Hi,
And first, I believe that it is the same construction in both nylon and Spectra; the big differences are helix angle, twist, and of course relative slickness.
As to splice options, Samson's method is a hybrid, meant to reduce splice length, without the tedium of an all-tuck splice. I recently made drogue eyes using a slight variation on a Yale splice. You can see the finished product on my Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater. More tucks, in a much different pattern than for the nylon splice.
Fair leads,
Brion Toss