Knot strength

[Clay]

I know that there are several threads on knots. One of the recent ones prompted this post, but I didn't want to take that thread too far off of topic. I know that many have favorite knots and that thier confidence levels are high using those knots. I am trying to develop a new knot strategy for fly fishing. I have the following goals:

Best to keep knot selection simple.

Know how to tie a few knots well.

I want to pick my new knots for being easy to tie and being strong. There is a web site that I cannot remember the name of and that many Google searches have not discovered. It was something like knottests.com or knotstest.com, but not either of those. They used one of those knot testing machines and tried various knots. Anyone know of a web site like this?

I did find this nice article: http://www.midcurrent.com/articles/k...astlink_1.aspx It is mainly about which knot to use to terminate your tippet to your fly.

Here is what I am currently using:

Reel to backing: Arbor knot

Backing to fly line: Albright

Fly line to leader: speed nail knot: http://www.flyfisherman.com/skills/jb4knots/

Leader to tippet: Tripple surgeon's knot

Tippet to fly: Improved clinch, but after reading the first link that I provided it will go to the Orvis knot.


I would like to know a good source of scientific, or at least some reasonable tests on knot strength. If you know of a web site I would appreciate a pointer in the right direction. Thanks,

Rick