Bimini Twist in 50lb Power Pro

The bimini twist has been a popular knot for years in heavy salt water
fishing applications however it is starting to become very popular with
freshwater fishermen also. Lefty Kreh has been using the knot for several
years on his light tackle.

I did tie up a bimini loop on some 50lb Power Pro during lunch today and
tried to break it in vain. I just could not break it. I think I answered my
own question.

For those of you who wondered what the knot is, it is basically a large loop
on the end of your line. What makes it special is that it is one of the few
knots that retains 100% of the line strength once tied (correctly) assuming
you are tying mono. I read that it does not retain 100% of a braided super
line strength, more like 75%. I don't know if this is true yet. Also, the
knot is pretty slim and can slide through a guide without getting hung up.
This is a nice feature if you are attaching a long leader onto a fishing
line or fly line onto backing using loops.


"Bill McKee" wrote in message
nk.net...

"Richard Liebert" wrote in
message ...
I am using 50 lb Power Pro on my son's bonefish rod (OK, it's a fly rod,
cut
me a break here).

Has anyone every tried tying a loop in the Power Pro using a standard
Bimini
Twist? I have tied it on the bench and it seems to work fine, but I
don't
want to learn that it isn't really a good knot while "on-the-job".

Thanks from Rick



Most every San Diego long range tuna boat uses the Bimini Twist for
connecting topshots of mono to spectra.