Interesting article on braid, leaders and knot strength

[Graceland]

http://www.sportfishingmag.com/techn...ers-43571.html

[John from Madison CT]

Link doesn't work.

[Van Wildonher]

Nice.

[Graceland]

Sorry, it should go now.

[mythosbeer]

nice info...I guess I have been doing it right! I have been using the bimini to no-name (yucatan)!

[John from Madison CT]

This article has been out for awhile. Somebody needs to show me how they can get a 12 turn bimini twist to hold in 50lb braid. I try it and it slips everytime.

[Parker21]

This article has been out for awhile. Somebody needs to show me how they can get a 12 turn bimini twist to hold in 50lb braid. I try it and it slips everytime.

Are you tying the bimmi to a leader or just looping it around something. If you tie a bimmi in braid and loop it around a screwdriver or something to test it, it will slip. If you tie the bimmi and then tie a no-name to a leader it shouldn't slip.

I don't buy into the whole 12 turn bimmi though, it might work while testing at home but a 20 turn is better for real world fishing. I belive it has better shock resistance.

[misokat]

This article has been out for awhile. Somebody needs to show me how they can get a 12 turn bimini twist to hold in 50lb braid. I try it and it slips everytime.

we use anywhere from 15 to 20 turns, had no slippage, how are you finishing off the knot capt? a couple of half hitches like you would do for mono will slip on light braid,i tie a couple of hitches then 4 or 5 twists like a clinch knot to finish it off, if your really worried about it slipping can always add a drop of crazy glue ,did that for years on the first run of early braids that came out.

[John from Madison CT]

I've only been using one half hitch on the 12 turn bimini followed by a 4 turn "uni" to finish it off. (I think its like a Uni).

My 20 turn bimini's hold this way, but not a 12 turn. I'll try the double half hitch and some glue.

Thanks,

John