San Diego Jam Knot Tested | World’s Strongest Fishing Knot | Episode 8

The World’s Strongest Fishing Knot, Episode 8. Find out if the San Diego Jam knot is one of the World’s Strongest Knots. This is part of the Worlds Strongest Knot Series where we have embarked on a mission to settle all disputes into which knot is actually, the World’s Strongest Knot. Grab a brew or a drink and join me as we unpack the results of this West Coast Tuna Knot and see how good it actually is. Take a look and see why this knot is so popular due to the impressive results with Fluorocarbon. So one thing was very apparent in testing this knot in both the braid and mono categories, the Standing end is the shortfall of this knot. However things are very different on the Fluorocarbon side of things.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
03:28 Monofilament Test Results
04:20 Braid Test Results
05:15 Fluorocarbon Test Results
06:10 Overall Results
07:18 San Diego Jam Knot Monofilament failings discussed.
09:19 Waffle Sessions - Upcoming content, extras, etc.

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[alpha]

WOW! WOW! WOW! great video!!! I love you dude! THANKS from a fellow tuna fisherman from Brazil!

[justinb]

Great content. Like seeing how it transforms when it's being tightened in the intro.

[NorCalArcher]

I really appreciate your thorough testing. Wondering how you determined to use only 3 wraps for mono and flouro. Standard SD Jam instructions say 5 wraps, but some say more for lighter line, fewer for heavier. Mono may have tested better with more wraps because it's softer, so it might be worth a second look. Thanks

[marcelotamura]

Hi Warren. Just found your videos. The best knot analysis out there. Thank you for sharing.
Lately, I've been trying a knot called the orvis knot. When trying at home (no equipaments though), it seemed very strong and easy to tie. However, I lost 4 floats when fishing in a small pond. I was able to get all of them back and the line broke at about 1-2 inches from the knot. 3 of them broke when setting the hook (not very hard though), but it was not the first fish after tying the knot. One broke in the middle of a fight, 10 minutes after hooking the fish.
The curious thing is that there was no breaks at the knot, but at about 1-2 inches from the knot. I couldn't feel a lot the tension when they broke. The line just seem to snap very easily, but all of them had been through a lot more tension before that.
I attach my line (25lbs mono) to a float with a swivel and the hook is 50cm from the float, so the breaks were not from fish teeth. There is no line burning when tying this knot (specially in the place where they all broke).
Do you think the line close to the knot can get weaker after a lot of stress?

[barrysargent]

Dude, I tried your knot, the Toit knot, Bloody amazing! I have started learning your knot at 15 pounds. Only, at three wraps underneath, I had some failures. Mostly my fault I think! But, I had some major success with only two wraps underneath and three over the top. I was able to snap the line 4 times from 5 no closer to the knot than 150mm ( snap loading ). Please try it and get back to me. Thanks so much, this is now my go to for knots. In one hour, I have become good at your knot, I love it!

[jasonhonnoll]

Loving the SDJK! Does doubling the line affect this knot's strength. Been doing it awhile!

[Troutaholic]

Use the San Diego jam knot for the simple fact that it has two cinch down areas to secure the knot great for my steelhead, fishing and salmon fishing not just for ocean fishing but river fishing as well works good on 8 pound mono line as well as fluorocarbon try it you will definitely like it

[carlherbert]

Just been watching a similar channel and the guy uses a double San Diego Jam Knot claiming it to be the best knot, please can you test it.

[alpha]

why did you put the music at the end? I can't understand what youre saying

[mosin]

It is interesting that you never got 100% line test knot strength on any of the mono. I have to wonder what brand you used. Last year I was in a knot tying contest sponsored by Izorline at a tackle show. We were given 20lb mono. I tied a Palomar knot and came in second place. My line broke (not the knot) at 36.something lbs (I don’t remember how many tenths above 36 it was). The winner tied a SD Jam. His line (not the knot) broke at 36.something + a tenth or two. The line failed before our knots did. I saw his SD Jam knot. I don’t know how many wraps he did but it looked closer to 7 (I use 7 wraps, I’ve tied it so many times I have a good idea what it looks like).

[Bigtunas]

First I really like how you present the information and enjoyed the video. Why only 3 turns for the San Diego jam? In your how to tie video you use 4 turns. I personally use 6-7 turns which seems average for guys on the boat in San Diego when chasing tuna with 20-40 lb.