PE8 And the like ??? what does it mean
Submitted by cammmo on Tue, 2009-06-23 18:43
Can someone explain what PE8 means and 6 ect.....
I have wondered what it stands for, i would guess that it is used leagaly for tournements with certin breaking strains or something like that
Info appreciated
Cheers
damo6230
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can mean a few things
PE 8 represents 80lb or 40kg (braid) line rating. this language comes out of japan predominatley but has been adopted by the fishing fraternity.
so PE 6 would correlate to 60lb fishing or roughly 30kg etc etc.
generally not a mono line concept.
some braid is tournement rated as genarally braid breaks at a greater strength than the rating, while mono breaks pretty damn close to the rating.
hlokk
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PE rating is a measure of
PE rating is a measure of the diameter of the line (well, technically the area). Generally the rule is as damo said. Not always though. E.g. I have some PE3 thats 50lb, some PE0.8 thats 12lb, td sensor 4lb is PE0.6. Some lines, like daiwa accudepth and i suspect that sw sensor is actually thinner than the PE rating stated (as people assume 50 will be PE5, even if its thinner). Then theres the other bit damo mentioned with the breaking strains not being consistant (e.g. fireline is something like twice as strong as rated). Mostly due to people doing crap knots then complaining that the line broke less than rated. Would be much better if they gave actual ratings of diameter and breaking strain :p
(If anyones interested in knowing the diameters, the diameter is 0.165*sqrt(PE). E.g. PE5 = 0.37mm)
Matt T
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Good Question!
I have wondered the same thing myself. Thanks guys.
jay_burgess
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Yep Hlokk summed it up
Yep Hlokk summed it up pretty well. PE is a measurement of the diameter. It makes spooling up reels easy because alot of the jap reels give spool capacities in PE ratings so no matter which PE8 you buy for your Stella 10000FA you will always get the same amount on because they're all the same diameter. The breaking strain can vary however, eg some PE8 is 80lb and some is 100lb. PE10 Varivas Avani GT is 130lb and PE12 is 170lb.
schecky
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Yeah well said hlokk. You
Yeah well said hlokk.
You have some braids like the Varivas GT SMP which is PE8 - 120lb
flangies
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You actually get PE ratings
You actually get PE ratings on some monos now, especially leaders. Cant remember exactly what ones though.
Can anyone tell me how thick Pe 1 is? in milimeters?
hlokk
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As per the equation, its
As per the equation, its about 0.165mm
7739ian
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Is that equation correct?
Dammit man! i bet you sit at the traffic lights doing quantum physics algorithims while the rest of us just pick our nose.
saltatrix
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As per the equation, its
As per the equation, its about 0.165mmq
That would make PE2 0.33 of a millimeter. That is very skinny.
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hlokk
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Actually it would be 0.23mm.
Actually it would be 0.23mm. Though as an interesting point, try cutting 20lb mono with your teeth, then see if you can do it with 20lb braid :p
cammmo
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Answered Well, Cheers for
Answered Well, Cheers for the Info Fellas.
till
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Actually something everyone
Actually something everyone missed is that 8 braid and 4 braid, anyone got a goot writeup of that?
hlokk
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8 Ply braids tend to be
8 Ply braids tend to be rounder and smoother than the 4 ply ones in general. The smoothness of 4 ply ones really varies, and you can get some pretty crap ones. No guarantees though, best to just feel it for yourself as a better comparison that just numbers. Most of the better braids and particularily the stronger ones will be 8 ply.