In reply to Post #15
I said it was a bit of a minefield, hence the examples I gave, that is all.
Unless you have a better source that you can provide, it's about as good as there is right now, gospel of not.
It is clear that the Korda 12lb has a greater dia in comparison to 15lb Syncro XT yet the XT has a greater strength and smaller dia.
I said it was a bit of a minefield, hence the examples I gave, that is all.
Unless you have a better source that you can provide, it's about as good as there is right now, gospel of not.
It is clear that the Korda 12lb has a greater dia in comparison to 15lb Syncro XT yet the XT has a greater strength and smaller dia.
In reply to Post #16
You said a myth, not a minefield
Thicker diameter line generally breaks at a higher figure and all BS labelling is generally BS.
The best source of accurate information regarding knots is to tie and test them yourself.
People tie knots differently and have different expectations of materials. It's all well and good stating 15.something and 17.something else... that's only relevant to casting load without a leader because as sure as there's a hole in my arse your rods will NOT exceed 10lb when used conventionally.
A lot of perfectly good products develop bad reputations through inaccurate information that's down to user error, not that I'm implying you're doing that, but first hand experience always wins
Take the 5500 xtd thread, half the people own them and have no issues and the other half have a mate who says they're rubbish... make of that what you will
You said a myth, not a minefield
Thicker diameter line generally breaks at a higher figure and all BS labelling is generally BS.
The best source of accurate information regarding knots is to tie and test them yourself.
People tie knots differently and have different expectations of materials. It's all well and good stating 15.something and 17.something else... that's only relevant to casting load without a leader because as sure as there's a hole in my arse your rods will NOT exceed 10lb when used conventionally.
A lot of perfectly good products develop bad reputations through inaccurate information that's down to user error, not that I'm implying you're doing that, but first hand experience always wins
Take the 5500 xtd thread, half the people own them and have no issues and the other half have a mate who says they're rubbish... make of that what you will
In reply to Post #17
Have a look at the post you were commenting on, I did say minefield as well as myth in that same post. Probably saying myth is sort of misleading, when in fact minefield is a better word to use and never used the word myth.
Logic would suggest that a thicker line is going to break later than a thinner line, though that is always going to be dependent on the material's used by X manufacturer.
Have a look at the post you were commenting on, I did say minefield as well as myth in that same post. Probably saying myth is sort of misleading, when in fact minefield is a better word to use and never used the word myth.
Logic would suggest that a thicker line is going to break later than a thinner line, though that is always going to be dependent on the material's used by X manufacturer.
In reply to Post #13
That's the problem. Many lake rules work against safe power/distance casting. Minimum breaking strains on lines, upper limits on leads, no shock/casting leaders(braid or otherwise). On many small lakes, 15 acres or less it doesn't create a problem. On bigger lakes the rules definitely limit distances, but worse, produce unsafe practices that lead to regular crack offs and lost live rigs as people try to cast to the max with heavy leads and bags using the min bs line allowed. I do actually support braid mainline bans, don't see the need. Too many negatives to gain a few yard. The floating braids in particular are lethal in the environment. Just my opinion.
That's the problem. Many lake rules work against safe power/distance casting. Minimum breaking strains on lines, upper limits on leads, no shock/casting leaders(braid or otherwise). On many small lakes, 15 acres or less it doesn't create a problem. On bigger lakes the rules definitely limit distances, but worse, produce unsafe practices that lead to regular crack offs and lost live rigs as people try to cast to the max with heavy leads and bags using the min bs line allowed. I do actually support braid mainline bans, don't see the need. Too many negatives to gain a few yard. The floating braids in particular are lethal in the environment. Just my opinion.