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These animated knots are primarily used for fishing, but some are useful in other applications.

The selection of knots is based on feedback and advice from many expert fishing contributors to this website. In this section the knots are listed in alphabetical order.

This image shows one typical system for fly fishing. It shows examples of knots that can be used at each junction. The purpose of the tippet is to prolong the life of the leader by replacing it when enough has been lost through breakage, re-tying flies, or damage on snags. For more information, much more information, about Fly Fishing try Ted Thomas's article in Gray Wolf Life.

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Fishing knots are intended to be pulled extremely tight before use. To ensure the knot tightens smoothly, and to avoid generating heat, the knot should be moistened with water first. The most conveniently available source of water is saliva - which is probably used more than anything else! When available, a better lubricant is vegetable oil.

Some words have already been written on the Safety page about knots weakening rope. Claimed breaking strength for some fishing knots is suspiciously high. Supposedly it varies with the number of turns used, and the number of turns is supposed to be adjusted to accord with the line diameter. It is worth remembering, testing shows that monofilament with a knot in its length breaks at about 50% of its ideal strength.

Ideal breaking strength is tested by winding each end around very large diameter drums. However, this is not the typical situation; in most cases fishing knots subject the line to sharp bends and kinks, which greatly reduces the breaking strain.

Therefore, in any knot where the line passes round itself, performance figures in excess of the 50 - 70 % range are best treated with critical skepticism. Testing your own line and your own knot with your own spring balance still provides you with the only data you can truly trust.

The only well-documented method of tying knots in monofilament and maintaining its strength involves threading the monofilament inside a dacron braid. The report claims that with this technique breaking strains of 90% of the ideal were achieved.

Because the friction of pulling the know tight weakens the monofilament line, which could cause it to break if you catch a big one. By wetting the line with spit it allows the knot to tighten up without stressing the line from friction. Tight lines!

Thanks for the illustrations,The Improved clinch knot using 6-10 Pound test line has worked just fine for the last 45 years, catching Bass,bluegill,crappie and even a turtle once in awhile, mostly in ponds and lakes.

I totally agree. Light line to small hook, tie a Palomar Knot, followed by the Orvis Knot and followed by the Davy Knot. Practice until you master because when in the flowing water is no time to wonder how to tie the best knot that will not break or slip.

I have not had a problem so far. I caught a 15lb catfish 2 nights ago. Maybe bigger and a pike that morning. I think your missing a step (not on purpose) I spit on the line to help ease it tighten and always give myself extra line to tie. Once you have it ready to pull and tighten, bite the free end just to hold, hold line above knot with one hand then pull and slide the noose down simultaneously. Hope this helps and a little practice dont hurt either.

Cut off the barb then pull back out or turn back out. It was chilly one day and family was fishing and dad thought it would be okay for our 2 year old to try and cast a treble hook, short story version felt something rug on my back shoulder blade, the TROUBLE hook caught 2 barbs in the shoulder collar area of my coat, that could have been a jugular, henceforth, trouble hook not treble hook.

Does anyone have a knot for trophy musky and pike? When they hit and im not prepared wrong test and or no liter. They tend to hit what im reeling in every now and then. In the ottawa valley and there are some big boys and girls around even when your not fishing for them.

I had difficulty with the Palomar knot when trying to thread the doubled up line thru the hook head, so I just put the line thru the hook head and bring it back thru forming my loop. Easier for me, especially if I have a smaller hook, and I dont have to pinch, bite or sqeeze the line to make it small enough to go thru the hook head.

I have considered threading the line through holes on the poster hanger, looping the line back up, and tying a knot. This is a bit of a permanent solution and difficult to adjust / get the level correct.

The success of any fishing technique is heavily dependent on the perfect knowledge of the knots used. So you should know their tying procedures like the back of your hand. Also, since saltwater and freshwater have different densities choose your techniques wisely to cater to different situations.

The below classification will help you in choosing the best knot for the type of fishing line that you are using. It is important to choose a line material that is strong enough for holding on to the catch and is not slippery.

Knots are generally slip knots or jam knots, both of which feature a series of twists or wraps and a tag end generally passed through a loop or opening and pulled tight. Pulling these wraps together requires not crossing them over one another. Crossed lines are what will cause most of your knot wear and breaks.

To avoid friction and wraps crossing, work the wraps down the line, slowly until they are lined up neatly next to each other. Then slowly apply pressure and cinch the knot but pulling on the tag end and mainline simultaneously until the knot feels snug.

A simple knot that doubles the line up around the line tie to give it straighter strength, but it is possible to tie this knot wrong and cut your line, so pay attention to the details in this one when using fluorocarbon that tends to bite into itself more than other fishing lines. Read how to tie the Palomar knot.

Maybe the most versatile and strong knot in all of fishing. It takes a bit of finger dexterity, but can be used to snell hooks, join lines and provide rock solid connections with the smallest and heaviest of lines equally. Read how to tie the Uni knot.

Get started today with these instructions and videos so that you will know how to tie different types of fishing knots. Tying fishing knots properly helps ensure that tackle does not come off your line. Fishing rigs are the combination of tackle (hooks, swivels, sinkers, etc.)

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Learning how to tie fishing line joining knots is about more than simply knowing how to tie fishing line to leaders. Mastering a variety of line joining knots is a must for aspiring anglers, as different knots have vastly different uses.

This knot makes it easy to join two lines, but one line must be short enough to thread the end through the formed overhand loop. As with other lines, use a lot of overlapping line so that you can pull on all four ends to make it properly tight. Work with both lines together as you tie this, and make sure both loops are the same size to assure a strong knot.

A double uni knot is two uni knots tied back to back, then placed together to form a strong connection. For maximum safety, line joining knots such as the double unit should leave plenty of line at the end of the knot on each piece of line you're joining. The ends help pull the two knots into one.

This line joining knot is great for attaching leader to your main line and works whether the lines are the same (braid to monofilament, or braid to fluorocarbon leader). This is how you tie a double uni knot, you need to tie a uni knot with each of the two lines, with the knots facing opposite directions as follows:

A blood knot (or barrel knot) is two back to back clinch knots and is most used for joining sections of monofilament nylon line of similar weight while maintaining a high portion of the line's inherent strength. Other line joining knots used for this purpose can cause a substantial loss of strength.

The principal drawback to the blood knot is the dexterity required to tie it. In fly fishing, this serves to build a leader of gradually decreasing diameter with an easily cast fly line attached at the large diameter end and the fly or hook at the small diameter end.

Recommended Fishing Line Knots

Sufix recommends a handful of knots that you can use to get the best performance from your Sufix fishing line. Read the instructions below or download the instructions PDF.

Rapala Loop Knot

A non-slip loop knot intended to be tied directly to the lure. Provides a loop which allows the lure to move freely and naturally. Use Monofilament lines.

Double Uni Knot

The best knot for joining together two fishing lines of approximately the same diameter. This knot can be used with braided lines and mono-braided combinations.

Note: This blog post on using saliva to cinch down fishing knots was originally posted on September 11th, 2020, but we wanted to share this important experiment again!! Be sure to scroll down to check out all of the HELPFUL comments below this article!

Those were very surprising results, I have always used saliva on my knots so I never would have even thought it could be worse then good.