Who's the Fastest??

[TunaTeaser1]

How fast can you tie a bimini? Australian plait?

Which do you prefer for your double?

I'll start...

Bimini--> (45 sec - 1min)

Plait--> (2 min or less)

Obvisously, this is in ideal conditions.

[teddyp]

32 turn Bimini connected to a 80# leader with a albright knot and swivle connected with an improved clinch with tag end cut.

under 90 seconds everytime.

[TunaTeaser1]

32 turn Bimini connected to a 80# leader with a albright knot and swivle connected with an improved clinch with tag end cut.

under 90 seconds everytime.

Pretty good...I'm surprised I've never timed it that way, guess I'll try it.

[teddyp]

Pretty good...I'm surprised I've never timed it that way, guess I'll try it.

Yeah I guess its more of a real world senerio. You break a mainline and have to tie a whole new leader system. A lot of guys these days would just rack a rod that they blew a main line on and pull a spare. I liked to have the minimum amount of rods out so clean up was faster at the end of the day.

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[TunaTeaser1]

Tried it... but with 20# mainline (all ive got here), bimini/plait to 20# leader with a no-name, and uni knot to key chain as my snap swivel

32 turn Bimini/leader/snap- 1:17

3-4" Plait/leader/snap- 2:36

[frankypettolina]

never timed it, I know I do it quick enough under the gun to not hold things up.


Was reminded of a quote someone once told me about knots though.

"You need to be able to tie them perfect, every time, standing under a cold shower, with your eyes closed...."

[Patudo]

I got interested in this a couple months back following a discussion on another forum. I timed myself tying a couple of short biminis and the results were:

- 2 foot bimini in 16 lb line, finished with half a dozen half hitches around both legs before making the final knot that resembles a uni-knot to secure the tag end. Starting from just before making the first twist and ending when the tag end after the knot was pulled tight and trimmed, it took two minutes in total.

- 3 foot bimini in 30 lb line, finished more simply, with one half hitch around each leg and the final finish knot. From just before making the first twist to trimming the tag end after the knot was complete took just over 1 minute 30 seconds.

As a comparison I made a plait in 30 lb line (40 plaits and finished with a bimini twist style finish) and from start to finish took 2:20.

I felt bad at having taken so long for the bimini and went back and, making an effort to go more quickly, did another 2 foot, 32-twist bimini in 30 lb line. I got my time down to 1:13.

I think I lose quite a few seconds by trying to make sure the tag end coils back over itself in a neat coil, like in the textbook, rather than a more open spiral like I've seen some do. It did take longer than I thought it would. Those seconds do tick by real fast!