Daiwa J-Braid Grand x8 Island Blue - Braided Fishing Line w/ IZANAS Fiber

$20.78
Spool Size
150 yards
Pound Test
10 pound
Model
J-Braid Grand x8 Island Blue
Country/Region of Manufacture
Japan
Fishing Type
Saltwater Fishing
Bundle Listing
No
Color
Island Blue
Fish Species
All Saltwater
Hook Size
Assorted
Length
150 or 300 yard spool
Line Type
Braided
Brand
Daiwa
condition
New

Daiwa J-Braid Grand x8 Island Blue Braided Line

  • The Daiwa J-Braid Grand x8 Island Blue is Daiwa's new, state-of-the-art braided line made with IZANAS fiber.
  • Extremely strong and abrasion resistant, yet soft, supple, and easy-to-spool too.
  • 8-carrier construction.
  • Bright blue color that offers high visibility while also incorporating sky and water contrast.
  • Available in 150 and 300 yard spools in test strengths ranging from 6 pound to 80 pound.

The ultimate new braid in the J-Braid family, Daiwa J-Braid Grand x8 is some of the strongest and most abrasion resistant 8-carrier braided fishing line ever put on the market. Yet, despite its durability, J-Braid Grand x8 is also extremely soft, supple, and easy-to-spool.

How is fishing line with such remarkable characteristics possible? J-Braid Grand x8 is spun with IZANAS, a new, state-of-the-art, high-modulus fiber that is leaps and bounds stronger than any other fiber material on the market. Now, you may be asking yourself: "Hey, doesn't every fishing line claim to be the strongest, most supple line out there? How is this stuff any different?" And you wouldn't be wrong for wondering. Many a fishing line company has made such a claim with little, if any, evidence to support it. But the fine folks at Daiwa don't play like that: when they make a claim, they stick by it and back it up. And that's why in the graph below you can see that, when compared with other fiber materials on the market, nothing exhibits a strength index quite like IZANAS.

Source: Toyobo Industrial Materials, 2018

It's roughly four times stronger than polyester nylon (what most monofilament is made of), twice as strong as fluorocarbon, and is even stronger than aramid, a class of military- and aerospace-grade fibers that includes Kevlar (aka the stuff bulletproof vests are made of), among others.

Island Blue J-Braid Grand x8 is a bright blue color that offers high visibility while also incorporating sky and water contrast. Available in 150 and 300 yard spools in test strengths ranging from 6 pound to 80 pound. See table below for full details on test strength and line diameter.

 

PoundTest KilogramTest Diameter EquivalentDiameter Mono
Inches Millimeters
6 3 0.003 0.1 1.5 lb. Test
8 3.8 0.005 0.13 2 lb. Test
10 4.8 0.006 0.15 2.5 lb. Test
15 7 0.007 0.19 4 lb. Test
20 9.5 0.009 0.23 6 lb. Test
30 14 0.011 0.28 8 lb. Test
40 19 0.013 0.32 10 lb. Test
50 23 0.014 0.36 12 lb. Test
65 30 0.016 0.41 16 lb. Test
80 38 0.017 0.43 20 lb. Test
100 48 0.02 0.5 25 lb. Test
120 57 0.022 0.55 30 lb. Test