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Plait instead of a bimimi to form a double

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Brandon Khoo:
I obviously have too much time but I must have spent a couple of hours last night trying to tie this double effectively. Has anyone used one of these instead of a bimimi? I know George has a preference for a plait over a bimimi but I don't think he ties his this way. For anyone who has used it, what is the knot strength like?

I had a fair bit of trouble with this as I struggled to get the plait as tight as i would like it.

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Duncan O'Connell:
I have used them, but in braid I have found it hard to make them tight enough to stop the knot from slipping down from the top. Be interested to hear how George makes them work. Tying it with mono is easier for me, and would be my double knot of choice for that. It is also really easy to make long doubles with the plait which can be hard to do with a bimini. The strength is equal to a bimini, it is considered to be one of the few 100% knots.

Duncan

Luke Wyrsta:
I agree with Duncan - i also could not tie the plait in braid the way it's supposed to be tied.

Stick with the Bimini Brandon ;D

Brandon Khoo:
I think I might have to. I can't get it to bite enough and it keeps on slipping. It also takes me about five times longer to tie!!

Peter Lowe:
I agree too..... :)

Plait is for mono and bimini for braid - those fly guys sure do know how to tie the best knots, I can assure you Duncan is an absolute guru in the knot tying department....... ;D  he makes it look sooooo easy....... He recently showed me his rissole finish on a bimini- awsome...



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