Hello Fishing Buddies!
Today, we'll be talking about the Berkley Fireline Ultra 8 Carrier Fishing Line.
(Intro)
Here I have the Berkley Fireline Ultra 8 Carrier Fishing Line in Crystal color.
Checking its line memory, it is comparable, if not the same as, the Berkley Nanofil Line.
What's the difference between the two?
Well, they are both made with Dyneema fibres.
And it seems like both are "fused" together using the same process.
The difference is that the Fireline Ultra 8 Carrier
is definitely an 8 strand that was braided and then fused while the Nanofil are strands
that are bound together by another strand and then fused
- that's what I can assume, anyway, from what I can see on the macro shots.
This is advertised to be 0.32 mm in diameter.
And according to my caliper, it is 0.27mm.
Moving on to the UV torch visibility test.
There is no reaction.
Let's proceed to testing the break test.
This is rated to be 24.7 kg or 54 lbs.
I am using uni knots with 6 turns on this one.
The knot slipped at 16.02 lbs.
It's not really surprising as it definitely has the same feel as the Nanofil.
So I tied it again, this time using the double palomar knot that's recommended for the Nanofil
line.
This time it broke at 32.40 lbs.
Now I also have the 0.39mm version of this line that is rated for 29.1kg or 64 lbs. so
might at well test it out.
Again, this is tied with uni knots with 6 turns.
It was able to lift my 16 kg kettlebell before snapping at 38.66 lbs at the knot.
There we have it.
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