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 The Useful Knot Guide

 

The Albright Knot
The Albright Knot is most commonly used for joining monofilament lines of unequal diameters, for creating shock leaders and when a Bimini Twist is tied in the end of the lighter casting line. It is also used for connecting monofilament to wire.

The Homer Rhode Loop Knot
For trolling lures or jigs, this is a good knot because it allows the lure to work freely at the end of the line.

The Blood Knot
One of the most often used knots to join 2 lines of about the same diameter.

The Offshore Swivel Knot
This knot is used to attach swivels or snaps to a double-line leader.

The Perfection Loop
A perfection loop knot is used at the ends of the leader belly and the tippet.

The Surgeon's Knot
Used to tie a leader to a line where diameters vary considerably.

The Snell Knot
The Snell Knot provides a strong connection when fishing with bait and using a separate length of leader. (You can only use a Snell Knot with a leader.)

The Trilene Knot
The Trilene Knot is an all-purpose connection to be used in joining monofilament to swivels, snaps, hooks and artificial lures. The knot's unique design and ease of tying yield consistently strong, dependable connections.

The Palomar Knot
Easy to tie right, and consistently the strongest knot known to hold terminal tackle.

The Spider Hitch 

This is the faster, easier knot to create a it is equally strong but does not have the resilience of the Bimini Twist under sharp impact.

The Crawford Knot
The Crawford knot often is overlooked by even the most skilled anglers. It is a very versatile knot for tying most types of hook, swivel, or lure "eyes" to a leader or line. The Crawford knot is not nearly so difficult to tie as it looks.

The Uni-Knot
One basic knot which can be varied to meet virtually every knot tying need

The Dropper Loop
This knot is used to form a loop which stands out from the line above a sinker or other terminal rig.

Quick Shore Leader Knot
Designed to join shore leader to main line. has the advantage of giving tapering knot which eases casting.

Full Shore Leader Knot
Designed to join shore leader to main line. has the advantage of giving tapering knot which eases casting

The Half Tucked Blood Knot
As its name suggests, this knot is simply half a bloodknot. It is used to attach line items such as hooks and swivels, and is reliable and easy to tie.

Jansik Special

A beautifully simple knot that can be tied in the dark, The Jansik Special is a high strength knot.

The Rufus Knot

This knot was developed after a losing a bass on a surf beach. The lead became snagged on a submerged rock and after pulling for a break the leader knot gave out, the mainline coming back with a tell-tale pigs tail curl. 

 

 

 

 

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