Slim Beauty Knot

Hello again Mel,

I’ve been fiddling with the Slim Beauty as a substitute for the Bimini Twist on my tarpon leaders. I have stress tested over 30 leaders of about 10ft in length. Consisting of 6ft of 60lb stren mono leader, 3ft of 20lb stren mono tippet and 12 inches of 80lb mono shock leader. The Slim Beauty has been testing out at up to 29lbs. Over a 100% knot strength for up to 5 minutes. The trick is to tie the knot with doubled over 20lb test with 10 loops. Then test leader for 18lbs of stress for 3 minutes to tighten up the knots. Then remove the pressure and take the leader to your work bench to trim the tag ends. Then test again up to 20lbs of stress and no more for 3 minutes. I found that if I do this the leader will ultimately withstand at least 29lbs of stress until it breaks. You’ve got to try this set up.

Take care and tight lines,

Ken

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Neil Taylor

Full time kayak fishing guide, Neil was an advocate for conservation since before the time he started guiding.Outdoor writer, speaker and radio show host, Neil connected closely with Captain Mel Berman and did many positives with Mel to promote ethical angling. After Mel passed away, Neil managed www.capmel.com and eventually became that web site’s owner.

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