#1 PE line: strength and diameter by brand

Size #1 (1 go) is 200 denier under the JAFS standard for PE line. The chart that VARIVAS publishes puts it at about 0.171 mm, as a rough guide only.

The lines below rate #1 at 16 to 22 lb. Compare figures with the same basis: a maximum is higher than an average for the same line.

LineMaxAverageStandardBasis not statedDiameterLengthsSource
YGK X-BRAID UPGRADE X8———22 lbnot published100 m, 150 m, 200 mMaker’s page
DUEL HARDCORE X820 lb / 9 kg—7.5 kg—0.171 mm150 m, 200 m, 300 mMaker’s page
Seaguar PEX8 Pitch Color Changer20 lb / 9.1 kg18 lb / 8.2 kg——0.165 mm150 m, 200 mMaker’s page
Sunline SIGLON PE×816 lb / 7.7 kg———0.171 mm150 m, 200 m, 300 mMaker’s page
VARIVAS PE 8 Stripe Marking Edition20 lb——9.06 kgnot published150 m, 200 m, 300 mMaker’s page

Published diameters — DUEL: same as the approximate PE diameter in the JAFS chart; Seaguar: same as the JAFS standard diameter for nylon and fluorocarbon line; Sunline: same as the approximate PE diameter in the JAFS chart. We have not measured any line. Links to makers' pages are not affiliate links.

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