PowerPro Tenacity : PE5 Braid

PowerPro Tenacity PE5 Braid

PowerPro Tenacity: No Matter What

Power Pro Tenacity is built with Tenax, a high-performance fibre chosen for anglers who fish hard around structure. In an eight strand, tightly woven construction, it delivers higher abrasion resistance and greater tensile strength. Tenacity has been designed exclusively for the Australian market taking into consideration local species and fishing environments. Each Tenax microfibre in the weave is carefully constructed by PowerPro USA to the highest standards and features an exclusive EBT coating technology that helps Tenacity handle rock, reef, and timber, while still staying smooth and slick on the cast. Power Pro Tenacity’s unique and specially woven high tenacity fibre has an impressively fine diameter for its strength giving anglers more line capacity than regular braids of the same breaking strain.

https://fish.shimano.com/en-AU/product/line/powerpro/p-safpptenacity.html

Summary

- Measured Ave Diameter: 0.454mm (122.7% of claimed)
- Out of Roundness: 0.142mm (31.28% variation in diameter)
- Measured Maximum Break: 94.78 lbs (118.48% of claimed 80lbs)
- Measured Stretch @ Break: 3.43%
- Abrasion Maximum Break: 29.54 lbs (31.17% of max break)
- FG Knot Maximum Break: 60.1 lbs (63.41% of max break)

Some mixed results here for this new line. Tensile strength and MEI value were great, suggesting this line has excellent strength for its size. Abrasion Resistance was very close to the average however the FG strength was below average. The quoted PE, diameter and maximum break were all under our measured values.

Testing Process

Key Line Statistics

Attribute	Value
Brand	PowerPro
Name	Tenacity PE5
Web Site	Visit Website
Rated Strength (lbs)	80
Date Tested	6 May 2026
Credit to
Strands	8
Cost $AUD	69.99
Spool Quanity (m)	300
Quoted Diameter (mm)	0.37
Measured Average Diameter (mm)	0.454
Diameter Quoted vs Measured (%)	122.7
Minimum Diameter (mm)	0.384
Maximum Diameter (mm)	0.526
Break Max Average (lbs)	94.78
Claimed vs Actual Maximum Break (%)	118.48
Average Stretch @ Maximum Break	3.43%
Tensile Strength (PSI)	372810
Tensile Rank	58
Abrasion Break Max Average (lbs)	29.54
Abrasion Break vs Max Break (%)	31.16
Abrasion % of Maximum Rank	114
Abrasion Tensile Strength PSI	116193
Abrasion Tensile Rank	75
FG Break Max Average (lbs)	60.1
FG Break vs Max Break (%)	63.41
FG % of Maximum Rank	121
FG Tensile Strength PSI	236399
FG Tensile Rank	88

StrainSummary	Test 1	Test 2	Test 3	Average	Rated
0.01	0.51	0.75	1.07	94.78	80
0.04	1.14	1.19	1.55	94.78	80
0.06	1.77	1.64	1.78	94.78	80
0.07	2.10	2.38	2.21	94.78	80
0.09	2.44	3.32	2.64	94.78	80
0.13	2.96	3.80	3.07	94.78	80
0.15	3.67	4.03	3.53	94.78	80
0.16	4.05	4.52	4.72	94.78	80
0.18	4.24	5.05	5.24	94.78	80
0.19	4.43	5.55	5.76	94.78	80
0.21	5.24	6.06	6.28	94.78	80
0.22	5.45	6.31	6.82	94.78	80
0.24	5.89	7.10	7.35	94.78	80
0.25	6.33	7.60	7.63	94.78	80
0.27	6.75	7.86	8.75	94.78	80
0.28	7.23	8.38	9.31	94.78	80
0.30	7.47	9.16	9.59	94.78	80
0.31	7.95	9.95	10.44	94.78	80
0.34	8.89	10.49	10.72	94.78	80
0.37	9.88	11.02	11.27	94.78	80
0.39	10.57	11.84	12.12	94.78	80
0.40	11.04	12.92	12.41	94.78	80
0.42	11.49	13.96	12.95	94.78	80
0.43	11.92	14.20	13.23	94.78	80
0.45	12.16	14.65	13.78	94.78	80
0.46	12.83	15.12	14.32	94.78	80
0.48	13.05	15.58	14.83	94.78	80
0.49	13.49	15.80	15.34	94.78	80
0.51	13.96	16.46	15.84	94.78	80
0.52	14.43	16.92	16.10	94.78	80
0.54	14.66	17.15	16.84	94.78	80
0.55	14.89	17.63	17.63	94.78	80
0.57	15.60	18.08	18.15	94.78	80
0.58	16.27	18.28	18.42	94.78	80
0.60	16.48	18.68	18.67	94.78	80
0.61	16.87	18.88	19.67	94.78	80
0.63	17.27	19.67	19.67	94.78	80
0.64	17.49	19.88	20.37	94.78	80
0.67	18.38	20.31	20.59	94.78	80
0.69	19.29	20.74	21.03	94.78	80
0.71	19.74	21.19	21.49	94.78	80
0.72	20.18	21.86	22.17	94.78	80
0.74	20.39	22.31	22.42	94.78	80
0.75	20.81	23.18	22.88	94.78	80
0.77	21.22	23.41	23.35	94.78	80
0.78	21.64	23.84	23.82	94.78	80
0.80	22.06	24.26	24.05	94.78	80
0.81	22.25	24.45	24.74	94.78	80
0.82	22.67	25.06	24.95	94.78	80
0.84	23.31	25.27	25.16	94.78	80
0.85	23.31	25.93	25.85	94.78	80
0.87	23.95	26.14	26.28	94.78	80
0.88	24.40	26.56	26.96	94.78	80
0.90	24.64	27.00	27.88	94.78	80
0.91	25.10	27.45	28.57	94.78	80
0.93	25.55	27.91	29.05	94.78	80
0.94	26.02	28.14	29.74	94.78	80
0.96	26.45	28.83	29.98	94.78	80
0.97	26.89	29.06	30.46	94.78	80
0.99	27.10	29.95	30.94	94.78	80
1.00	27.52	30.65	31.17	94.78	80
1.02	27.97	31.81	31.87	94.78	80
1.03	28.20	32.48	32.12	94.78	80
1.06	29.26	32.71	32.62	94.78	80
1.08	30.15	33.39	33.12	94.78	80
1.09	30.38	33.61	33.58	94.78	80
1.11	30.80	34.02	34.04	94.78	80
1.12	31.20	34.47	34.53	94.78	80
1.14	31.40	34.69	34.76	94.78	80
1.16	31.61	34.91	35.21	94.78	80
1.17	32.21	35.85	35.62	94.78	80
1.18	32.64	36.08	35.85	94.78	80
1.20	33.07	36.52	36.77	94.78	80
1.21	33.49	36.98	37.71	94.78	80
1.23	33.72	37.44	38.17	94.78	80
1.24	34.16	37.66	38.65	94.78	80
1.26	34.59	38.33	39.12	94.78	80
1.27	35.02	38.56	39.59	94.78	80
1.29	35.44	39.02	39.83	94.78	80
1.30	35.86	39.47	40.29	94.78	80
1.34	36.49	39.92	40.75	94.78	80
1.36	37.38	40.35	41.21	94.78	80
1.37	37.83	40.82	41.66	94.78	80
1.38	38.24	41.04	42.14	94.78	80
1.39	38.68	41.73	42.38	94.78	80
1.41	39.12	42.42	42.83	94.78	80
1.43	39.33	42.66	43.30	94.78	80
1.44	39.73	43.12	44.26	94.78	80
1.46	40.16	43.59	44.96	94.78	80
1.48	40.58	44.27	45.88	94.78	80
1.49	40.98	44.48	46.76	94.78	80
1.51	41.16	44.89	47.46	94.78	80
1.52	41.53	45.35	47.95	94.78	80
1.54	41.75	45.79	48.42	94.78	80
1.55	42.13	46.01	48.85	94.78	80
1.58	43.06	46.46	49.31	94.78	80
1.60	43.79	47.39	49.52	94.78	80
1.61	44.02	48.31	50.19	94.78	80
1.63	44.71	48.98	50.42	94.78	80
1.64	45.18	49.89	50.87	94.78	80
1.66	45.61	50.81	51.32	94.78	80
1.67	46.07	51.46	51.77	94.78	80
1.69	46.31	51.92	52.01	94.78	80
1.70	46.76	52.13	52.47	94.78	80
1.72	47.18	52.80	52.96	94.78	80
1.73	47.63	53.03	53.40	94.78	80
1.75	48.09	53.45	53.83	94.78	80
1.76	48.31	53.86	54.26	94.78	80
1.78	48.75	54.27	54.48	94.78	80
1.79	49.21	54.70	55.10	94.78	80
1.82	50.03	54.92	55.28	94.78	80
1.84	50.63	55.35	55.38	94.78	80
1.85	51.06	56.00	55.80	94.78	80
1.87	51.49	56.21	56.44	94.78	80
1.88	51.93	56.63	56.90	94.78	80
1.90	52.37	57.04	57.38	94.78	80
1.91	52.81	57.26	57.60	94.78	80
1.93	53.02	57.91	58.05	94.78	80
1.94	53.47	58.74	58.73	94.78	80
1.96	53.90	58.95	58.96	94.78	80
1.97	54.32	59.17	59.41	94.78	80
1.99	54.73	59.85	59.88	94.78	80
2.01	54.73	60.28	60.30	94.78	80
2.02	55.40	60.49	60.30	94.78	80
2.04	55.83	60.91	61.20	94.78	80
2.06	56.68	61.32	61.65	94.78	80
2.07	57.08	61.73	61.85	94.78	80
2.10	57.49	61.93	62.26	94.78	80
2.11	58.13	62.14	62.71	94.78	80
2.13	58.58	62.76	63.55	94.78	80
2.14	58.97	63.14	64.18	94.78	80
2.16	59.18	63.51	65.02	94.78	80
2.18	59.58	63.71	65.45	94.78	80
2.19	60.15	64.27	65.64	94.78	80
2.21	60.55	64.68	66.26	94.78	80
2.22	60.75	65.30	66.47	94.78	80
2.24	61.13	66.13	66.91	94.78	80
2.25	61.32	66.96	67.33	94.78	80
2.27	61.71	67.40	67.74	94.78	80
2.28	62.37	67.60	68.15	94.78	80
2.30	62.57	68.00	68.57	94.78	80
2.31	62.99	68.42	68.78	94.78	80
2.33	63.39	68.64	69.23	94.78	80
2.34	63.78	69.24	69.64	94.78	80
2.36	64.20	69.45	70.03	94.78	80
2.37	64.40	69.84	70.45	94.78	80
2.39	65.20	70.05	70.86	94.78	80
2.40	65.61	70.68	71.28	94.78	80
2.42	65.81	70.89	71.50	94.78	80
2.43	66.21	71.32	71.92	94.78	80
2.45	66.82	71.73	72.33	94.78	80
2.46	67.03	72.30	72.96	94.78	80
2.48	67.23	72.51	73.41	94.78	80
2.49	67.80	72.92	73.82	94.78	80
2.51	68.17	73.13	74.23	94.78	80
2.52	68.59	73.93	74.43	94.78	80
2.54	68.97	74.52	75.03	94.78	80
2.55	69.17	74.73	75.23	94.78	80
2.57	69.58	75.11	75.63	94.78	80
2.58	69.99	75.31	76.03	94.78	80
2.61	70.58	75.89	76.41	94.78	80
2.63	71.34	76.09	76.82	94.78	80
2.64	71.72	76.66	77.21	94.78	80
2.66	72.11	76.87	77.61	94.78	80
2.68	72.30	77.29	77.82	94.78	80
2.69	72.69	77.71	78.68	94.78	80
2.71	73.29	77.92	79.33	94.78	80
2.72	73.29	78.13	80.18	94.78	80
2.74	73.91	78.54	80.61	94.78	80
2.75	74.33	79.59	80.82	94.78	80
2.77	74.71	80.40	81.23	94.78	80
2.79	74.91	80.97	81.65	94.78	80
2.80	75.32	81.71	82.06	94.78	80
2.83	76.16	82.25	82.47	94.78	80
2.85	76.96	82.61	82.88	94.78	80
2.86	77.16	83.19	83.28	94.78	80
2.88	77.72	83.38	83.66	94.78	80
2.89	77.90	83.76	83.86	94.78	80
2.91	78.28	83.95	84.05	94.78	80
2.92	78.66	84.31	84.59	94.78	80
2.94	78.84	84.50	84.99	94.78	80
2.95	79.47	85.10	85.40	94.78	80
2.97	79.84	85.48	85.60	94.78	80
2.98	80.02	85.67	86.21	94.78	80
3.00	80.39	85.85	86.42	94.78	80
3.01	80.77	86.65	86.82	94.78	80
3.04	81.59	86.84	87.03	94.78	80
3.07	82.17	87.23	88.11	94.78	80
3.09	82.94	88.01	88.51	94.78	80
3.10	83.13	88.41	88.94	94.78	80
3.12	83.50	88.60	89.15	94.78	80
3.13	84.10	89.01	89.56	94.78	80
3.15	84.28	89.38	89.94	94.78	80
3.16	84.67	89.77	90.14	94.78	80
3.18	84.87	90.14	90.78	94.78	80
3.19	85.06	90.31	90.98	94.78	80
3.21	85.81	90.88	91.39	94.78	80
3.22	86.19	91.07	91.79	94.78	80
3.24	86.39	91.44	92.18	94.78	80
3.26	86.79	91.83	92.56	94.78	80
3.27	87.16	92.21	92.93	94.78	80
3.29	87.53	92.40	93.12	94.78	80
3.30	87.92	92.97	93.51	94.78	80
3.32	88.10		93.89	94.78	80
3.35	88.90		94.28	94.78	80
3.37	89.51			94.78	80
3.38	89.89			94.78	80
3.40	90.28			94.78	80
3.41	90.67			94.78	80
3.43	91.04			94.78	80
3.44	91.44			94.78	80
3.46	91.82			94.78	80
3.47	92.01			94.78	80
3.49	92.38			94.78	80
3.50	92.56			94.78	80
3.52	93.13			94.78	80
3.53	93.51			94.78	80
3.56	94.06			94.78	80
3.58	94.61			94.78	80
3.59	94.81			94.78	80
3.62	95.57			94.78	80
3.64	95.95			94.78	80
3.65	96.72			94.78	80
3.67	97.10			94.78	80

Number	Measured	Average	Quoted
1	0.526	0.454	0.370
2	0.457	0.454	0.370
3	0.447	0.454	0.370
4	0.384	0.454	0.370
5	0.520	0.454	0.370
6	0.469	0.454	0.370
7	0.443	0.454	0.370
8	0.389	0.454	0.370

PowerPro Tenacity PE5 Braid

PowerPro Tenacity: No Matter What

Summary

Testing Process

Key Line Statistics

PowerPro Tenacity PE5 Diameter