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Article: Fishing lines with higher abrasion resistance from Japan.(Sports and leisure)
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- Advances in Textiles Technology
- Article date:
- November 1, 2003
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Fishing lines with low elongation, excellent abrasion resistance and specific gravities that can be adjusted to suit the prevailing conditions are the subjects of European Patent 1 306 471.
In the development of fishing lines, previously the use of lower elongation fibres has brought with it a problem of reduced abrasion resistances. Now, Yoz-Ami Corp of Hyogo, Japan, proposes using lines that contain ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) filaments.
Conventionally a fishing line has a specific gravity inherent in the material from which it has been made. In this case, the inventors suggest that it can be finely adjusted for uses that depend ...