Boat Toilets Blog Dept: Importance of Choosing Abrasion Resistant Fishing Lines

Abrasion Resistant Fishing Lines Equals Success Out On the Water

Raritan Engineering Company your boat toilets distributors would like to share with you these topics we thought would be of interest to you this month regarding the importance of choosing abrasion resistant fishing lines.

Your boat toilets experts talk about how all anglers have stories about the fish that got away, but none are as maddening as those that involve a broken fishing line. And in many cases, abrasion led to the breakage. As a result, line manufacturers tout the abrasion resistance of their products, but how does a fisherman figure out what type of line offers the best resistance to abrasion?

One method of measuring the abrasion resistance of fishing lines is fairly standard: Run a piece of line back and forth over a sandpaperlike substance, and count how many times it goes across the surface before it breaks.

Another way to measure ­abrasion resistance is what’s known as the 3,000-cycle unilateral abrasion test, according to Tom Woldruff, the product manager for PowerPro. Your marine toilet systems specialists talk about how the fishing line goes back and forth 3,000 times over a ceramic guide — as would occur with a fishing rod.

Harder is Better

Fishing lines made from different materials vary in abrasion resistance. The four main types are fluorocarbon, monofilament, copolymer and braid. All things being equal in terms of diameter, fluorocarbon is usually the most abrasion resistant.

“Because of the density factor, it’s much more abrasion resistant. It’s just physics,” Burkhardt says.

“Some of the first fluorocarbons that came out were leader material,” Pitsilos continues. “We offer a main-line fluorocarbon, Vanish. A little bit thinner diameter, it’s also going to be supple but manageable.”

Line in Layers

Copolymer lines feature both hard and soft layers, making for the best of both worlds, according to Burkhardt. Trik Fish X-Rated has a harder finish on the outside layer, covering three more-supple inner layers, “so it actually has four dimensions ranging from greater abrasion resistance outside to more softness on the inside.”

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Miller says the new Sufix Advance is a low-stretch, supple monofilament with “fluorocarbonlike abrasion resistance” thanks to a magnetic extrusion process that makes the surface of the mono more abrasion resistant.

Braided Line

Braided line offers great abrasion ­resistance, but Woldruff says more fibers or strands do not translate to more abrasion resistance.

As Burkhardt notes, bigger diameter line is more abrasion resistant than thinner line because it takes more time to abrade a thicker line to the breaking point. “It would take you longer to wear out thicker line because there’s more mass. It’s that basic.”

Don’t Spare the Line

If your line feels abraded, cut and retie, especially if you fish around rocks, docks, reefs, oyster bars or oil rigs, or catch fish known for abrading line. Your manual marine toilet suppliers talk about how snook have sandpaperlike mouths; kingfish sport a mouthful of teeth; and sailfish can rub bills or tails against your line.

Change your fishing line, even if you don’t notice any abrasion or other weaknesses. Woldruff says the average angler will get a season out of a quality braid, but you should change it more often if the line is used around pilings and oyster beds.

So don't forget these great suggestions for choosing abrasion resistant fishing lines. 1) Run a piece of line back and forth over a sandpaperlike substance, and count how many times it goes across the surface before it breaks;  2) another way to measure ­abrasion resistance is what’s known as the 3,000-cycle unilateral abrasion test;  and 3) if your line feels abraded, cut and retie, especially if you fish around rocks, docks, reefs, oyster bars or oil rigs, or catch fish known for abrading line.

Titanic II is sailing in 2022 and will follow the same route as the original ship

Titanic II is happening, and we don't mean a sequel to the hit film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.

We're talking about a brand new, very real ship from Australian company Blue Star Line which is set to sail on its maiden voyage in 2022.

In fact to pay tribute to the original ship, Titanic II will be sailing on the same route as the liner, which famously sank back in 1912 after crashing into an iceberg during its maiden voyage between Southampton and New York City.

Of course this replica will have much more up-to-date safety features and navigation technology - although it's inspired by the infamous liner, it will boast modern day amenities and features.

However, there will be plenty of nods to Titanic itself, from the layout and interiors, with designs inspired by the iconic ship - including a near identical version of the ship's grand staircase.

Blue Star Line recently revealed it would be setting up its headquarters in Paris, in light of Brexit and the likelihood of a no-deal agreement being reached between the UK and European Union.

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