Braid Summary

How to use the below data.

Well it all depends on what your looking for.

Looking for the line with the highest breaking strain to diameter ratio? Look at the “Tensile Rank”. This is a number that is calculated based on the cross sectional area of the line and its average max breaking strain.

Best Abrasion resistance? Check out the Abrasion Tensile Rank which is calculated similar to the above but uses the breaking strain when in contact with an abrasive surface. Same goes for FG knot tensile rankings.

Maybe your interested in the diameter of a specific line to see how much you can fit on your reel? For that, check out the “Measured Diameter” column.

Summary of Tested Braids

Brand	Name	Rated (lbs)	Overall Ranking	Quoted Diameter (mm)	Measured Diameter (mm)	Break Max (lbs)	Tensile Rank	Abrasion Break Max (lbs)	Abrasion % Rank	FG Break (lbs)	FG % Rank
Abrolhos	8 Braid PE1.5	25,0	54	0,14	0,282	29,45	60	8,76	69	21,70	34
AliExpress	JBraid	22,0	62	0,17	0,367	36,02	93	10,35	75	29,56	11
AliExpress 'YGK-PE'	xBraid x8 PE0.8	16,0	66	0,15	0,255	25,85	51	6,17	86	17,58	51
Atomic	Linez x8 PE 0.6	12,0	9	0,07	0,160	11,29	34	4,45	14	8,51	28
Berkley	Super Fireline PE2	30,0	17	0,24	0,256	34,41	7	13,96	11	11,76	77
Berkley	X SUPER SMOOTH 8	15,0	23	0,13	0,284	28,83	69	10,26	28	23,84	10
Berkley	Fireline Original	30,0	71	0,38	0,464	81,33	56	23,64	73	35,89	74
Cast x BUKU	x12 Premium Casting Braid PE3	50,0	53	0,23	0,371	51,19	66	16,82	50	36,62	46
Daiwa	JBraid x4	15,0	47	0,19	0,265	28,79	45	10,13	31	12,24	76
Daiwa	JBraid Grand	8,0	75	0,13	0,214	16,69	64	3,58	92	8,72	64
Daiwa	Saltiga 12 UVF PE+SI PE2	36,0	12	0,18	0,270	34,32	18	12,36	24	24,81	41
Daiwa	JBraid Expedition PE1.2	15,0	4	0,16	0,204	18,23	33	6,55	25	16,49	5
Daiwa	JBraid Grand PE2.5	20,0	67	0,23	0,347	42,00	73	11,37	79	30,72	37
Daiwa	JBraid Grand PE1.5	10,0	36	0,15	0,252	25,10	49	7,71	62	20,46	14
Daiwa	JBraid Expedition PE1	12,0	43	0,13	0,215	19,22	42	4,65	84	15,75	12
Daiwa	Jbraid x4	20,0	40	0,21	0,313	46,05	20	15,38	42	21,55	71
Gosen	x16 Casting	20,0	77	0,15	0,200	14,71	63	2,43	95	6,56	73
JOF (AliExpress)	Super PE x8 PE0.8	15,0	74	0,15	0,306	32,55	72	9,02	77	21,67	58
KastKing	KastPro x13 Finesse	15,0	58	0,20	0,307	36,03	55	11,26	57	24,20	54
Kingdom	MicroFly PE0.2	9,0	19	0,07	0,146	7,45	80	2,82	18	7,47	1
Majorcraft	Dangan Braid X PE1	20,0	31	0,13	0,211	19,56	35	6,52	44	14,24	39
Majorcraft	Dangan Braid X PE2	35,0	51	0,20	0,286	33,84	40	10,53	58	22,04	59
Majorcraft	Dangan Braid X PE0.8	16,0	6	0,10	0,181	15,45	19	5,19	40	13,03	7
MIFINE	Demon Strong 4x	20,0	15	0,12	0,250	19,59	85	8,38	6	18,52	3
NOEBY	Infinite II x8 PE2	29,0	29	0,23	0,358	35,76	89	15,44	4	27,49	23
Nomad	Ammonite PE3	44,0	40	0,28	0,341	43,10	61	15,11	32	31,37	40
Nomad	Pandora	6,0	50	0,10	0,182	12,78	53	4,46	34	6,14	69
Ocean Devil	Silk Ocean PE4	70,5	70	0,30	0,366	54,35	48	13,03	85	28,14	65
Ocean Devil	Silk Ocean PE1	20,1	13	0,12	0,189	17,76	13	7,06	13	9,10	66
Ocean Devil	Silk Ocean PE3	50,0	48	0,30	0,315	46,01	23	14,15	61	21,55	70
Ocean Devil	Silk Ocean PE2	41,9	68	0,20	0,285	36,80	30	6,96	93	16,46	72
Owner	Kizuna Broad x8 PE 1.5	20,0	15	0,17	0,260	29,65	31	11,41	16	20,98	47
PENN	Slammer x8	20,0	45	0,21	0,350	42,68	74	15,16	29	29,90	48
PowerPro	Original	30,0	42	0,28	0,307	40,39	37	12,79	56	28,94	44
PowerPro	Maxcuatro	30,0	28	0,23	0,297	42,74	16	10,69	83	34,30	16
PowerPro	Original	15,0	34	0,19	0,315	25,92	94	10,73	8	20,27	18
PowerPro	Ice-Tec	5,0	20	0,10	0,239	15,13	97	7,09	2	14,47	2
Roland Hocking	Viribus NANO x8 PE1	25,0	21	0,16	0,275	31,51	43	11,97	17	22,64	43
Roland Hocking	Viribus NANO x8 PE1.5	35,0	39	0,20	0,353	44,68	68	16,74	19	32,28	42
Roland Hocking	Viribus NANO x8 PE0.4	15,0	3	0,10	0,202	21,21	5	7,75	21	16,49	19
Seaguar	Grandmax PE x8 PE0.8	16,0	45	0,15	0,189	14,22	50	4,25	68	10,62	33
Shimano	Ocea PE3	58,0	36	0,23	0,349	51,07	41	17,25	39	36,58	45
Shimano	Grappler 8 PE5	89,7	62	0,32	0,451	85,17	39	19,88	88	57,49	52
Shimano	Ocea 8 PE4	73,0	52	0,28	0,408	68,68	44	15,75	89	52,42	25
Shimano	Grappler PE1	20,1	11	0,13	0,199	19,42	15	6,44	46	15,03	21
Shimano	Grappler 8 PE8	134,0	65	0,42	0,598	133,97	59	37,53	76	91,37	50
Shimano	Kairiki 8	8,0	71	0,10	0,195	15,55	46	2,73	94	8,15	63
Sufix	x8	15,0	59	0,21	0,293	36,90	36	11,25	64	18,57	67
Sufix	91	14,0	23	0,13	0,173	13,94	22	4,30	59	10,53	26
Sufix	832	15,0	22	0,22	0,256	36,52	4	11,93	51	25,26	49
Sufix	NanoBraid	12,0	31	0,16	0,298	23,97	90	8,90	20	20,01	8
Sunline	PE Jigger ULT x4 PE 1.5	25,0	26	0,21	0,236	27,59	14	9,33	38	15,33	61
Sunline	Siglon PE ADV(×8)	10,0	7	0,15	0,176	16,20	9	5,34	49	13,21	13
Sunline	Siglon x8 PE3	50,0	34	0,30	0,408	68,10	47	23,12	37	49,83	36
Sunline	PE Jigger ULT x4 PE 2.5	40,0	38	0,26	0,292	42,30	12	13,71	54	25,89	60
Tasline	Elite x8	50,0	75	0,33	0,396	57,17	65	15,27	80	25,03	75
Tasline	Elite x8	8,0	73	0,10	0,190	12,19	78	3,75	60	6,02	68
Tasline	Elite x8	30,0	54	0,30	0,401	40,77	96	14,48	29	29,70	38
TSURINOYA	Super PE H8 PE1.5	30,0	27	0,21	0,286	26,30	82	9,41	26	23,46	6
Varivas	High Grade x8 Type-II PE 0.6	13,0	4	0,13	0,143	11,43	3	4,93	5	7,67	55
Varivas	Avani Jigging 10x10 PE 3	48,0	33	0,29	0,363	50,72	54	17,27	36	38,07	29
Varivas	Max Power x8 PE 0.6	14,5	13	0,13	0,172	11,10	58	4,45	12	8,55	22
Varivas	Avani Casting Shore Master - Max Power x8 PE0.8	16,7	18	0,15	0,199	10,72	91	5,78	1	10,05	4
Varivas	Avani SLJ x8 PE 0.4	10,1	69	0,11	0,167	9,00	81	2,92	53	4,77	62
Varivas	Avani Saltwater Finesse x8 PE 0.3	7,5	44	0,09	0,153	7,90	76	2,58	52	6,42	15
Varivas	Super Trout Advance Bait Finesse PE 0.8	15,0	8	0,15	0,170	14,73	11	4,91	44	11,41	20
Varivas	Casting PEx8 PE8	112,0	54	0,47	0,623	93,43	98	32,62	33	69,90	32
Varivas	High Grade x8 Type-II PE 0.8	16,0	10	0,15	0,162	16,64	1	6,07	22	11,09	57
Varivas	8 PE0.6	13,0	2	0,13	0,152	12,09	6	4,99	9	9,46	17
Varivas	Casting SMP Hiramasa Tune PE6	90,0	64	0,42	0,510	94,51	62	22,16	87	69,59	35
WFT	Gliss Monotex Hybrid 6kg	13,0	1	0,12	0,171	16,74	2	6,86	10	13,97	9
YGK	X-Braid Cord PE4	60,0	60	0,33	0,383	61,95	38	17,00	78	41,80	53
YGK (AliExpress)	X Braid Upgrade PE0.8	16,0	25	0,15	0,215	15,60	77	7,09	3	11,68	31
YGK X-Braid	UPGRADE X8 - PE1	22,0	29	0,17	0,191	18,90	10	4,73	82	14,46	24
YGK X-Braid	UPGRADE X8 - PE1.5	30,0	49	0,21	0,230	27,38	8	5,88	91	18,29	56
Zukibo	Firebird PE0.8	20,0	61	0,15	0,232	20,34	57	4,66	90	15,24	30
Zukibo	Upgrade X12 Braid	16,0	57	0,14	0,297	30,93	75	9,45	63	23,34	27

Tensile Strength

Tensile Strength is defined as “the resistance of a material to breaking under tension” and is calculated by combining the diameter of the line and the force required to break it. This means that no matter what diameter the line is or what tension it breaks at, you can compare 2 completely different lines to see which one has a stronger construction.

The graphs below show a summary of all the braids and their respective test results.

They have been grouped in 4 different ways:

Braid Ranking – This is an overall ranking based on the braids maximum tensile strength, and then the percentage of that maximum break obtained for the Abrasion and FG Knot tests.
Maximum Tensile Strength – All tests expressed as a tensile strength in PSI
Abrasion – This is the percentage of the maximum break number in pounds that each braid obtained for the Abrasion test
FG Knot – This is the percentage of the maximum break number in pounds that each braid obtained for the FG Knot test

Rated vs Tested Breaking Strength

The plot below shows all of the lines that have been tested and compares their Rated Breaking Strain against their Actual Tested Breaking Strain.

Diameter vs Tested Breaking Strength

The plot below shows all of the lines that have been tested and compares their measured Breaking Strain against their measured Diameter.