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What knots should i tie for freshwater fish?
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All I ever use now is the polamer. Doesn't work well on 20lb mono.
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Of all the knots i've tied in my life time, i've found the plain old improved clinch knot to be as good as any. I use that knot for most terminal tackle connections, up to around 50 lb pound line or so. When you get into the heavier fluorocarbon leaders, a clinch knot is incredibly hard to tie and be trustworthy.

for joining leader to main line, I always use an albright knot. Some people like a uni to uni knot, but if you're tieing two lines that have a dramatically different diameter, the albright is the better knot.

The polomar knot is also a great knot, as gdn pointed out. It's easy to tie, and works well for the heavier stuff.
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I like the polimar and the snell knots.
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