I have been asked many times "What knot do you use to tie your lure to your line?".
There are many knots that are used by many different fisherman. With all the different knots that are out there to use, one may ask, "Which one should I use?".
Well something that I have used to help me decide what knot to use is simplicity and use.
There are five knots that I primarily use, and they are:
Arbor Knot, Blood Knot, Palomar Knot, King Sling Knot and Braid Knot. An Arbor Knot is a quick and easy knot that I use for attaching line to my reel spool.
I use a Blood Knot when I am attaching two lengths of monofilament together (main line to backing).
A Palomar Knot is a general purpose knot that I use when joining my line to swivels, hooks or artificial lures (excluding crankbaits and jerkbaits). A King Sling Knot is an easy to tie, end loop knot that I use for attaching my crankbaits and jerkbaits to my line.
I use a Braid Knot for all braided line applications such as: swivels and hooks.
ARBOR KNOT:
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1. Pass line around reel arbor.
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2. Tie an overhand knot around the standing line. Then tie a second overhand knot in the tag end.
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3. Pull tight and snip off the excess. Snug down first overhand knot on the reel arbor.
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BLOOD KNOT:
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1. Overlap the ends of the two strands that are to be joined and twist them together about 10 times
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2. Separate one of the center twists and place the two ends through the space as illustrated. |
3. Pull knot together and trim off the tag ends. |
PALOMAR KNOT:
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1. Double the line and form a loop three to four inches long. Pass the end of the loop through hook's eye.
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2. Holding standing line between thumb and finger, grasp loop with free hand and form a simple overhand knot.
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3. Pass hook through loop and draw line while guiding loop over top of eyelet.
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4. Pull tag end of line to tighten knot snugly and trim tag end to about 1/4".
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KING SLING KNOT:
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1. Insert tag end of line through artificial bait so that it extends eight to ten inches.
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2. Hold the tag end and the standing line in your left hand and form a loop.
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3. With the bait in your right hand make four turns around the tag end and the standing line above the loop.
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4. Bring the bait down through the loop.
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5. To tighten, hold the line above the loop length and pull the tag end and the standing line at the same time. Trim tag end.
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BRAID KNOT:
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1. Run double loop through eye of hook.
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2. Loop around end of line and standing part of braided line 8 times. Thread double loop back between the eye and coils.
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3. Tighten knot with a steady even motion. Trim double loop and end of braided line leaving 1/4".
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The main reason that I use these knots is for simplicity. I have found that these knots are easier to tie than all the other knots that are used. You may already be using all or some of these knots, in any case Good Luck on the water and Tight Lines.
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