different knots ??

[boxerjake77]

thinking of trying a new knot this season. what do all you tie ?? i use the classic fishermans knot,have forever. love the knot 100%

 

[tele_mark]

As a former climber, I still solve just about all knot problems with a girth hitch, clove hitch, bowline, or alpine butterfly.

 

[theGringo]

thinking of trying a new knot this season. what do all you tie ?? i use the classic fishermans knot,have forever. love the knot 100%

I presume your referring to tying fishing line. The Fisherman's Knot is the only one I use, but it's getting harder to do as by eyesight degrades. Maybe there's a simpler knot I should try, or maybe I need one of those magnifier things that straps to your head.

 

[celisup78]

As far as the "fishermans knot" do you mean this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman's_knot

Or do you mean a clinch knot/improved clinch knot, which is what I use to attach line to hooks/lures?

 

[SKS Ray]

I use a clinch knot on lures and a palomar knot on worm and bait hooks.

Try some of these: http://www.netknots.com/html/fishing_knots.html

 

[kengog]

I believe the fisherman's knot and the improved clinch knot are one and the same. That is the one I use most, although I usually use an arbor knot for tying fishing line to my reel. Here's a good site on the different knots and how to tie them.

http://www.animatedknots.com/indexfishing.php?LogoImage=LogoGrog.jpg&Website=www.animatedknots.com

... and for those of use with failing eye sight, try using the palomar knot.

 

[Dick]

For fly fisherman who need to add/change tippet and either don't tie a good blood knot or don't want to take the time to tie one when the fish are rising, the surgeon's knot (sometimes called double surgeon's knot) is a lifesaver and actually holds better if the difference in diameter between the two pieces of leader is greater than .003" or so.

The animated knots site that kengog refers to above shows how to do it (great site).

 

[Geoff C]

palomar for carolina rig

 

[Gonzo]

Gordian

 

[crash82]

Palomar when I can, it retains most of the line strength. Other than that I snell hooks for bait, uni to uni for joining two pieces of line, or use the improved clinch when I can't use a palomar.