SHALLOW WATER ANGLER

Fishing Line Stretch Test

As described in the Spring 2003 issue

Date: Jan 7, 2003

Air Temp:  50 deg F

Line Samples: 50-foot piece, 8-pound-test or comparable diameter

Results expressed in feet and inches

Drag pressure and pull attempt

Line soaked in freshwater, 1 hour

Line Brand

2 lb

4 lb

break

2 lb wet

4 lb wet

break wet

1st

2nd

1st

2nd

1st

2nd

1st

2nd

Stren Original

3'8"

4'

4'11"

5'

7'10"

4'9"

4'10"

5'9"

5'9"

8'6"

Stren High Impact

3'9"

4'5"

5'7"

5'9"

8'

4'9"

4'11"

6'

6'4"

10'

Stren Fluorocarbon

3'11"

4'3"

5'2"

5'2"

7'10"

3'9"

4'

5'

5'

8'

Ande Backcountry

4'2"

5'11"

4'10"

6'

11"

6'1"

7'

8'2"

8'4"

11'

Berkley Trilene Inshore

4'8"

4'11"

5'11"

5'11"

7'4"

5'11"

6'2"

7'2"

7'4"

10'

P-Line

4'

4'2"

5'1"

5'2"

7'

4'9"

5'

5'11"

5'11"

9'

P-Line Fluoroclear

4'3"

4'6"

5'5"

5'7"

8'

5'8"

6'

7'

7'

11'

Seaguar Carbon Pro

5'6"

8'

9'

9'6"

12'

6'

8'8"

9'9"

10'6"

15'

Bass Pro XPS Fluoro

5'

6'

6'9"

7'

9'6"

4'8"

5'9"

6'10"

7'

9'

Yo-Zuri Hybrid

4'

4'3"

5'2"

5'4"

12'

4'8"

4'9"

5'10"

5'11"

11'6"

Spiderline Super Mono

3'7"

3'8"

4'7"

4'8"

6'

4'8"

4'10"

5'8"

5'10"

7'9"

Power Pro

3"

3"

4"

4"

12"

3"

3"

4"

4"

12"

FINS PRT Braid

3"

3.5"

4.5"

4"

12"

NA

Spiderline Fusion

4"

4"

5"

5"

12"

2.5"

4"

3.5"

4.5"

12"