What’s the thinnest braid that you’ve spliced?

Then they must not have included the trilene knot nor the fish n fool knots if they found the improved clinch to be the strongest.

Thanks Luke.

Both are solid knots. The Fishing Fool Knot is essentially a Uni knot that has the line go through the hook eye twice instead of once, and that gives it a slight strength advantage.

The No Name knot is also called the Bristol knot, and that’s used for connecting a braid mainline to a mono/fluoro leader… it’s a solid knot, but not as strong/thin as the FG knot.

PS The lines were brand-new.

In these tests I used P-Line FluoroClear in 15# and 25# test, and P-Line CX Premium in 20# test. These are fluorocarbon coated copolymer lines engineered for low stretch, thin diameter, low visibility and decent abrasion resistance. These are the lines I tend to use most often for casting or jigging for chinook and coho salmon in the salt (I’lI go lighter for salmon and steelhead in the rivers, usually 12# and sometimes 8#). I tested the knots head-to-head against each other, 5 tries per contest, using matching 7/0 straight shank large-eye saltwater rated Siwash hooks. I stretched the line by hand using slow steady pulls vs hard snaps, with the hooks held in the thumb/holes of a couple pairs of scissors while I held the open scissors by the other scissor handles. I didn’t try measuring the breaking points as I don’t have the proper equipment for that. I just wanted to know which of the top-rated knots held up the best using the lines I use the most….

FYI I tested the knots with 15 lb test first; then I decided to try it with 25 lb test. The results were essentially the same, with the Toit winning in 4 of the contests and tying in the 5th (the line breaking halfway between the two hooks).

However, when I tested the Triple Toit knot against the Triple Miller, the Toit came out on top with 15 lb test while the Miller knot won out with the 25 lb test. I wasn’t expecting that result. So now I’ll use the Triple Toit with the lighter leader (15 and below) and the Triple Miller with the heavier leader (25 and above). I had previously tested the two knots using 20 lb test, and at that line weight they were pretty much even.

I hope you enjoyed learning a bit along with me!