Salty's Forum

General Category => Plug / Lure Building Forum => Topic started by: shrub on February 08, 2011, 09:13:58 AM

Title: # test on the through wires
Post by: Out Fishing on February 08, 2011, 09:13:58 AM

Hey Salty what is the test strength on the .062 through wire? Do you (or anyone else) know if the tail wrap diminishes the strength like a knot in line or rope would? Never had any problems, just trying to understand some of the forces going on at the crucial times. thanks guys.

Title: Re: # test on the through wires
Post by: Out Fishing on February 08, 2011, 09:43:59 AM

ALOT more than you can exert with the drag on a fishing reel. Unless you horse the crap out of the wire too many times then it gets extremely brittle and will shear.

Title: Re: # test on the through wires
Post by: Out Fishing on February 08, 2011, 09:49:39 AM

Gotcha, I never expected to break it. Its some beefy stuff.

Title: Re: # test on the through wires
Post by: Out Fishing on February 08, 2011, 09:50:59 AM

it's probably somewhere in the area of 4-500 lbs