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• Rodweight 92

  Main line vs declared rod line rating

  Compares the entered main line strength against the rod's declared line rating window. Out-of-window is a mismatch, not an average.

  rod.line-rating · All water

• Rodweight 88

  Presentation weight vs declared lure rating

  Checks casting/presentation weight against the rod's declared lure rating window.

  rod.lure-rating · All water

• Rodweight 80

  Rod power vs target pressure class

  Maps declared rod power to the pressure the stated target class applies.

  rod.power-vs-target · All water

• Rodweight 58

  Rod action vs retrieval path

  Fast tips serve contact techniques; moderate actions serve moving baits.

  rod.action-vs-retrieval · All water

• Rodweight 74

  Guide type vs sustained heavy load

  Roller or heavy-frame guides matter once drag pressure is continuous.

  rod.guides-offshore · Deep-sea · Offshore

• Rodweight 46

  Rod length vs casting distance and swing room

  Length trades distance against precision and bank/boat clearance.

  rod.length-vs-cast · All water

• Reelweight 94

  Declared max drag vs main line strength

  Working drag is conventionally a fraction of line strength; declared max drag above line strength is a live hazard.

  reel.drag-vs-line · All water

• Reelweight 86

  Sealing vs salt exposure

  Salt is a first-order durability constraint, not a preference.

  reel.sealing-vs-salt · Ocean · Inshore / Deep-sea · Offshore

• Reelweight 78

  Line capacity vs depth and running fish

  Capacity becomes the binding constraint offshore and in deep water.

  reel.capacity-vs-depth · All water

• Reelweight 40

  Reel size vs rod power balance

  Gross size mismatch shows up as fatigue and poor tip control, not failure.

  reel.size-vs-power · All water

• Main lineweight 70

  Line stretch behaviour vs depth and retrieval

  Stretch is a behavioural property that changes with depth, not a defect.

  line.stretch-vs-depth · All water

• Main lineweight 82

  Main line abrasion behaviour vs cover

  Cover type decides whether main line can be fished without a leader.

  line.abrasion-vs-cover · All water

• Main lineweight 76

  Main line strength vs target pressure class

  Coarse sanity band between stated target class and entered line strength.

  line.strength-vs-target · All water

• Main lineweight 50

  Wire main line handling burden

  Wire imposes a handling and hardware burden that must be accepted explicitly.

  line.wire-handling · All water

• Leaderweight 90

  Leader material vs teeth

  Toothy classes defeat mono and fluoro regardless of strength rating.

  leader.required-by-teeth · All water

• Leaderweight 72

  Leader strength relative to main line

  Where the system breaks is a design choice; this rule makes the choice visible rather than correct.

  leader.strength-vs-main · All water

• Leaderweight 56

  Leader length vs guide passage

  A connection knot inside the guides on every cast is an operational burden.

  leader.length-vs-guides · All water

• Leaderweight 84

  Leader abrasion resistance vs cover

  Cover type sets the abrasion requirement independent of fish size.

  leader.abrasion-vs-cover · All water

• Connectionweight 88

  Connection specified

  An unspecified connection is the most common hidden weakest link.

  connection.unknown-knot · All water

• Connectionweight 66

  Connection bulk vs guide passage

  Swivels and crimps do not pass small guides on the cast.

  connection.bulk-vs-guides · All water

• Connectionweight 86

  Declared connection strength vs weakest line element

  A connection rated under the line makes the knot the weakest supported link.

  connection.rated-strength · All water

• Connectionweight 44

  Retie burden vs operational tolerance

  Cold hands, guide friction and retie speed are real constraints.

  connection.burden · All water

• Presentationweight 68

  Presentation resistance vs rod power

  Sustained water resistance loads the blank continuously, unlike lure weight.

  presentation.resistance-vs-power · All water

• Presentationweight 74

  Presentation weight vs current and depth

  Flow and depth set the minimum weight needed to hold the retrieval path.

  presentation.vs-current · All water

• Presentationweight 30

  Fly systems out of scope

  Fly tackle uses a different loading model; findings here are informational.

  presentation.fly-scope · All water

• Environmentweight 80

  River — current load on the whole chain

  Flow adds continuous load on top of the fish.

  env.river-current-load · River

• Environmentweight 72

  Lake — vegetation, depth change and wind

  Lake jobs trade sensitivity against extraction power and wind control.

  env.lake-vegetation-wind · Lake

• Environmentweight 82

  Ocean inshore — salt, tide and structure

  Corrosion and structure abrasion dominate inshore durability.

  env.inshore-salt-structure · Ocean · Inshore

• Environmentweight 94

  Deep-sea / offshore — sustained load, depth, durability

  Offshore reverses the usual priority order: capacity, drag endurance and corrosion come before finesse.

  env.offshore-sustained-load · Deep-sea · Offshore

• Rodweight 60

  Declared rod ratings supplied

  Missing declared ratings are reported, never estimated.

  evidence.rod-ratings · All water

• Reelweight 62

  Declared drag figure supplied

  Drag capacity is central to almost every downstream check.

  evidence.reel-drag · All water

• Presentationweight 54

  Marketing claims held apart from declared ratings

  Claim text entered by the angler is recorded but never converted into a rating.

  evidence.marketing-language · All water

• Environmentweight 36

  Rating attestation and physical inspection

  The evaluation is only as good as the entered ratings.

  evidence.attestation · All water