PE Ratings

What it actually means and how you do it

PE ratings is the japanese way of measuring diameter of fishing lines which is different from the usual way of measuring tru line poundage

here is a table of pe ratings vs mm

PE No..mm
0.6...0.128
0.8...0.148
1.0...0.165
1.2...0.185
1.5...0.205
1.7...0.218
2.0...0.235
2.5...0.260
3.0...0.285
3.5...0.310
4.0...0.330
5.0...0.370
6.0...0.405
7.0...0.435
8.0...0.470
10.0...0.520
12.0...0.570
14.0...0.620
16.0...0.660
18.0...0.700
20.0...0.740
22.0...0.780
24.0...0.810
28.0...0.870


so usually if we say a rod has got a rating of PE1-3 from the table above we are looking at lines from PE 0.6 (0.128MM)to PE 3 (0.285MM)
IN SHORT THE ROD CAN TAKE LINES UP TO A DIAMETER OF 0.285MM BE IT IN BRAID OR MONO LINES

however if rods put line poundage like 10lb-20lb how do you measure in PE rating?
we would divide the poundage by 10 so will give u a PE RATING OF 1-2 and for a rod of PE rating 1-2 you just multiply the PE number by 10 so will give you line poundage of 10-20lb

though multiplying or dividing by 10 is not the most accurate way of measure however it is the most acceptable way of measuring as the super lines(braid) nowadays have very thin diameter

below is the diameter table of shimano's power pro lines against mono lines

PowerPro Monofilament

8 pound test (0.005” Dia.) 1 pound test (0.005” Dia.)

10 pound test (0.006” Dia.) 2 pound test (0.006” Dia.)

15 pound test (0.008” Dia.) 4 pound test (0.008” Dia.)

20 pound test (0.009” Dia.) 6 pound test (0.009” Dia.)

30 pound test (0.011” Dia.) 8 pound test (0.011”Dia.)

50 pound test (0.014” Dia.) 12 pound test (0.014” Dia.)

65 pound test (0.016” Dia.) 16 pound test (0.016” Dia.)

80 pound test (0.017” Dia.) 18 pound test (0.017” Dia.)

200 pound test (0.030” Dia.) 50 pound test (0.030” Dia.)


as u can see from the table the braid lines have thinner diameter but higher poundage

(ermm...the above table is in inches so u need to convert to mm)


however other brands braid line's diameter may vary from power pro so at the end of the day u still need to refer to the pe rating table to get the recommended diameters so u can match up your line,rod and reel to the highest potential


this is the easiest way i can explain pertaining to PE ratings,anybody got any other additional info which i left out feel free to add in

thank you