You can see from the second photo of the used knot, the braid was starting to fray and was poised to break. I am back to an improved Albright with more wraps and a second piece of braid tied via Albright, cinched down behind the knot to keep the loop memory from working open the holding knot.
So after a full season with the nail knot on the weighted steel connection, I wanted to check the connection to see how it held up. One knot looks pristine and one looks like crap. Back to the drawing board. Here is how I tied this knot and what they looked like after season.
Supposedly all hunter safety classes are full due to shortfalls in instructors and funding. There appears to be no money to pass any additional measures that require testing.