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How to tie some fishing knots
Posted on 9/6/15 at 9:46 am
Posted on 9/6/15 at 9:46 am
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Posted on 9/6/15 at 10:03 am to hawgfaninc
uni knot and it's variants (uni to uni, power snell, uni loop) is the only knot you ever need to learn except for a very specialized offshore application
Posted on 9/6/15 at 10:09 am to cgrand
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uni knot and it's variants (uni to uni, power snell, uni loop) is the only knot you ever need to learn except for a very specialized offshore application
It's a very good knot but no. Just no
When fresh water fly fishing I mainly use a trilene knot.
When connecting mono to flouro I'll use two perfection loops.
Many others.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 11:20 am to bbvdd
Exactly. Loop knots...especially good ones are super handy for topwater lures and fly lining live bait.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 12:05 pm to hawgfaninc
I pretty much only use a modified uni, snell, and palomar. Just depends on the lure and line.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 12:50 pm to cgrand
Posted on 9/6/15 at 12:51 pm to bbvdd
I've not tied anything but a uni in years
Posted on 9/6/15 at 2:12 pm to hawgfaninc
no palomar 
Posted on 9/6/15 at 4:42 pm to mach316
I have the "Animated Fishing Knots" app. It comes in handy.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 5:21 pm to Redfish2010
I do not palomar
somehow I've managed to persevere
somehow I've managed to persevere
Posted on 9/6/15 at 6:28 pm to cgrand
I got bored a few years ago and tested the breK strength of several terminal knots with mono/flour ok ike the improved fisherman, snell, uni and thumb knot. The thumb knot proved to be the strongest, so I use it for terminal knots on leaders.
Posted on 9/6/15 at 7:23 pm to Redfish2010
Palomar is a decent knot, except it is terrible with fluorocarbon, fluoro tends to cut into itself using palomar and pops on hook sets. Unis and trilene knot for me
Posted on 9/6/15 at 7:31 pm to AboveGroundPool
I'm a fan of the braid
Posted on 9/6/15 at 8:53 pm to hawgfaninc
Non slip mono loop for the win
Posted on 9/7/15 at 9:59 am to Barf
I only tie the improved clinch knot.
Does anyone else still use this?
Does anyone else still use this?
Posted on 9/7/15 at 10:09 am to ctiger69
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improved clinch
Posted on 9/7/15 at 10:23 am to bootlegger
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I only tie the improved clinch knot.
<---This guy!!!!
Posted on 9/7/15 at 10:40 am to LSUTiger2u
I tie improved clinch knot 90% of the time. I haven't had a ICK fail in 15 years, even when trying to pull up a huge log or oyster cluster. 
I've tried palomar and uni's but I just can't find confidence with them. I do use palomar when tying a mid leader knot like drop shot.
Two common mistakes I see is having a messy knot (it likes to twist on flouro & mono) or they leave too short of a tag end (the knot will "slip" as it tightens the first hard pull and needs ~1/4" of tag end).
I think knots are like lures, there are always going to be fads and the hot one to go to. I think you should choose one or two for your style of fishing and master it. Make it your confidence knot.
I've tried palomar and uni's but I just can't find confidence with them. I do use palomar when tying a mid leader knot like drop shot. Two common mistakes I see is having a messy knot (it likes to twist on flouro & mono) or they leave too short of a tag end (the knot will "slip" as it tightens the first hard pull and needs ~1/4" of tag end).
I think knots are like lures, there are always going to be fads and the hot one to go to. I think you should choose one or two for your style of fishing and master it. Make it your confidence knot.
Posted on 9/7/15 at 8:25 pm to AutoYes_Clown
I use this one from time to time. Palomar and ICK are the only other ones I use.
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