Polyethylene (PE) Line / Braided Line Chart

Polyethylene (PE) Line / Braided Line Charts

** These are to be used as reference. Rating may vary by manufacturers and their methods of testing line breaks.

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Reference 1: Fishing Nation : Fisherman's Chart

Chart comparing Japanese PE Braided Line Ratings with 4-strand and 8-strand PE Braided Line.

Japanese PE	diameter(mm)	8 strand PE	diameter(mm)	4 strand PE	diameter(mm)
PE 0.6	0.128mm	22 lb	0.120mm	8 lb	0.130mm
PE 0.8	0.148mm	23 lb	0.140mm	10 lb	0.150mm
PE 1.0	0.165mm	25 lb	0.160mm	-	-
PE 1.2	0.185mm	30 lb	0.180mm	15 lb	0.180mm
PE 1.5	0.205mm	35 lb	0.200mm	-	-
PE 1.7	0.218mm	40 lb	0.220mm	-	-
PE 2.0	0.235mm	45 lb	0.230mm	20 lb	0.230mm
PE 2.5	0.260mm	50 lb	0.260mm	-	-
PE 3.0	0.285mm	55 lb	0.280mm	30 lb	0.280mm
PE 3.5	0.310mm	60 lb	0.300mm	-	-
PE 4.0	0.330mm	65 lb	0.330mm	40 lb	0.330mm
PE 5.0	0.370mm	75 lb	0.370mm	50 lb	0.360mm
PE 6.0	0.405mm	90 lb	0.400mm	65 lb	0.410mm
PE 7.0	0.435mm	100 lb	0.430mm	80 lb	0.430mm
PE 8.0	0.470mm	110 lb	0.470mm	100 lb	0.460mm
PE 9.0	0.505mm	120 lb	0.490mm	-	-
PE 10.0	0.535mm	-	-	-	-

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Reference 2: ベイトフィッシング

For PE #2.5 and below, take the rate and multiply by 20 to get lbs equivalent.

For PE #3 to 6, take the rate and multiply by 15 to get lbs equivalent.

PE	LBS	KG
0.1	4lb	1.81kg
0.15	4.5lb	2.04kg
0.2	5lb	2.27kg
0.25	5.5lb	2.49kg
0.3	6lb	2.72kg
0.35	7lb	3.18kg
0.4	8lb	3.63kg
0.45	9lb	4.08kg
0.5	10lb	4.54kg
0.6	12lb	5.44kg
0.7	14lb	6.35kg
0.8	16lb	7.26kg
1	20lb	9.07kg
1.2	24lb	10.89kg
1.5	30lb	13.61kg
1.7	34lb	15.42kg
2	40lb	18.14kg
2.5	50lb	22.68kg
3	55lb	24.95kg
4	60lb	27.22kg
5	80lb	36.29kg
6	90lb	40.82kg
8	100lb	45.36kg
10	130lb	58.96kg

 

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Reference 3: M's Fishing Style

For PE #2.5 and below, take the rate and multiply by 20 to get lbs equivalent.

For PE #3 to 6, take the rate and multiply by 15 to get lbs equivalent.

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