Difference in distance between 4-ply, 8-ply, and 12-ply
For those who enjoy long-distance fishing and lure fishing, improving casting distance is a crucial factor, and many people seek to improve it by changing their gear and rigging. One of the most crucial factors is the use of a polyethylene (PE) line with several twists.
There is a lot of information about fishing, but when it comes to which of the 4-ply, 8-ply, and 12-ply reels flies farther, theoretically you might think that 12-ply reels would fly farther, but there are not many cases where this is explained with data from actual experiments, so let’s take a look at the results of an experiment conducted by Shimano in Japan.
However, not revealing specific product names is a principle I have maintained while running my blog, and especially now that the boycott of Japanese products is spreading, I feel that I must actively participate in it, so I will not mention the names of the products used in the experiment and will only leave a link to the original text.
The number of braids used in the experiment was 1.2, and 200m of 4, 8, and 12 braids were wound on the same type of reel. In order to obtain accurate results, the experiment was conducted without connecting a shock leader.
The experimental method was to throw each lure produced by Shimano 8 times with a 9.6-foot rod and compare the average of 6 times after excluding the maximum and minimum values. The results are as follows.
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division
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4-way
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8-fold
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12-part syllable
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average distance
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48.5m
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53.6m
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56.1m
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4-component (%)
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0
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10.5% increase
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15.6% increase
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etc(%)
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0
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10.5% increase compared to the previous 4 companies
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4.7% increase compared to the 8th generation
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This experiment shows that changing from 4-ply to 8-ply increases distance by 10.5%, and changing from 8-ply to 12-ply increases distance by 4.7%, but price ultimately becomes an issue for anglers.
Therefore, if you are satisfied with your current distance, there is no need to use the expensive 12-ply yarn, but if you want to improve your distance, this experiment shows that using 8-ply yarn is sufficient.
This is because the 5% increase in distance when changing from an 8-ply to a 12-ply is possible simply by modifying the casting posture and method!
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