Hi Guys I have been tying Bimini twists in PE8 braid all afternoon and am having almost every single one break inside the twist or right on the mainline end of the twist. 

Thanks Titahi, normally I tie an FG knot for my braid to leader connection but after watching Journey of a fisherman's video on top water connections here, I thought I would give the bimini twist/yukatan connection a go. If it holds up to big yellow fin tuna and GT surely it must be alright.

Thanks Tamure kid, I have been watching those morning tide guys for a couple of years they certainly got me pretty amped up for topwater fishing. So far for me the FG has never broken while fishing.

You answered your own problem in your last paragraph.

Bimimi twist in braid, you need to use at least 50 twists, 25 is a mono figure.
Try that and i think you will find your numbers improve markedly

After numerous attempts the only way to get a 100% knot was to sleeve the entire knot area with hollow braid before tying a Bimini. 

Ditto on the above for FG

had the same problems when I tried tying bimini twists. every now and then id get one that would be good but never really had confidence in them so decided to learn the fg and wouldn't ever use something different. unless you can find enough negatives to change my mind why wouldn't you use a fg???

[QUOTE=GSPOT]Here is me tying an FG. Heaps easier and more accurate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wa_aaN8t8mo[/QUOTE]

I had the same problem with doubles back with the early generation braids Jordan. Plaits were a waste of time, & the strength of the biminis was erratic. I found the bimini a lot more reliable if I spaced out the first 5-6 twists of the second or 'down' layer, so they cover probably the last 10-15 twists of the bottom or 'up' layer, then continue the 2nd layer with the twists tight against each other, as you appear to have done in your photos for the full length.