Fishing line strength (#) guide

PE line (Braid line) strength list

Line strength varies slightly depending on the manufacturer.
Please use it as a reference value.

# Strength Diameter
lb kg mm
0.1 4 1.81 0.054
0.15 4.5 2.04 0.066
0.2 5 2.27 0.076
0.25 5.5 2.49 0.085
0.3 6 2.72 0.094
0.35 7 3.18 0.101
0.4 8 3.63 0.108
0.45 9 4.08 0.115
0.5 10 4.54 0.121
0.6 12 5.44 0.132
0.7 14 6.35 0.143
0.8 16 7.26 0.153
1 20 9.07 0.171
1.2 24 10.89 0.191
1.5 30 13.61 0.209
1.7 34 15.42 0.219
2 40 18.14 0.242
2.5 50 22.68 0.270
3 55 24.95 0.296
4 60 27.22 0.342
5 80 36.29 0.382
6 90 40.82 0.418
8 100 45.36 0.483
10 130 58.96 0.540

Nylon, Monofilament, Fluorocarbon line strength list

Line strength varies slightly depending on the manufacturer.
Please use it as a reference value.

# Strength Diameter
lb kg mm
0.1 0.4 0.181 0.053
0.15 0.6 0.272 0.064
0.2 0.8 0.363 0.074
0.25 1 0.454 0.083
0.3 1.2 0.544 0.090
0.35 1.4 0.635 0.097
0.4 1.6 0.726 0.104
0.5 2 0.907 0.117
0.6 2.4 1.089 0.128
0.8 3 1.361 0.148
1 4 1.814 0.165
1.2 4.8 2.177 0.185
1.5 6 2.722 0.205
1.75 7 3.175 0.220
2 8 3.629 0.235
2.25 9 4.082 0.248
2.5 10 4.536 0.260
2.75 11 4.990 0.274
3 12 5.443 0.285
3.5 14 6.350 0.310
4 16 7.257 0.330
5 20 9.072 0.370
6 22 9.979 0.405
7 25 11.340 0.435
8 28 12.701 0.470
10 35 15.876 0.520
12 40 18.144 0.570
14 45 20.412 0.620
16 50 22.680 0.660
18 55 24.948 0.700
20 60 27.216 0.740
24 70 31.751 0.801
26 80 36.287 0.840
28 85 38.555 0.870
30 90 40.823 0.910
40 120 54.431 1.05
50 150 68.039 1.17
60 175 79.379 1.28
70 195 88.450 1.39
80 215 97.522 1.48
90 253 1.57
100 286 129.727 1.66