This video is for those who aren’t merely concerned with the simple question of “how to tie a palomar knot”…
It’s for the next level for those who are seeking to learn the strongest palomar knot style for braided line. And you might be shocked to learn that the “traditional” way of tying the popular Palomar knot isn’t exactly the strongest when it comes to braid…
As you know, braid and mono have very different characteristics… which makes for the knots used on each type of line to be performed differently depending on the line.
And this is completely true for the very popular Palomar Knot too…
We actually did a knot contest specifically for the palomar knot for both braid and mono lines in which we tested different ways of tying the palomar knot and then we compared their breaking strengths.
And not too surprisingly, we found that tying a palomar the traditional style was not the best option for braided line…
This is because the knot was made popular well before braided line became the top choice for many fishermen.
And the traditional style is more for mono, so that leaves us with a problem on how to make it more effective for braid.
Well that answer is very simple and is in line with how other popular knots like the Palomar have been modified for braid…
Just double any and all twists/turns in the knot…
This is because braid has much less friction so requires more loops/twists to ensure it doesn’t pull.
And our test proved that to be true… the best modified palomar for braid ended up being exactly double of the two turns of a traditional palomar knot…
This palomar knot video shows exactly how to tie it. We call it the “Improved Palomar Knot” for braid.
If you’d like to see the full knot contest, just click on the link below:
http://www.saltstrong.com/articles/strongest-palomar-knot/
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