Topwater Caranx Ignobilis: Giant Trevally (GT) > Tackle & Techniques
JB Solid 130 vs. Varivas Avani GT Max PE10
Sean Costello:
Hey Peter, on my last trip i ran 100lb JB solid and varivas pe 8 smp, i felt the 100jb fell in between pe 8 and pe 10 in terms of diameter, going by this i would say that 130lb JB would be more comparitable with pe 12 in diameter. The only difference in terms of performance i feel is that the varivas casts fractionally better than the JB. JB solid is brilliant line and i probably wont be using anything else in the future when you consider the price difference between the 2 brands.
Mark Harris:
You would have thought JB would publish the diameters of their lines somewhere. Anyone ever seen this information?
Mark Harris:
That's great info tony.
For this comparison, Varivas GT Avani Max PE10 is 130lb (you cannot use PE x 10 to get poundage for these lines). Therefore Varivas PE10 = JB solid 130 lb and the JB is a bit thicker.
If the comparison was Varivas PE8, then it needs to JB solid 100lb as the equivalent which is also thicker.
Jay Burgess:
--- Quote from: Mark Harris on June 16, 2012, 11:11:50 AM ---That's great info tony.
Therefore Varivas PE10 = JB solid 130 lb and the JB is a bit thicker.
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I would have probably said that differently... I think it's more practical to compare lines by diamieter so I would have said Varivas PE10 = JB solid 100lb (PE10) and the JB is a bit weaker (for the same diameter).
Edit: Sorry Mark, just noticed the original comparison in the thread title was between Varivas PE10 and JB 130 ;D
Mark Harris:
--- Quote from: Tony Fowler on June 16, 2012, 11:35:15 AM ---However for PE8 V's 80lb JB. They both test at 100lb. JB is thinner
Also I haven't heard of any shock load issues with the JB like some PE lines.
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Inevitably, that depends on the nature of the test. I would prefer to use the manufacturer's stated poundage (for reputable manufacturers like these two at least). On that basis, for JB Solid 80lb the Varivas Avani GT Max equivalent is PE7.
Line thicknesses are very important to me when GT fishing - the lighter the better relative to the shock load and straight line breaking capabilities.
I do by the way, really like JB solid... just not quite as much as I like GT Max. If you take price into account though, choosing JB makes a lot of sense.
And as you say, unlike certain other big profile Spectra lines, it does not have a rep of exploding under shock.
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