Guest Fishing For Life Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Hi all, Since I was so sick of wondering whether it is worthy it to get lines made of "leader material" or not, I decided to the equipment in the company's lab to do some testing Lines to be compared: all 6-lbs test Maxima Perfection Leader Material Maxima Regular Ultragreen Stren Megathin results shown here are averages of 10 tests. Strength: ================================= Maxima Perfection Leader Material broke @ 6.68-lbs Maxima Regular Ultragreen broke @ 6.64-lbs Stren Megathin broke @ 6.40-lbs Diameter: ============================ Maxima Perfection Leader Material: 0.19mm Maxima Regular Ultragreen: 0.24mm Stren Megathin: 0.28mm Cross-Section: =================================== Maxima Perfection Leader Material: consistently round Maxima Regular Ultragreen: consistently round Stren Megathin: lotsa deformation, inconsistent Final Comparison: Price per yard (Using Megathin as the base unit) ========================= Perfection Leader: 10.0x of Megathin Regular Ultragreen: 2.5x of Megathin Diameter (Using Megathin as the base unit) ============================ Perfection Leader: 0.7x of Megathin Regular Ultragreen: 0.9x of Megathin Strength per diameter (Using Megathin as the base unit) =================================== Perfection Leader: 1.5x of Megathin Regular Ultragreen: 1.2x of Megathin In conclusion, Perfection Leader is only slightly better than the other two lines but the price is 5 to 10 times more ... so, i got SKUNKed by buying it ... Am I the only weirdo who does the test? Coz' I have not seen such a report anywhere yet .. Cheers ................. I got SKUNKED by "Leader material" ................................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Interesting information. Short of a fish focus group, is there any way to test for visibility/invisibility? -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raf Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 what about abrasian resistance?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 I've used the Maxima perfection as tippet steelhead fishing and have found it to be NO WHERE near as durable or strong as Maxima Ultragreen. No comparison really... As far as the other line goes, are you sure you don't mean Stren "Magnathin"? I could quite easily be wrong, but I've never heard of Stren Megathin... Anyhow, as far as the Magnathin goes, when I'm finesse fishing with light spinning tackle, 8lb Moss Green Magnathin is by far my favourite line, (if I can find it). Virtually no memory and quite durable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 (edited) Raf, totally posted the important question and if I am going for a line record,,I want it to break at the lb stated on the box...... seems like an unnecessary study to me Edited November 21, 2007 by Sheephead Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 Not sure if this matters either, but does the temperature of the line at the time of testing make a difference? Most of my stream fishing is in waters that are pretty cold....most would think that the colder something is the more brittle it could become? Does the different manufacturing of these lines affect this? It would be cool if this could be tested with more brands of line too. You've done great work! More than most of us could accomplish. Hopefully some of these suggestions can make it into your next study. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiel Posted November 21, 2007 Report Share Posted November 21, 2007 ....Been using Maxima Ultragreen on my float reel for years and the same stuff (lighter test) for leaders. Guess I somehow knew it was the right choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now