Basic fishing knots

[Dryrod]

[][size 1]Have you forgotten any of the basic fishing knot? If so here are some of the most popular ones. Do you have any to add to this list?[/size] Knots

Albright Knot

Use this knot to attach the backing to your fly line. This knot is compact enough to not hang up in the guides when a big fish has run out all of your line.

Step One: Double up about 3 inches of your fly line to create a loop. Run about 12 inches of your backing through the loop.

Step Two: Wrap the backing over itself and the fly line. Continue this process until you have worked 10-12 wraps toward the end loop.

Step Three: Once you have 10-12 wraps, insert the tag end of the line back through the loop.

Step Four: Pull on both ends of the fly line to evenly slide the wraps toward the end of the loop. Snug and clip the ends.

Nail Knot

Use this knot to join the end of your fly line to the butt end of your leader. This is a small knot that is smooth and able to run freely through your guides.

Step One: Align the butt end of your leader and the end of your fly line -- pointing in opposite directions -- along the length of a nail. Include for plenty of overlap.

Step Two: Loosely wrap the leader five or six times around itself, the fly line and the nail. Run the butt end of the leader through the wraps and along the nail.

Step Three: Pull both ends of the leader tight and remove the nail. Tighten again by pulling on both ends of the leader.

Step Four: Pull on the line and the leader to test the knot. If it is secure, clip both ends.

Blood Knot

Use this knot when you need to connect two pieces of line with the same diameter. This knot is usually used to create tapered leaders.

Step One: Wrap one strand of line around the other 4 or 5 times. Then run the end into the fork you have created where the two lines meet.

Step Two: Now do the same thing in the opposite direction. When you have 4 or 5 wraps, place this end back through the loop and pull it out even with the first.

Step Three: Evenly pull each end in opposite directions until the knot is tight.

Step Four: Tighten the knot and clip off the ends.

Surgeon's Knot

This knot is usually used to join two pieces of monofilament that are not of the same diameter. It is very useful for creating tippets and leaders.

Step One: Take two pieces of line and place them parallel. Take both lines as a single strand, make an overhand knot and pull the strands through the loop. Pull the strands through the loop again to create a double overhand knot.

Step Two: Pull the knot tight by holding onto both ends. Once the knot is tight clip off the ends.

Clinch Knot

This knot is used by just about everyone to tie on flies, lures and hooks.

Step One: Run the end of the line through the eye of the fly or lure. Make 5 or 6 turns around the standing part of the line. Run the end through the loop you have created between the hook eye and the beginning of the twists.

Step Two: Pull on the end of the line until the knot snugs up evenly. Clip the end near the eye.
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[cat_man]

There are a ton of knots on the following site:

[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/main1.html"]http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/main1.html[/url]

[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/blood.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#0000ff][size 2]Blood Knot[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/craford.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#0000ff][size 2][b]Crawford Knot[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/dropper.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#0000ff][size 2][b]Dropper Knot[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/palamor.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#0000ff][size 2][b]Palamor Knot[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/snell.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#0000ff][size 2][b]Snell Knot[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/swivel.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#0000ff][size 2][b]Swivel Knot[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/trilene.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#0000ff][size 2][b]Trilene Knot[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/uni.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#0000ff][size 2][b]Uni Knot[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/orvis.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#0000ff][size 2][b]Orvis Knot[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/homer.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#0000ff][size 2][b]The Homer Rhode Loop Knot[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/biminitwist.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#0000ff][size 2][b]The Bimini Twist[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/figure8.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#0000ff][size 2][b]The Figure-Eight Knot[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/perfectionloop.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#0000ff][size 2][b]The Perfection Loop[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/albright.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#0000ff][size 2][b]The Albright Knot[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/spiderhitch.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#800080][size 2][b]The Spider Hitch[/size][/#800080][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/surgeons.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#0000ff][size 2][b]The Surgeon's Knot[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/catspaw.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#0000ff][size 2][b]The Cat's-paw Knot[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
[url "http://www.geocities.com/angling4sport/knots/fishermansbend.html"][font "verdana,arial"][#0000ff][size 2][b]The Fisherman's Bend[/size][/#0000ff][/font][/url][font "verdana,arial"][size 2]
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[Dryrod]

[][size 1]Hey cat_man,[/size]

[size 1]Oh I know about the site you mentioned. Just thought some folks are too lazy to hunt the internet or are not Internet savy.[/size]
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[cat_man]

You can click on any of the names above in my post -- they are all links to the page that describes each knot. I didn't even know that I copied the link, I just copied the names from the page but it turns out they are links so that makes it really easy.
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[DrownedDesertRat]

What I need to know is the one knot that is an absolute requirement for fishing. How in the world do I tie new line onto my reel? I've been getting my spools filled where I buy the line because I don't know the knot that is used.
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[tubeN2]

Here is a neat one.




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[Dryrod]

[cool][font "Arial"][#804000][size 2]Hey there DDR,[/size][/#804000][/font]

[font "Arial"][#804000][size 2]Another knot that you can use to attach your line to a bare reel is the ARBOR knot.[/size][/#804000][/font]

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[aquaman]

my basic is the palamor knot i use this knot 99.9 % of the time learn to tie it and you cannot tie it wrong and never will you come up with a pigtail from a knot coming untied.....NEVER !
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[tubeN2]

I love the palomar myself. It is most effective for dropshotting and general hook ups. When I use heavier line though, I still go with the trilene knot for tying onto the hooks and swivels.
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[cat_man]

Turtle Knot, huh? So that's what it's called. I use that knot all the time but I never knew what it was called. []

I alwasy use the Turtle knot when tying a swivel to my line. The only difference was that I would tie the loop first, then pinch the end and thread the entire loop through the eye of the hook. Sometimes, especially with thicker line, it's hard to get it to thread through. The way shown in your post looks much easier -- just thread it through first then tie the loop.

Thanks, TBN2.
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[tubeN2]

Hey Catman, I'm just glad that I could help. By the way, Feliz Cumpleanos.
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[cat_man]

Gracias. Y voz tambien Feliz Cumleanos!
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[tubeN2]

Todavia faltan 21 dias. Pero gracias de todas maneras.
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