Abrasion Test-Update (Part 1)

[fcap60]

Chief- I agree there can be too many variables, just like there can be too many variables when fishing. so here's what I plan to do.

1. I can wet the brick and wet the line.
2. I need to apply the "law of avererages" to the test, so I plan to test each line 3x and see, on average, when it breaks.

Here's my thoughts on this. When a fish takes you into the rocks, it's probably an "area" of the line that's being rubbed off and weakened, not necessarily, a single point-although it could be. So I need to experiment some more. Again, I didn't want to test this on a sharp pont, because that would only tell me how line CUTS and not how ABRRASION RESISTANT it is.

Thanks and any suggestions are welcome

Stay tune, more to come this week when others give me a bunch of lines to test.

[vanstaal]

I think there are too many variables in the experiment. Tension on the line, pressure on the brick, length of stroke across brick, how the line will act after it has been used & exposed to the elements, etc. Ditto

[JohnR]

I think it is good for giving a rough baseline on the abrasion resistance - so much so that it is probably on par with or better than what the line manufacturers use when they quote their phenomenal abrasion resistance... Especially as this series of tests morphs through different contols

FCAP"Consumer Reporter"60

[numbskull]

Repeating each test several times and taking the average quickly eliminates (or minimizes) much of the variability.