties.

Is it possible to distinguish the line from technical yarns, fishing line is unwound under? Response: just the price in the retail market. Reasonable price quality fishing line at the moment is around two rubles per square meter. Price elite fishing line at the moment is 5-8 rubles per meter length.

Modern at the moment, the fishing line are performed only at specialized production facilities for special projects. This, of course, reflected in the price, because the longevity of the line to increase is difficult. I personally think that the durability, that is, the time during which fishing line practically does not change its characteristics, is the true criterion.
Longevity as such is not so important, no matter how bizarre the claim. Judge for yourself if the scaffold can withstand the fishing season, it is any good, because the vast majority of cases, the fisherman still change the line before the start of next season. And if possible without the hassle to buy every year a good fishing line, it may be better to go that way. Another thing, if this is not possible. Then the durability of the fishing line becomes crucial.

Here is a common paradox. Poor consumers gain a short-lived gear, which are much cheaper, and thus each time confirms the known truth that the “miser pays twice”, although in this case more appropriate word is not miserly, but frugal.

If the surface of the thread Matt, it means, that the line “old”, that is, on its surface under the action of heat, ultraviolet formed cracks. Aging of the fishing line is because of it over time vipotest stabilizers and plasticizers.

Another factor that determines the quality of the line technology is the stretching of the thread. Modern technology makes the fishing line is not only perfectly calibrated over its entire length, but absolutely durable.

The most discussed in the literature, the question is according to what is written on the package of fishing line and the true characteristics of the goods. Indeed, it rarely happens that the angler begins to check the diameter and strength of the line and finds a match to what is written. It got to the point that anglers have become accustomed to so-called “advertising lies”, and most of them refer to this fact philosophically. Actually this question is not simple, but very complex. Try to understand why.
First, the simplest reason for the discrepancy is the incorrect test of the Fisher parameters of the selected line. You need to use an optical method, that is, to measure the thickness of the line under a microscope.

Most interesting happens while checking the diameter and strength of the line. Some anglers fishing line wet with water, others measure off the meter and pull dynamometer in the form of household weights, others knit the knot and then stretch the line to the cliff. In General, how can anyone, thinks and knows.

Those who worked with the production of any product familiar with this concept as a standard. The standard may be factory, industry, government, and international. All fishing lines produced around the world meet, in the best case, the state standard. During then, “the dog is buried”. Checking meet the manufacturer’s strength, don’t usually wonder how to check. No one knows, therefore, not only to check the honesty of the manufacturer, but also to compare between a fishing line of the same diameter on the strength is not correct! Such comparisons can be practiced with the goal of complacency. There is another argument. Consumer protection in the countries from which supplied the scaffold, is strictly observed and is very tough. So, the marking is applied in accordance with one of the existing standards.

I can say that there are standards by which the diameter is specified for the line in a free state. There are standards, which specify the diameter after breaking of the line. And there are standards, which specify the average diameter between the diameter in the free state and the diameter at break. So guess what standard this particular line corresponds.
Confusion in the standards, of course, enjoy the “payoff” woods.

Standards for testing wood strength the picture is even more complicated. In order to properly test the line strength, we need to know what clips are used, what should be the humidity of the fishing line to some length tests and what speed is applied to the line load. Also you need to consider scale factor when testing lines of different diameters. Most wisely, in my opinion, do firms that are on the elite Lisky strength is not indicated.

A very important characteristic of the line is stiffness. This characteristic is relative and is perceived only during the direct comparison of two or more lines of the same diameter. Hard line, tend to be more durable due to the higher degree of orientation of the surface layers. The higher the degree of orientation of the molecules and the thicker the surface-oriented layer is, the more fully realized the strength characteristics of the raw materials in the final line, but the line and harder. Because of the high stiffness fishing line loses its strength in a simple knot, but nobody forbids to use complex knots. Too soft line was easily confused, twisted and has a high residual deformation, which leads to rapid loss of quality due to microtraumas in service.

With a hard line, particularly those designed for use in competition, mishaps occur. For example, some driver’s luxury, sport fishing line for float rigs initially have very high strength characteristics. Within three to six hours, depending on water temperature, the strength decreases by 20-40% and the line of the super-elite just becomes elite. For example, fishing line diameter 0.10 mm initially has a breaking strength of 1.9 kg, and after four hours of fishing at a water temperature of 18 degrees its strength is 1.25 kg. It is necessary to know and consider. Such a scaffold is designed for use in a single event.

Check the calibration of thin fishing line, that is, its uniformity in thickness, is an easier way with small weights in the form of pellets. To do this, clamp a sinker onto the fishing line so that it can be with some effort to move. Sliding sinker on the fishing line, you will immediately notice the space on the thread that it is thicker, here the sinker will get stuck. To use this line a bit risky, you never know where it’ll break.

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