Next they are supposed to do an Abrasion Test,  To get the abrasion ratio, each line’s average cycles was then divided by its diameter. You take three 12-inch lengths of line and attach each one to one of the three arms on the machine. To the ends of each sample you attach a 550-grams or  “about 1lb 4oz” weight. This allows the middle section of each line to rest over three separate drums of fine grade sandpaper at 45-degrees. When the machine is activated, the arms move up and down  “this counts as one cycle” until all three lines have snapped. Each cycle is recorded on a separate clicker above the respective arm. It’s a very simple operation, but very effective and accurate. Each line is tested simultaneously, just in case there were any irregularities with any of the control arms.

Diameter is measured in the thousandth’s of an inch,  with a micrometer for uniform diameter over the entire length. I feel that a lot more testing should be done on all lines manufactured as only a few companies manufacture line here in the USA, and is sold to other line companies to market as their brand of line. So now you know how line is tested. If you stay with a Name Brand Line Manufacture, you will get quality line, some of the lesser known line companies get the inferior line other manufactures get rid of because it did not meet some requirement, rather than toss it, it is sold to other companies, who market it under their name brand. 

There you have it, you know as much as I know about fishing line, and how it is tested. The reason I did not go into various knots and applications  is because we all have our own way of tying knots that we are accustomed too. I hope this has been  interesting for you.

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