06-11-2008, 12:45 AM
[cool]quote:[So here is a challenge for you. Assuming that you have some new tippet material can you do some relative knot tests and see if you get similar results.]
[font "Garamond"][#008000][size 4]Haven't forgotten about your challenge S_F so to speak. Been trying a little different approach and that is to tie a different knot at each end and drop a weight from a given height and observe the results. Well 3X tippet couldn't stand the shock of a 1 lb weight being from about 6". So I went to 12 lb test mono. Still had the same effect. So in between the the lower knot which was tied to a ring I attached a real small bungee cord to absorb some of the initial shock. Well so far the double improved clinch knot held out over a Davy knot. Now I will have to reverse the knots and do several more tests. Eventuall I will get to the surgeon's and mono loop.[/size][/#008000][/font]
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[font "Garamond"][#008000][size 4]Haven't forgotten about your challenge S_F so to speak. Been trying a little different approach and that is to tie a different knot at each end and drop a weight from a given height and observe the results. Well 3X tippet couldn't stand the shock of a 1 lb weight being from about 6". So I went to 12 lb test mono. Still had the same effect. So in between the the lower knot which was tied to a ring I attached a real small bungee cord to absorb some of the initial shock. Well so far the double improved clinch knot held out over a Davy knot. Now I will have to reverse the knots and do several more tests. Eventuall I will get to the surgeon's and mono loop.[/size][/#008000][/font]
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