PE rating??

[jeff f]

can anyone tell what the pe ratings mean in good old breaking strain and line thickness

my new reel says pe4/360m, pe6/300m,pe8/255m

[yoyo]

my varivas PE3 is 5lb if that helps...

[jeff f]

thanks but not really is that 5 lbs test breaking strain or 5 lbs monno diameter

[bootyinblue]

Jeff... Have a quick read of this forum thread

/>http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=27164&PID=373771

Apparently its to do with having moving avatars or something :-)

[Keechie]

i was once told that pe1 was roughly equivalent to 10lb breaking strain so every pe multiply it by 10. I am not too sure on this but its what i have gone off by.

[jeff f]

very moooving avatar thanks greg

[yoyo]

5lb break strain.

dont diameters vary from brand to brand ?

[Gad]

bootyinblue wrote:

Jeff... Have a quick read of this forum thread

/>http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=27164&PID=373771

Apparently its to do with having moving avatars or something :-)

definately some stretch per pound in that avatar

[wesfish]

i think its what you have said 1pe-10lb braid 3pe-30lb braid and so on!

[scrote]

Yoyo

m8 they do vary from braid to braid,a good quality braid is thinner for its rated breaking strain eg:Varivas Seabass 1.5 is 16lb but the Varivas Seabass Maxpower 8 strand 1.5 is 20lb but it is almost double the price.

i have found that with braided or gel spun lines you definately get what you pay for,so far the best braid i have used is the Varivas stuff but it is bloody expensive

[Smiderman]

bootyinblue wrote:

Jeff... Have a quick read of this forum thread

/>http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=27164&PID=373771

Apparently its to do with having moving avatars or something :-)

deckies = to that avatar always welcome on my boat regardless of the PE rating

[Keen-as-fisho]

scrote wrote:

Yoyo

m8 they do vary from braid to braid,a good quality braid is thinner for its rated breaking strain eg:Varivas Seabass 1.5 is 16lb but the Varivas Seabass Maxpower 8 strand 1.5 is 20lb but it is almost double the price.

i have found that with braided or gel spun lines you definately get what you pay for,so far the best braid i have used is the Varivas stuff but it is bloody expensive

Not wrong about the price :ohmy:

[scrote]

yep it is pricey but as far as i'm concerned well worth it

bloody good line