Toit Fishing unpacks all the technical aspects to the greatest past time ever, fishing. From fishing knot "How to" tutorials to in depth overview's and knot testing, to basic fishing tips and strategy. You know, we all have a passion for fishing but at the centre of it is this knowledge we learn from our dads, our friends or strangers on the beach, a jetty, dare I say mud bank. My vision you ask? Well it is this: to teach every person who watches this channel everything I have learned. Teach them to fish, because it’s the greatest pastime our forefathers invented.
i have one of these crimpers and we need an updated expanded video. I understand how to crimp a large aluminum crimp, but it would be nice to see how you are crimping double barrel copper crimps. And there is no explanation on what the 3mm male recess crimp is used for (AND by the way, why the hell is there is a "zero" or "theta" symbol in front of these measurements?? ie, "03mm female recess". -- why not just 3mm recess ??? )
@toitfishing First, I'd like to say that I gravitated towards this knot because of its low profile and ease of tying quickly. But I too was disappointed by the actual strength. In my case, I've found that on heavier braid connected to lighter fluorocarbon or monofilament, it's not the braid that fails for me. I'm using 30 lb braided to either 8 lb or 12 lb. Fluorocarbon (A typical freshwater setup for up here in Wisconsin, USA) and I've been messing with this knot to try to make it fail in some other place besides like 50% of fluorocarbon strength on the fluorocarbon. I used your tip about doubling the braid but applied that to the fluorocarbon side instead and had really good luck. If you have some time I would love to see what that does in your testing device. The knor is a little bit bigger profile but still pretty small this way and way stronger for me.
The only knots I use now are the Toit knot you taught, the double palomer knot, and the modified GT knot you taught (for connecting monofluoride to braided I do 5 wraps around the doubled figure-8 knot and then a seven wrap uni to finish… for connecting braided to more braided I do four wraps around the double figure-8 knot and then an eight wrap uni to finish.) never lost a lure of fish or anything for that matter! Thanks again! I look forward to getting the toit scissors on y’all’s website soon when I get my next paycheck because I don’t have anything to cut braided line specifically and that’s pretty much exclusively what I use
Hi Sam and phil I can't want to meet u phil. sam I have Shimano 25 speed master. With a 100 pound braid Can I use a 150 pound fluorocarbon for sink Rig
David, appreciate the support. Which option did you end up buying? My wife really enjoys having a pair in the Kitchen cutlery drawer. Perfect for spatch cock chicken on the Braai (BBQ)
The easiest way to keep your tags from getting caught is to cut them flush! My tapered fly fishing leaders have 5 or more blood knots over 9ft and I've never had an issue with one failing.
Thanks for reaching out. I am yet tie the Chain knot in decent quantity to have an factual opinion on it. I have got this knot on my to do list. This is only my opinion,not based on actual testing. I am slightly concerned on the standing end exiting out the back of the knot on its own. Typically when a knot is put under load the knot typically tightens at the front and the back of the knot. So as the line is cinched during use the standing end is compromised as it has only a single line exiting at back of knot. This all the forces and line pressure is exerted solely on one strand of monofilament. Tightlines and thanks for watching.
Greetings from Turkey. I am Kadri Ağralı. I learned this knot two years ago by watching your videos and I have been using this knot in all my hunting for two years. I have experienced a lot so far. It is much stronger and easier to do than the knots I used before. I have great respect for the work you do. Thank you very much for this reason.
Hi Kadri, thank you so much for taking the time to give feedback on the Toit Knot. Yes it is truly a strong knot, I am hoping to get back onto the knot testing this year. Take care.
I love this knot but some of my trout flies have hook eyes that are too small to pass the line through twice. Have you tested the Toit knot when passing the line through the eye only once?
Thanks for this. I have an engineering problem needing a short terminal knot for a 2.5 mm 12 strand Dyneema braid cable for the tension members within an exo-skeleton device. This looks really promising as the application is very space-restricted and what I need is the Dyneema equivalent to a swaged end on a wire cable. I've just tied a few in different grades of Dyneema (D12 SK78, D12 SK99 MAX). Tricky to form dry but wetting the Dyneema with water or, better, soapy water makes it simple. Looking forward to trying it in anger.
The strongest and easiest line-to-lure knot of all time is the Palomar Knot. I HAVE...on dozens of occasions at outdoorsman shows, gotten a Palomar Knot to hold 100% line strength when tested with the pull-scales at the fishing line company booths. This one guy at a Stren fishing line booth years ago was teaching people how to properly tie the Improved Clinch Knot and when he was done, I took the line, ran one end through the eye, formed a loop and ran the tag end back through the eye and tied a simple overhand knot with the loop and passed the lure through the loop after. Then wetted the knot, cinched it and clipped the tag end. When he put it on the the pull scale, the line broke and the knot held at 100%. Mr. Stren couldn't believe his eyes. He did the test himself and then he tried tying three more Palomar Knots, tested them and got the same result. Mr. Stren said "Thank you for teaching me that!" and went to tell his other Mr. Stren buddies about what I just showed him. 😄
Treble in the front is unusual, most people seem to use assist hooks. I miss your knot videos a bunch. I've learned alot from them though. I use the Toit knot on 14# fluoro for largemouth fishing atm.
Great channel, such a good resource. I'm a fly fisherman and use much thinner line, between 3 and 6lb. I find the orvis not stronger than the Uni. Not sure if it would work as well in heavier mono.
Hi Christine glad you like it, I have been meaning to develop it further but time has certainly caught the better of me lately. Appreciate the feedback
Thanks for sharing all of this great and helpful information Warren. Much appreciated! I love your videos and the analysis. One thing to consider, when testing knots, please consider wearing safety glasses. I’d hate to see you injured when the lines break. You’re such a great test engineer and important source of information. Keep up the great contributions and stay safe!
Th as is Gregory, appreciate the feedback, my wife thinks I am intense, but I guess I just want to make sure the data is accurate. Agreed I wear my glasses 95% of the time when testing, especially with monofilament.
There’s no way across 30 line brakes with three different glues that the average was exactly the same. what’s the mathematical possibility of that was every single break 107.42 lbs
I’ve never had luck with the Palomar. When I first started fishing, I used the Palomar for everything, and sometimes when I set the hook, it slipped. I was tying it correctly as well, I spent days learning it and doing it over and over to make sure I got it right. I think it just doesn’t do well with shock, such as setting the hook.
Since running these tests, have you found a stronger mono-to-mono knot than the uni-to-uni? (Specifically, a thinner 40 lb mono mainline to a thick 100 lb leader for GT and amberjacks.)
