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Fishing Tackle Guide
Fishing Rods
Fishing Reels
Fishing Line
Fishing Hooks
Fishing Split Shot
Fishing Floats
more to be added
Fishing Baits
The Maggot
The Pinkie
The Squat
The Gozzer Maggot
The Caster
Paste Baits
Particle Baits
Sweetcorn
Hemp
Tares
Maple peas
Fish species
Coarse fish
British fish records
Coarse Fish Records
Game Fish Records
Sea Fish Records
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Breaking Strain and Line Diameters
A fishing line is a cord used in angling to aid in the capture of
fish. Important factors of a fishing line are its strength, the
material from which it is made and diameter (thicker lines are more
visible to fish). Factors that may determine what line an angler
chooses for a given fishing environment include breaking strength,
knot strength, UV resistance, castability, limpness, stretch,
abrasion resistance, and visibility.
Fishing lines were once constructed from horse hair or silk thread.
From the 1850s, modern industrial machinery was employed to fashion
fishing lines in quantity. Most of these lines were made from
linen, silk, and more rarely cotton or flax, sometimes with a
waterproofing compound added during line manufacture.
Catgut was also used and is a type of cord prepared from the
natural fibre in the walls of animal intestines. Usually sheep or
goat intestines are used, but it is occasionally made from the
intestines of a hog, horse, mule, pig or donkey. Although one could
conceivably prepare catgut from cat intestines, the name neither
implies nor derives from any association with cats (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catgut)
This guide table is for fishing lines intended for bait fishing or
spinning for coarse and game fishing. Modern fishing lines are
almost entirely made from artificial substances, including nylon,
polyethylene and Dacron. The most common type is monofilament, made
of a single strand. Fishermen often use monofilament because of its
buoyant characteristics and its ability to stretch under load.
Recently, other alternatives to standard nylon monofilament lines
have been introduced made of co-polymers or fluorocarbon, or a
combination of the two materials. Fluorocarbon fishing line is
valued for its refractive index, which is similar to that of water,
making it less visible to fish. Fluorocarbon is also a more dense
material, and therefore, is not nearly as buoyant as monofilament.
Anglers often utilize fluorocarbon when they need their baits to
stay closer to the bottom without the use of heavy sinkers. There
are also lines known as 'double strength'. These lines are usually
pre-stretched and for their smaller diameter, lack of stretch, and
great strength relative to standard nylon monofilament lines give
around double the breaking strain.
There are also specialty lines such as fly lines and braided
fishing lines. I will be writing more about these lines later |
