Eye Splice vs. Bimini Twist: Which is Stronger? | H2T Ep. #975

Tom Rowland Podcast

Waypoint TV

Wilderness, Sports, Health & Fitness

5 • 899 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I prepare for an exciting fly fishing trip by respooling my reels with 70-pound hollow core line by Cortland. I'll show you how to make the connection between the fly line and the backing using an eye splice and compare its strength against a Bimini twist. We go through the step-by-step process to create an eye splice, then test its strength, reaching 53.7 pounds. Next, I demonstrate the Bimini twist, which maxes out at 39 pounds. Which method will you choose for your fly setup? 00:00 Preparing for the Ultimate Fly Fishing Trip 00:16 Creating an Eye Splice 02:00 Testing the Eye Splice 02:49 Introducing the Bimini Twist 04:03 Testing the Bimini Twist 04:25 Conclusion and Recommendations All Socials ⎯ https://linktr.ee/TomRowlandPodcast How2Tuesday is presented by Danco Pliers! Danco Sports is an industry-leading manufacturer of pliers, knives, and accessories for anglers worldwide. Since our start in 2006, we have been committed to providing affordable, high-quality products and outstanding customer service to anglers and fishing leaders alike. Danco Pliers is located in Stuart, Florida, where we wear flip-flops to work year-round. Check out Danco here — https://bit.ly/tomrowlandpodcast2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Fishing trips anywhere anytime.
0:02.0	FishingBooker.com
0:04.0	I'm getting ready to go on a trip of a lifetime.
0:06.0	So I just re-spooled all of my fly reels with this 70 pound hollow core line by Cortland.
0:14.0	And I'm going to show you how I'm going to make the connection between the flyline and the backing.
0:21.1	On this one, I created an eye splice.
0:24.5	I spliced an eye in the end of this.
0:28.2	I'm gonna show you how to do it,
0:29.4	and we're gonna test it.
0:30.4	Then we're also gonna test a Bimini twist
0:33.0	and see which one's stronger.
0:34.3	Which one do you think is gonna be stronger?
0:39.1	This is how to whip a loop in this hollow backing. You need these. And out of these, you're going to need this. It's going
0:48.1	end like that. First thing you're going to do determine the direction you want the loop.
0:57.0	So if you want that, we're going to go down the running line, just like this.
1:02.0	Open up that running line.
1:05.0	Slow process.
1:07.0	Once you get that running line open, get this needle in there.
1:11.6	Like that.
1:12.6	Okay, so now I got it open and it's going in there.
1:18.6	We're just going to push it real slow.
1:23.6	Take the loop, put that through there.
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