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Old 05-16-2008, 01:39 PM   #7 (permalink)
ksong
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Originally Posted by HUNTER II
yes - that's correct the OTI 60 lb line is breaking at 35 - 40 lbs as measured on a drag scale - I actually stumbled on to the problem when I was showing a friend how to join fluoro to OTI braid - I tied up my favorite Yucatan knot and we put a scale on it to demo how strong the knot was and to my surprise it broke at 35 lbs - I subsequently tried the other knots listed with the same results
I suggest to put some glue on the knot and test again. You'll see the different results. Most knot get slipped on heavy drag and it causes the breakage. That is exactly what happened when I tested knot strength with Basil. Since the test, I always apply glues on the knots.

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