Fishing Knots

 

Polamar

Arbor knot

Albright knot

Blood knot

Improved Clinch

Double Clinch

Double Uni

Polamar Knot

This knot is used on the new super braided lines. 

  1. Double line on itself about 8-10 inches

  2. put through hole

  3. tie a loose overhand knot

  4. take loop end and place around swivel or lure

  5. tighten overhand knot

  6. trim loose end

Pull knot tight and trim ends.

You can also double or triple loop the original line through the swivel eye to make the double Polamar or the triple.

Arbor Knot

The arbor knot is used to connect line to the reel.

  1. Pass line around reel

  2. Tie overhand knot

  3. Tie a overhand knot around mainline and pull tight

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Albright Knot: flyline to backing


Trim line and backing closely to allow ease through guides without hang ups.

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Blood Knot

This knot is used to join to lines of similar size together, also used frequently by fly fishermen tying there own leaders

Separate the lines in the middle

Place the ends thought the hole going in opposite directions. Grasp both center tag ends with your teeth and pull the lines to tighten. 

You can also tie this knot by making the turns around one line and placing the wrapped line in the top crease. Then winding the other line and placing it through the center hole going the opposite direction as the first wrapped line. Grasp the center lines with your teeth and pull the lines tight.

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Double Clinch

Double line and place though eye hole

Wrap line loop around line 5-6 times. Then put loop end back though bottom hole and tighten.

Trim loop off and tag end.

This knot is very strong and usually holds 100%

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Double Uni knot .. line to line knot, great for adding a mono bumper line to braids

 

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Improved Clinch knot

  1. Pass the end of the line through the  swivel. 

  2. Pull about 5 inches of line through and double it back against itself.

  3. Twist 6 times.

  4. Pass end of line through small loop formed just above the eye.

  5. Then through the big loop you've just created. 

  6. Pull tag end and main line so that coiled tightens against the eye.

  7. Trim excess

  8. make sure coils lay smoothly

For a even tougher knot double the line first then tie the improved clinch knot.  The extra line cushions the knot even better

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