In reply to Post #119
This may interest you
mono vs fluorocarbon vs braid
Somewhere I have also seen a physics test on nylon vs fluorocarbon.
We can see that base fluorocarbon has very low elongation. Elongation is the amount that a material can stretch before breaking. Part of the stretch is elastic - that is the material will return to its original length when the load is removed - part of it is plastic deformation. In deformation the line is permanently lengthened and also weakened. Nylon undergoes stretching in it's elastic phase more or less until it snaps, fluorocarbon deforms quite early in the process of being loaded. Nylon's high elongation allows it to absorb energy, a useful feature when fighting a fish keen to stress test your line but when it's drawn, it increases in strength per diameter but decreases in elongation. Speculation: A thin line (in relation to its strength) will probably have lower shock strength than a thicker line because it will have been stretched more. This brittleness may be exacerbated in fluorocarbon because of its inherently low elongation. So this may be why we hear complaints of fluorocarbon's breakages in circumstances of sudden shock – catching two fish simultaneously, violent dashes for freedom at short range where there is less elasticity in the whole system of rod, line and leader, excessively hard strikes
Reference: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/struggling-to-understand-stretch-and-strength-in-fishing-line.980753/
This may interest you
mono vs fluorocarbon vs braid
Somewhere I have also seen a physics test on nylon vs fluorocarbon.
We can see that base fluorocarbon has very low elongation. Elongation is the amount that a material can stretch before breaking. Part of the stretch is elastic - that is the material will return to its original length when the load is removed - part of it is plastic deformation. In deformation the line is permanently lengthened and also weakened. Nylon undergoes stretching in it's elastic phase more or less until it snaps, fluorocarbon deforms quite early in the process of being loaded. Nylon's high elongation allows it to absorb energy, a useful feature when fighting a fish keen to stress test your line but when it's drawn, it increases in strength per diameter but decreases in elongation. Speculation: A thin line (in relation to its strength) will probably have lower shock strength than a thicker line because it will have been stretched more. This brittleness may be exacerbated in fluorocarbon because of its inherently low elongation. So this may be why we hear complaints of fluorocarbon's breakages in circumstances of sudden shock – catching two fish simultaneously, violent dashes for freedom at short range where there is less elasticity in the whole system of rod, line and leader, excessively hard strikes
Reference: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/struggling-to-understand-stretch-and-strength-in-fishing-line.980753/
In reply to Post #120
Technium black was a pre stretched line so although it would still have some stretch left in it for shock absorption I wouldn't expect it to return.
Technium black was a pre stretched line so although it would still have some stretch left in it for shock absorption I wouldn't expect it to return.
In reply to Post #121
Read it last week and agree for most situations in carp angling mono is still best.
Read it last week and agree for most situations in carp angling mono is still best.
In reply to Post #114
You may well be right, I didn't use either of them and was just trying to remember what someone had told me.
You may well be right, I didn't use either of them and was just trying to remember what someone had told me.
There is some bullpoo talked and regularly repeated about how much mono stretches.
Let's have some fact please.
Let's have some fact please.
In reply to Post #125
As pointed out it varies widely, rather than wait for someone to do the testing for you why not do it yourself with your chosen reel line.
As pointed out it varies widely, rather than wait for someone to do the testing for you why not do it yourself with your chosen reel line.
In reply to Post #126
Nash Bullet 0.37 anyone ?
Nash Bullet 0.37 anyone ?
In reply to Post #127
Liked the Gardner Insight, imo really good line, trying out the Berkeley Connect 90, this season, ok so far.
Liked the Gardner Insight, imo really good line, trying out the Berkeley Connect 90, this season, ok so far.