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Albright Knot: The Albright Knot is used to join monofilament lines of different sizes. It is often used, for example, to join the fly line to the fly-reel backing line.
Australian Braid: The Australian Braid creates a loop on the end of the line. It is a called a 100% knot because the breaking strain is close to that of new, unknotted line. It is created by braiding or plaiting the line
Bimini Twist: The Bimini Twist creates a loop on the end of the line. It is a called a 100% knot because the breaking strain is close to that of new, unknotted line. It is created by twisting up a long loop of line.
Double Davy Knot: The Double Davy Knot attaches the tippet to the fly. It is strong and is tied easily. It is better than the Davy for flies with larger diameter wire.
Palomar: The Palomar Knot is used to attach a fish hook to a line. A loop is passed through the eye, an overhand knot is tied with the loop which is then passed over the hook.
San Diego Jam Knot: The San Diego Jam Knot (or Reverse Clinch Knot) is popular with long range fisherman as an excellent, strong method of tying a lure to fishing line.
Slim Beauty: The Slim Beauty provides a strong connection between lines of different sizes and materials, e.g., between a fishing line and a large leader.
Snell: The Snell Knot ties a leader, or tippet, directly to a baited hook. It was originally developed for use with hooks that had no eyes, but it is still widely used today.
Trilene Knot: The Trilene Knot provides a strong and reliable knot to join monofilament line to hooks, swivels, and lures.
Fishing Knots
Selection
These animated knots are primarily used for fishing, but some are useful in other applications.
The selection of knots is based on feedback and advice from many expert fishing contributors to this website. In this section the knots are listed in alphabetical order.
Fishing Knot Characteristics
Fishing knots are designed to be tied in monofilament or braided fishing line and to run through the eyes and rings of a fishing rod or rig. Fishing line is cheap. The emphasis, therefore, is on compactness and reliability with no interest in being able to untie them. Many fishing knots employ multiple, tightly wound turns. The structure of such knots changes under load – outer wraps are pulled into the knot and the inner line becomes outer wraps.
Fly Fishing Knots
Lubricating/Tightening/Trimming
Fishing knots are intended to be pulled extremely tight before use. To ensure the knot tightens smoothly, and to avoid generating heat, the knot should be moistened with water first. The most conveniently available source of water is saliva - which is probably used more than anything else! When available, a better lubricant is vegetable oil.
The ends of most fishing knots can, and should, be trimmed closely against the knot. The best tool for the purpose is a nail clipper.
Breaking Strain
Some words have already been written on the Safety page about knots weakening rope. Claimed breaking strength for some fishing knots is suspiciously high. Supposedly it varies with the number of turns used, and the number of turns is supposed to be adjusted to accord with the line diameter. It is worth remembering, testing shows that monofilament with a knot in its length breaks at about 50% of its ideal strength.
Ideal breaking strength is tested by winding each end around very large diameter drums. However, this is not the typical situation; in most cases fishing knots subject the line to sharp bends and kinks, which greatly reduces the breaking strain.
Therefore, in any knot where the line passes round itself, performance figures in excess of the 50 - 70 % range are best treated with critical skepticism. Testing your own line and your own knot with your own spring balance still provides you with the only data you can truly trust.
The only well-documented method of tying knots in monofilament and maintaining its strength involves threading the monofilament inside a dacron braid. The report claims that with this technique breaking strains of 90% of the ideal were achieved.
The two knots which claim very high breaking strains are the Bimini Twist and the Australian Braid
