PE Braid

[matthewsiow]

What does PE stand for? Is PE a type of braid(like fused braid)? If a PE 0.6 does that equal to a 6lb breaking strain?
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[Breamingwithjoy]

Originally Posted by matthewsiow

What does PE stand for? Is PE a type of braid(like fused braid)? If a PE 0.6 does that equal to a 6lb breaking strain?
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I found this new braid by Berkley, SENSEI PRO GRADE PE BRAID...
http://www.purefishing.com.au/line/berkley/braid/sensei-pro-grade-pe-braid/
Worth a try?
>>
Thanks

PE stand for Polyethylene the X.X system ios fairly convaluted but generall speaking multiply the PE number by 10 and you get your breaking strain.

However that is only generally speaking as some (like rockfish PE) are different. Their 6lb is 0.3 PE and their 10 lb is 0.6 PE.

X.X figure refers to diameter but i have no idea about what the actual unit of measure is. Bees D!cks maybe

[Perky]

I always assumed the rating was the thickness of the braid in some small measurement or the thickness of each strand. But now that i think about it that doesn't make sense at all. What does that rating stand for?

[Jacko Elliott]

I thought it was of a mm.
Like 0.6 of a mm?

[Breamingwithjoy]

Originally Posted by Jacko Elliott

I thought it was of a mm.
Like 0.6 of a mm?

Nah not that. 0.2 of a mm is about 20-40lb depnding on the manufacture

[Ian Sewell]

PE ten used to be approx 100 pound and PE 1 ten pound, then the manufacturers started making it thinner which threw the system out the window.

You get the idea though if it is 0.6 then the diameter will be about what a normal PE of 6 pound should be and if it is rated to ten pound then it is thin for its breaking strain.

BWJ the X, is a factor of eleven in reference to the line diameter in inches. So 0X is .011 of an inch in diameter.

[Jacko Elliott]

So if i understand it right the ten pound should be rated 1.0 across the whole board of lines?

[dazwah]

PE sizing is based on the same sizing as old japanese silk diameters.

[Ikz]

Originally Posted by Jacko Elliott

So if i understand it right the ten pound should be rated 1.0 across the whole board of lines?

It should but it isn't. PE 2 can vary between 20-25+ pound depending on the manufacturer and number of fibres used. The PE rating system can even vary within the manufacturer and same braid model ie. Daiwa Braid EVO - PE 2 = 25lb but as you go up in breaking strain PE 5 = 50lb.

I think the only exception I know is Sunline Super PE which is linear (PE 1 = 10lb, PE 2.5 = 25lb, PE 5 = 50lb). Even still this is the manufacturer's stated breaking strain, it might be different in real life.

[Jacko Elliott]

Originally Posted by Ikz

It should but it isn't. PE 2 can vary between 20-25+ pound depending on the manufacturer and number of fibres used. The PE rating system can even vary within the manufacturer and same braid model ie. Daiwa Braid EVO - PE 2 = 25lb but as you go up in breaking strain PE 5 = 50lb.

I think the only exception I know is Sunline Super PE which is linear (PE 1 = 10lb, PE 2.5 = 25lb, PE 5 = 50lb). Even still this is the manufacturer's stated breaking strain, it might be different in real life.

Should be consistant right across all i reckon but i guess not.I usually go as light as i can anyway,they say Braid breaks alot higher then its rated.

[Rstanek]

As dazwah pointed out, it's based on the old Japanese 'guow' measurement system they used to use to measure silk threads.

I put a post up on work's blog about this a couple of months ago, including a reference chart that gives the thickness in mm of all PE ratings - http://oceanbluefishing.com.au/2010/...iameter-chart/