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Line Longevity
- Thread starter Neil Watson
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In fact I’ve actually still got some line that I’ve bought from lone angler when they had there closing down sale! Which must be ten years old now! That I’ve just come across that I’ll use this season as it’s been stored correctly at room temperature and out of direct sunlight in a cardboard box in a drawerI should add that I only fish once or twice at most a week as well, and have been using some lines that I’ve had stored correctly for over 6 years too.
Terry Simner
Senior Member & Supporter
Hi All, after just receiving some new wagglers I decided to run some line through them. Then I had a thought : Check the breaking strain of the braid (yellow 10.6lb Jig Silk) that's been used on my Severn waggler rod for ~10years (testing the last few metres of line immediately above the the fluoro hooklink). And whilst I was at it, and due to this thread, I thought I'd dig out some 6lb b/s Platil that I must have bought over 40 years ago.
Results ;
Well used 10 years old Jig Silk (rated at 10.6lb) ...... 11lb found.
New 40 years ago Platil (rated at 6lb) ..... 7lb found.
Make of that what you will
Results ;
Well used 10 years old Jig Silk (rated at 10.6lb) ...... 11lb found.
New 40 years ago Platil (rated at 6lb) ..... 7lb found.
Make of that what you will
I would expect the mono to do exactly that - if it has been looked after. I have dregs of bulk spools left from the 90's that are still fine.Hi All, after just receiving some new wagglers I decided to run some line through them. Then I had a thought : Check the breaking strain of the braid (yellow 10.6lb Jig Silk) that's been used on my Severn waggler rod for ~10years (testing the last few metres of line immediately above the the fluoro hooklink). And whilst I was at it, and due to this thread, I thought I'd dig out some 6lb b/s Platil that I must have bought over 40 years ago.
Results ;
Well used 10 years old Jig Silk (rated at 10.6lb) ...... 11lb found.
New 40 years ago Platil (rated at 6lb) ..... 7lb found.
Make of that what you will
Im amazed at the braid, the last spool I checked for a mate was labelled 30 lb and it broke at 7.
Terry Simner
Senior Member & Supporter
I've had similar experiences with inexpensive braid (and once with a 'wonder' mono that actually broke at half its stated B.S.)
Whatever line I use, I check it before spooling up. I've had zero problems with PowerPro/Slick 8, or that Jig Silk (Fox IIRC) I use, plus a much cheaper Spectra Extreme Braid has been brilliant (although the name "Spectra" is used by many suppliers, and not all are good).
The answer is ...check it.
BTW... I've seen it said on here in the past that knot strength in braid is rubbish (i.e. worse than with mono). I've found the opposite to be true, with breaks in braid occurring in un-knotted stretches. 'Knot-breaks' are usually caused by crimping, and mono does crimp. But braid does not.. so knot strength in braid should be much better than in mono (IMHO)
I've used lots of braid too and use cheap Chinese stuff for saltwater fly fishing backing with few issues. Losing fish there through tackle failure is not an option ! I use Berkeley Sick braid for light lure fishing and it is fantastic.
The braid I mentioned that broke at 7lb was very expensive spod braid.