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Originally Posted by OBfishguy pretty impressive post, lots of spare time? |
Sad huh? Well, when I can't be out fishing, at least I can do something somewhat related to the sport.
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Originally Posted by OBfishguy what about the time and accuaracy of each knot, a spider hitch is not as strong as a bimmini however it can be tied in a fraction of the time
and is suitiable for most purposes? Dropper verses Kiwi, what is the time in tying difference and how many times does it get ugly when it is tightend? |
Those a really good points. I find a lot of resources that list tying instructions for many different versions of fishing knots, but they don't go into much
detail about why I might want to choose to use one over the other.
I think the standard deviation might be a useful indicator of the accuracy of a particular knot. The lower the std. dev., the more consistent the knot is.
If you get a really wide std. dev., then either the knot itself isn't very predictable, or the tying technique isn't very precise.
Having some hard data like I tried to assemble above might be a valuable tool for helping to make an intelligent choice about which knot to
use, or whether you're tying it well. If you knew, for example, the relative strength and reliability data of the spider hitch, uni-to-uni, and the bimmini twist,
you would know if the spider's "good enough" for your application, or whether you should choose something else.
In the case of the dropper vs kiwi:
The dropper was moderately easier for me to tie and is hands down, the best looking knot.
The dropper's wraps lay tight and flat against the main line, the loop comes off at a nice right angle.
The kiwi's plaits were not as tight and compact and the body of the knot is more football or torpedo cigar shaped
than the even wraps of the dropper loop. The loop came fairly straight off the main line, but it's just not quite as
nice and tight of a hot little hardbody as the dropper.
If you want a more compact, good looking knot: use the dropper loop.
If you're willing to invest a little bit more knot tying effort and don't mind a slightly looser, bulkier knot
in exchange for one that's probably 20-30% stronger: use the kiwi.
If you don't mind if the knot isn't pretty or symmetrical at all, the loop doesn't stand off the main line at a right angle,
but is really easy to tie, a little stronger than the dropper loop in the main line, and a lot stronger than the dropper loop
when pulling from the loop: use the figure 8 surgeon's knot.
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Originally Posted by OBfishguy pretty knots are better than ugly knots
Then again I have a prefference for quick pretty girls rather than complicated ugly ones or complicated pretty ones
in fact I guess I just like quick and easy even if I break them off more often!!
good work on the post!! |
Here's to swimming with bow-legged women!
