I'm reading more and more about the advantages of the San Diego Jam knot over the Improved Clinch (my personal favorite). Any of you guys using it? It's basically a *reverse* Improved Clinch, if that makes sense. Below is a link to an animated example.
In two years of using Flourocarbon I can only recall one time an Improved Clinch has failed... and I knew the moment I tied it that it probably wouldn't hold, but my partner was catching fish and I was impatient. That said, I'm always willing to try something better if it comes along. I just practiced tying the knot several times and it's only slightly more difficult than the IC. My first attempt looked like a wad of spaghetti, but after that it looks like a good solid knot that I wouldn't be afraid to use.
https://www.netknots.com/html/san_diego_jam_knot.html
In two years of using Flourocarbon I can only recall one time an Improved Clinch has failed... and I knew the moment I tied it that it probably wouldn't hold, but my partner was catching fish and I was impatient. That said, I'm always willing to try something better if it comes along. I just practiced tying the knot several times and it's only slightly more difficult than the IC. My first attempt looked like a wad of spaghetti, but after that it looks like a good solid knot that I wouldn't be afraid to use.
https://www.netknots.com/html/san_diego_jam_knot.html