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shaunPearce · 17th January 2008, 02:55 PM

who makes a rig up by reading the diameter and not the breaking strain?

i know quite a few people who do this but, obviously every brand of line will have a different diameter to the breaking strain.

ie. fox 0.8 = 1lb 12 oz
preston 0.8 = 2lb 4 oz

(i know that that is not correct but i have used this as an example)

do you not think that this could be playing with fire. lets say that your fishing a canal and you have a number 4 elastic on.You have chosen you line by the diameter instead of the breking strain then you hook a big fish. but you have a heavyer line than your elastic can take, so your elastic snaps. then your leaving a fish with a rig and elastic floats around the canal.

if you do pick a line by the diamter and not the breaking strain why do you do this? iknow that mark downes is a very big fan of picking a line by its diameter. what are your views?

17th January 2008, 02:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
shaunPearce Talk Angling Senior Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tamworth Posts: 327	? line diameters? who makes a rig up by reading the diameter and not the breaking strain? i know quite a few people who do this but, obviously every brand of line will have a different diameter to the breaking strain. ie. fox 0.8 = 1lb 12 oz preston 0.8 = 2lb 4 oz (i know that that is not correct but i have used this as an example) do you not think that this could be playing with fire. lets say that your fishing a canal and you have a number 4 elastic on.You have chosen you line by the diameter instead of the breking strain then you hook a big fish. but you have a heavyer line than your elastic can take, so your elastic snaps. then your leaving a fish with a rig and elastic floats around the canal. if you do pick a line by the diamter and not the breaking strain why do you do this? iknow that mark downes is a very big fan of picking a line by its diameter. what are your views?