Fishing knots

Improved clinch

Tying on an eyed hook, a snap or a swivel with monofilament and fluorocarbon.

easy · ~90 % of line strength

Palomar

The strongest knot to an eye: hooks, jig heads, snaps, on braid and mono alike.

easy · ~95 %

Uni (Grinner)

A universal knot: to the hook, to the reel, and doubled (“Uni to Uni”) to join two lines.

medium · ~90 %

Knotless knot + hair rig

Tying the hook to the hooklength with a “hair” for boilies -- the basic carp rig.

medium · the standard carp knot

Figure 8 loop (double loop)

Loops at the end of the hooklength, on lead core, for a “loop-to-loop” connection.

easy · very secure

Albright

Joining two lines of different thickness: braid to fluorocarbon, main line to shock leader.

medium · passes through the rod rings

FG (braid to fluorocarbon)

The slim knot for spinning: braid to fluorocarbon/mono; it passes through the rings without catching.

hard · ~100 % of braid strength

Arbor knot (reel knot)

Attaching the line to the reel's spool.

easy

Dropper loop

Loops in the middle of the line for sabiki rigs, multi-hook rigs, paternosters.

medium

Surgeon's knot

A quick join of two lines of similar diameter; attaching the hooklength to the main line for float or feeder fishing.

easy · ~85 %

Snell (on the hook's shank)

Spade-end hooks (no eye) or when you want the hook perfectly in line with the line (Prussian carp, bream, feeder).

medium

Rapala knot (loop to a lure)

Crankbaits and lures that need to move freely, without a snap.

medium