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PE Rating of Rods

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Mark Harris:
That's not fishing Brandon, it's winding a winch  :P.

Warwick Joyce:
Q? Wouldn't the PE rating of a rod relate to the max line diameter to use for optimal casting performance?

If a rods drag rating was 15kg @ 45 deg. Why wouldn't we use 30/40lb line because surely that would be sufficient for the rods capabilities?

We know that the line strength we use is far above the actual drag capabilities of the reels/rods and the reason for that is shock load strength and to be able to skull drag fish out while palming the spool.

The way I see it is that the PE rating of a rod tells me I can cast line and leader effectively up to that PE rating. Not how strong the rod is at fighting fish.

Clear as mud ;)

Tak Otsuka:
Hi Warwick,

I believe PE rating on GT rods is more to do with strength.

Personally I often encounter the situation when I need to increase drag to heavier then lower the rod angle. Line rating 30/40lb is nothing to do with angle and I'll break my line on the setting you mentioned. :)

Cheers,
Tak



--- Quote from: Warwick Joyce on May 13, 2012, 04:36:57 PM ---Q? Wouldn't the PE rating of a rod relate to the max line diameter to use for optimal casting performance?

If a rods drag rating was 15kg @ 45 deg. Why wouldn't we use 30/40lb line because surely that would be sufficient for the rods capabilities?

We know that the line strength we use is far above the actual drag capabilities of the reels/rods and the reason for that is shock load strength and to be able to skull drag fish out while palming the spool.

The way I see it is that the PE rating of a rod tells me I can cast line and leader effectively up to that PE rating. Not how strong the rod is at fighting fish.

Clear as mud ;)

--- End quote ---

Warwick Joyce:
You said it yourself, if you run a higher drag you need to lower your rod angle because your rod won't handle it. A rod with a pe 10 rating (130lb) doesn't mean you can run 130lb of drag across the rod. Maybe if you point the rod straight at the fish but then you are effectively taking the rod out of the equation.

Jay Burgess:

--- Quote from: Warwick Joyce on May 14, 2012, 12:37:04 PM ---You said it yourself, if you run a higher drag you need to lower your rod angle because your rod won't handle it. A rod with a pe 10 rating (130lb) doesn't mean you can run 130lb of drag across the rod. Maybe if you point the rod straight at the fish but then you are effectively taking the rod out of the equation.

--- End quote ---

I think it's assumed that we generally use around 1/4 - 1/3rd of the breaking strain of the line. For 130lb this is around 32lbs drag pressure... which to me seems like a pretty standard amount of drag for a PE10 rod.

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