Recently, I worked as a volunteer for Pure Fishing at the National Boy Scout Jamboree. Specifically, I worked the knot testing machine.I had never been around one of these machines before and it was very interesting. Of all the knots tested, the palomar was by far the strongest.If tied properly, the line would always break before the knot. This was even when the line was breaking much higher than the stated line test. As previously stated, it is important to cinch it down slowly with good lubrication.

If you are not real careful with a palomar, when you cinch it down, one end will actually move toward where the bend in the hookeye mets the shank. That spot will nick the line every time. When I screw up and do not pay extra attention to that, I just cut it and start over.

never had a palomar fail in 3 yrs using it and i use 4lb and 6 lb