Hello, as the title suggests I'm interested to find out what breaking strain my line is.
I've bought a second hand reel and looks to have some decent line on it but I'm not sure what the breaking strain is, would like to find out.
Any suggestions?
Also I've got a few reels where I've changed the line and can't remember what the new b's is.
I normally mark the spool with a Sharpie with the b's but sometimes it wears off or I forget to mark it in the first place.
Cheers in advance
I've bought a second hand reel and looks to have some decent line on it but I'm not sure what the breaking strain is, would like to find out.
Any suggestions?
Also I've got a few reels where I've changed the line and can't remember what the new b's is.
I normally mark the spool with a Sharpie with the b's but sometimes it wears off or I forget to mark it in the first place.
Cheers in advance
In reply to Post #1
Whatever it is, you've no idea the age of it, so bin it and use new. Best way to test your line would be to measure it's diameter.
Whatever it is, you've no idea the age of it, so bin it and use new. Best way to test your line would be to measure it's diameter.
Suspend a bucket a few inches off the ground using a length of your line.
Slowly add water to the bucket until your line breaks.
Weigh the bucket with the water in.
That's the breaking strain of your line.
Slowly add water to the bucket until your line breaks.
Weigh the bucket with the water in.
That's the breaking strain of your line.
In reply to Post #3
Or the breaking strain of your knots
Or the breaking strain of your knots
In reply to Post #4
Only if it breaks at the knot.
Only if it breaks at the knot.
Not even worth the risk, bin it and stick some new line on. You can get a bulk spool of gardner pro mono for £13.
In reply to Post #1
Any doubt and you should change it.
The last 100 metres or so are likely to have been stretched, cast, played fish on so could be scratched, nicked and weakened.
On my reels I only have 1 spool for each, so I know that the line is going to be only of 1 type. For me that is currently 15lb Gardner Pro, but I have used P-line Floroclear or Asso Fluorocarbon coated Mainline Master on them.
Any doubt and you should change it.
The last 100 metres or so are likely to have been stretched, cast, played fish on so could be scratched, nicked and weakened.
On my reels I only have 1 spool for each, so I know that the line is going to be only of 1 type. For me that is currently 15lb Gardner Pro, but I have used P-line Floroclear or Asso Fluorocarbon coated Mainline Master on them.
In reply to Post #1
I would replace it.
But you can always ask the seller what line is on it
I would replace it.
But you can always ask the seller what line is on it
As there's have said risk of keeping outweighs anything plus at £6 for a bulk spool of Ridgemonkey line at browns it will give you peace of mind (not a fan of this line, but at that price it's reliable).
In reply to Post #1
Change the line, and put on whatever you think is best for your fishing situation. It's not worth taking a chance for the sake of a few quid. Years ago I saw a guy get run after run and all the fish shot off for the middle of the lake. He kept snapping off every time he tried to stop them getting to snags. When he eventually checked his line after my insistence it must be crap. He found he could snap it easily with a sharp tug. Lesson learned.
Change the line, and put on whatever you think is best for your fishing situation. It's not worth taking a chance for the sake of a few quid. Years ago I saw a guy get run after run and all the fish shot off for the middle of the lake. He kept snapping off every time he tried to stop them getting to snags. When he eventually checked his line after my insistence it must be crap. He found he could snap it easily with a sharp tug. Lesson learned.