A coming issue of Sport Fishing has a report on line breaking strength. 20lbs Mono,flouros and braided lines were tested and most of the lines exceeded its stated breaking strain.
List of brands commonly available line in Klang Valley (I’m not sure about other places)
20lbs mono/flouro
- Sufix (Superior) - 31.9lbs
- Spiderwire (EZ Mono) - 29.8lbs
- Stren (Stamina) - 29.1
- Stren (Original) - 29.0
- Sufix (Elite) - 28.9
- Spiderwire (XXX Super Mono) - 26.7
- Berkeley (Trilene XL) - 26.3
- Berkeley (Transoptic) - 25.6
- Maxima (Ultragreen) - 25.3
- Spiderwire (Ultracast) - 20.6
20lbs Braided
- Berkeley (Fireline Tracer Braid) - 40.5lbs
- Stren (Sonic Braid) - 39.6
- Spiderwire (Stealth Braid) - 36.1
- PowerPro (PowerPro) - 33.8
- Sufix (Performance) - 33.1
- TUF-Line (Duracast) - 33.1
- Hi-Seas (Grand Slam) - 32.1
- Tuf-Line (XP) - 29.9
- Spiderwire (Ultracast Fluoro) - 29.2
- Invicta (Premium) - 20.8
In terms of knot strength, most lines achieved 90% - 100% strength if tied with a 12-turn Bimini (main) connected with a SF Super Bristol knot (leader)
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