Seaguar R18 SeaBass : PE1.5 Braid

Our PE series’ strongest SEAGAR LIMITED PE is adopted, and it is a line with excellent strength and abrasion resistance. Finished with an 8-piece set that emphasizes long throw performance. The lineup ranges from 0.6, which is suitable for severe games, to 1.5, which is aimed at river mouths and surf big fish. Adopts a flash green color that is easy to see regardless of the weather or time of day.

Summary

- Measured Ave Diameter: 0.258mm (125.85% of claimed)
- Out of Roundness: 0.068mm (26.35% variation in diameter)
- Measured Maximum Break: 29.16 lbs (108.0% of claimed 27 lbs)
- Measured Stretch @ Break: 2.67%
- Abrasion Maximum Break: 10.11 lbs (34.67% of max break)
- FG Knot Maximum Break: 21.78 lbs (74.69% of max break)
- Mass Efficiency: 822.75

Overall a very nice line from Seaguar. It had the highest Mass Efficiency Index we have ever tested. Braid construction looked great and had an out-of-roundness value of 26.35% which is average. Maximum strength was 108% of its claimed 27lbs, and its PE value calculated a1 1.59. Both abrasion resistance and FG strength were average.

Testing Process

Key Line Statistics

Attribute	Value
Brand	Seaguar
Name	R18 Seabass PE1.5
Web Site	Visit Website
Rated Strength (lbs)	27
Date Tested	26 August 2026
Credit to	Viva Fishing
Strands	8
Cost $AUD	0
Spool Quanity (m)	150
Quoted Diameter (mm)	0.205
Measured Average Diameter (mm)	0.242
Diameter Quoted vs Measured (%)	118.05
Minimum Diameter (mm)	0.2073
Maximum Diameter (mm)	0.2669
Break Max Average (lbs)	29.16
Claimed vs Actual Maximum Break (%)	108.01
Average Stretch @ Maximum Break	2.67%
Tensile Strength (PSI)	404578
Tensile Rank	29
Abrasion Break Max Average (lbs)	10.11
Abrasion Break vs Max Break (%)	34.66
Abrasion % of Maximum Rank	75
Abrasion Tensile Strength PSI	140270
Abrasion Tensile Rank	29
FG Break Max Average (lbs)	21.78
FG Break vs Max Break (%)	74.69
FG % of Maximum Rank	79
FG Tensile Strength PSI	302185
FG Tensile Rank	35

StrainSummary	Test 1	Test 2	Test 3	Average	Rated
0.00	0.00	0.29	0.00	29.16	27
0.00	0.51	0.47	0.58	29.16	27
0.02	0.66	0.81	0.58	29.16	27
0.03	0.94	0.97	1.08	29.16	27
0.05	1.24	1.47	1.22	29.16	27
0.06	1.52	1.75	1.55	29.16	27
0.08	1.52	1.99	1.80	29.16	27
0.08	1.90	2.27	2.07	29.16	27
0.12	2.13	2.27	2.22	29.16	27
0.13	2.36	2.73	2.48	29.16	27
0.15	2.46	3.01	2.73	29.16	27
0.16	2.74	3.27	2.95	29.16	27
0.18	2.89	3.54	3.24	29.16	27
0.19	3.28	3.66	3.39	29.16	27
0.21	3.53	3.92	3.66	29.16	27
0.22	3.75	4.22	3.94	29.16	27
0.24	4.05	4.48	4.22	29.16	27
0.26	4.19	4.75	4.47	29.16	27
0.28	4.32	4.87	4.74	29.16	27
0.29	4.69	5.11	5.02	29.16	27
0.31	4.96	5.24	5.16	29.16	27
0.32	5.22	5.64	5.51	29.16	27
0.34	5.48	5.77	5.64	29.16	27
0.35	5.73	6.15	5.91	29.16	27
0.35	5.86	6.28	6.04	29.16	27
0.39	6.12	6.53	6.44	29.16	27
0.39	6.39	6.78	6.57	29.16	27
0.40	6.63	6.90	6.96	29.16	27
0.42	6.88	7.27	7.09	29.16	27
0.44	7.00	7.38	7.32	29.16	27
0.45	7.24	7.51	7.43	29.16	27
0.47	7.46	7.86	7.79	29.16	27
0.49	7.71	8.07	7.90	29.16	27
0.51	7.95	8.29	8.13	29.16	27
0.52	8.17	8.40	8.35	29.16	27
0.54	8.29	8.60	8.47	29.16	27
0.55	8.62	8.82	8.69	29.16	27
0.57	8.74	9.05	9.03	29.16	27
0.58	8.98	9.26	9.26	29.16	27
0.58	9.21	9.49	9.37	29.16	27
0.61	9.44	9.71	9.59	29.16	27
0.61	9.65	9.82	9.84	29.16	27
0.65	9.76	9.93	10.06	29.16	27
0.65	10.00	10.27	10.27	29.16	27
0.68	10.12	10.50	10.39	29.16	27
0.68	10.46	10.73	10.61	29.16	27
0.71	10.57	10.84	10.83	29.16	27
0.73	10.91	10.96	11.05	29.16	27
0.74	11.15	11.32	11.15	29.16	27
0.74	11.25	11.55	11.49	29.16	27
0.76	11.47	11.78	11.59	29.16	27
0.77	11.70	11.90	11.79	29.16	27
0.79	11.91	12.22	11.99	29.16	27
0.80	12.12	12.33	12.21	29.16	27
0.82	12.22	12.62	12.40	29.16	27
0.84	12.44	12.72	12.49	29.16	27
0.86	12.63	12.91	12.68	29.16	27
0.87	12.74	13.02	12.88	29.16	27
0.89	12.95	13.22	12.97	29.16	27
0.90	13.06	13.53	13.25	29.16	27
0.92	13.36	13.73	13.46	29.16	27
0.93	13.56	13.85	13.64	29.16	27
0.95	13.77	14.05	13.74	29.16	27
0.97	13.98	14.24	13.94	29.16	27
0.99	14.20	14.35	14.04	29.16	27
1.00	14.41	14.55	14.33	29.16	27
1.02	14.51	14.74	14.43	29.16	27
1.03	14.72	15.03	14.72	29.16	27
1.03	14.93	15.13	14.91	29.16	27
1.06	15.13	15.32	15.00	29.16	27
1.06	15.34	15.48	15.19	29.16	27
1.09	15.44	15.68	15.40	29.16	27
1.09	15.64	15.79	15.50	29.16	27
1.11	15.94	15.98	15.79	29.16	27
1.13	16.04	16.18	15.89	29.16	27
1.14	16.21	16.27	16.08	29.16	27
1.16	16.41	16.46	16.25	29.16	27
1.18	16.58	16.65	16.44	29.16	27
1.19	16.76	16.83	16.53	29.16	27
1.21	16.93	17.02	16.71	29.16	27
1.23	17.00	17.19	16.97	29.16	27
1.24	17.17	17.36	17.05	29.16	27
1.26	17.35	17.44	17.21	29.16	27
1.28	17.53	17.53	17.38	29.16	27
1.29	17.59	17.79	17.55	29.16	27
1.31	17.76	17.96	17.71	29.16	27
1.32	17.92	18.11	17.80	29.16	27
1.32	18.01	18.22	17.89	29.16	27
1.35	18.17	18.49	18.15	29.16	27
1.35	18.35	18.59	18.34	29.16	27
1.39	18.32	18.78	18.52	29.16	27
1.39	17.36	18.97	18.68	29.16	27
1.42	17.38	19.15	18.77	29.16	27
1.42	17.68	19.33	18.93	29.16	27
1.44	17.84	19.50	19.09	29.16	27
1.45	18.11	19.69	19.28	29.16	27
1.47	18.42	19.78	19.36	29.16	27
1.48	18.52	19.86	19.61	29.16	27
1.50	18.70	20.10	19.79	29.16	27
1.52	18.79	20.27	19.88	29.16	27
1.53	19.12	20.45	19.95	29.16	27
1.55	19.32	20.53	20.19	29.16	27
1.57	19.40	20.67	20.34	29.16	27
1.58	19.57	20.83	20.40	29.16	27
1.60	19.74	20.98	20.55	29.16	27
1.61	19.91	21.11	20.76	29.16	27
1.63	20.08	21.29	20.85	29.16	27
1.64	20.17	21.37	21.00	29.16	27
1.66	20.34	21.52	21.15	29.16	27
1.68	20.51	21.68	21.30	29.16	27
1.70	20.70	21.85	21.39	29.16	27
1.71	20.88	22.02	21.62	29.16	27
1.71	21.08	22.20	21.69	29.16	27
1.74	21.17	22.29	21.78	29.16	27
1.74	21.35	22.46	21.87	29.16	27
1.77	21.53	22.60	22.16	29.16	27
1.77	21.70	22.77	22.24	29.16	27
1.79	21.87	22.93	22.38	29.16	27
1.81	22.05	23.01	22.54	29.16	27
1.83	22.23	23.15	22.69	29.16	27
1.84	22.31	23.22	22.81	29.16	27
1.86	22.46	23.45	22.88	29.16	27
1.87	22.62	23.60	22.95	29.16	27
1.89	22.77	23.75	23.17	29.16	27
1.90	22.85	23.82	23.31	29.16	27
1.92	23.01	24.05	23.44	29.16	27
1.93	23.16	24.12	23.51	29.16	27
1.95	23.31	24.26	23.72	29.16	27
1.97	23.44	24.39	23.79	29.16	27
1.99	23.59	24.54	24.01	29.16	27
2.00	23.66	24.61	24.09	29.16	27
2.02	23.73	24.76	24.23	29.16	27
2.03	23.94	24.89	24.36	29.16	27
2.05	24.10	25.05	24.50	29.16	27
2.07	24.26	25.18	24.57	29.16	27
2.08	24.43	25.26	24.72	29.16	27
2.10	24.51	25.34	24.86	29.16	27
2.11	24.67	25.58	25.01	29.16	27
2.13	24.84	25.75	25.15	29.16	27
2.13	24.99	25.89	25.29	29.16	27
2.16	25.14	26.05	25.37	29.16	27
2.16	25.31	26.21	25.50	29.16	27
2.19	25.39	26.29	25.67	29.16	27
2.19	25.48	26.45	25.82	29.16	27
2.21	25.73	26.61	25.89	29.16	27
2.22	25.87	26.76	26.11	29.16	27
2.24	26.04	26.91	26.17	29.16	27
2.25	26.20	27.04	26.28	29.16	27
2.27	26.33	27.18	26.40	29.16	27
2.29	26.41	27.24	26.53	29.16	27
2.31	26.55	27.38	26.68	29.16	27
2.32	26.67	27.50	26.80	29.16	27
2.34	26.80	27.56	26.88	29.16	27
2.35	26.94	27.77	27.02	29.16	27
2.37	27.02	27.83	27.15	29.16	27
2.38	27.23	27.91	27.28	29.16	27
2.40	27.30	28.15	27.42	29.16	27
2.41	27.45	28.15	27.54	29.16	27
2.43	27.61	28.35	27.59	29.16	27
2.45	27.77	28.50	27.66	29.16	27
2.47	27.94	28.58		29.16	27
2.48	28.02	28.66		29.16	27
2.48	28.18	28.89		29.16	27
2.51	28.31	28.90		29.16	27
2.51	28.47	27.43		29.16	27
2.53	28.61	27.22		29.16	27
2.55	28.70	27.34		29.16	27
2.56	28.85	27.52		29.16	27
2.58	28.98	28.03		29.16	27
2.60	29.11	28.26		29.16	27
2.61	29.27	28.49		29.16	27
2.63	29.41	28.59		29.16	27
2.64	28.98	28.90		29.16	27
2.66	28.28	28.98		29.16	27
2.68	27.91	29.15		29.16	27
2.70	28.06	29.30		29.16	27
2.71	28.19			29.16	27
2.73	28.54			29.16	27
2.74	28.65			29.16	27
2.76	28.85			29.16	27
2.77	28.96			29.16	27
2.77	29.26			29.16	27
2.81	29.45			29.16	27
2.81	29.63			29.16	27
2.84	29.80			29.16	27
2.84	29.96			29.16	27
2.87	30.04			29.16	27
2.87	30.12			29.16	27
2.89	30.36			29.16	27
2.90	30.53			29.16	27

Seaguar R18 SeaBass : PE1.5 Braid

Summary

Testing Process

Key Line Statistics

Diameter