Fishing Knots

Double Clinch Knot   I  Clinch Knot   I  Palomar Knot   I    No Slip Loop Knot 
Joining Line To Line  I  Blood Knot   I  Uni-Knot 
   Hangman's Knot 

FISHING KNOT BASICS

• Buy Quality Fishing Line
• Choose the right knot and tie it correctly.
• Lubricate knots with water or saliva before drawing tight.
• Draw knots as tight as possible.
• Trim tag ends close to the knot.

You needs perhaps no more than three or four basic fishing knots, but these knots relate directly to your type of fishing. The Bass fisherman has little interest in the knots used by the trout fisherman, who, in turn, uses knots that are not necessarily suitable for the Striped Bass fisherman.

Double Clinch Knot:
A highly recommended very strong knot.

Insert tag end through eye; reinsert tag end back through eye forming a double loop. Double strands that pass through eye should not cross or overlap.

Wrap tag end around standing line; make 6 turns with light line (2-6 lb.), 5 turns with medium line (8-12 lb.), 4 turns with heavy line (14-20 lb.).

Pass tag end through double loop at eye formed in Step 1.

Maintain tension on tag end; draw knot tight by pulling on standing line; trim tag end.

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Pass the line through the eye of the hook, or swivel.

Double back. make five turns around the line.

Pass the end of the line through the first loop, above the eye, and then through the large loop.

Draw the knot into shape.

Slide the coils down tight against the eye.

The Palomar Knot is a very simple knot for terminal tackle.  It is an easy knot to learn to tie.
A slight disadvantages is that it is difficult to tie to tackle that is very large or to tie long leaders on with.

It is regarded by the International Game Fish Association as the consistently strongest knot known.
A great benefit is that it can be tied at night with a minimum of practice.

Double about 6 inches of line, and pass through the eye.

Tie a simple Overhand Knot in the doubled line, letting the hook hang loose. Avoid twisting the lines.

Pull the end of loop down, passing it completely over the hook.

Pull both ends of the line to draw up the knot.

The professional Crankbait Fisherman's Knot

Properly tied and seated this simple knot consistently test as close to 100 % as any  terminal knot.

The two keys to successfully tying this loop knot are the correct number of turns relative to the size of the leader material and lubricating the knot prior to synching down.

Tying Sequence

Tie an overhand knot, as you would for a Homer Rhode Loop Knot.  Then pass the tag end through the hook eye.

Pass the tag end through  through the open overhand knot.

Recommended number of turns:

• 5 turns for 8 to 12 pound test
• 4 turns for 15 to 40 pound test  

Make the appropriate number of turns around the standing line and pass the tag end back through the opening of the overhand knot. 

To tighten the knot:  Hold the standing end in one hand with the fly hanging just below.  Partially tighten the knot by pulling on the tag end.   Continue tightening by pulling the standing end with one hand and the lure with the other. 

There are at least 6 variations of the Hangman's Knot, - all of them excellent for terminal tackle, swivels and hooks. The "standard" Hangman's Knot holds only five turns when tied in monofilament nylon. If tied in rope, and used for its stated purpose, it takes eight turns.

1. Pass a 6 inch loop of line through the eye.
2. Bring the end back on itself, passing it under the doubled part.
3. Make five loops over the doubled part.
4. The formed knot is worked into shape.
5. The knot is sent down the line, against the eye of the hook or swivel.

There are two top grade knots used to join one line to another, where these are approximately of the same thickness. These are the Blood Knot and the Hangman's Knot - also called the Uni Knot by the International Game Fish Association.

Where there diameters are very dissimilar, either the Surgeon's Knot should be used, or the thinner line should be doubled where the knot is formed.

1. Lie the ends of the two lines against each other, overlapping about 6 inches.
2. Take 5 turns around one line with the end of the other, and bring the end back where it's held between the two lines.
3. Repeat by taking 5 turns around the other line, bringing the end back between the two lines. These two ends should then project in opposite directions.
4. Work the knot up into loops, taking care that the two ends do not slip out of position.
5. Draw the knot up tightly.

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