Beginner Fishing Knots
16 knots compatible with beginner.
These beginner-friendly knots are the foundation of fishing. Start here — a Palomar Knot for hooks and lures and an Improved Clinch Knot for general terminal connections will handle 90% of fishing situations. Once you are comfortable with these, move up to intermediate knots.
Arbor Knot
The Arbor Knot secures fishing line to the reel spool. It is the essential first knot when spooling any reel with new …
Improved Clinch Knot
The Improved Clinch Knot is one of the most widely used fishing knots for tying line to hooks, lures, and swivels. Easy …
Bobber Stopper Knot
The Bobber Stopper Knot is a small knot tied on your mainline to control the depth of a slip bobber. Essential for …
Double Uni Knot
The Double Uni Knot joins two lines of different types or diameters. One of the most popular line-to-line connections …
Palomar Knot
The Palomar Knot is one of the strongest and most reliable fishing knots. It works with all line types including braid, …
Surgeon's Loop
The Surgeon's Loop is the easiest loop knot to tie. It creates a strong, reliable loop at the end of your line for quick …
Uni Knot
The Uni Knot is one of the most versatile fishing knots, used for hooks, lures, joining lines, and spooling reels. Easy …
Trilene Knot
The Trilene Knot is a strong, reliable terminal connection that passes the line through the hook eye twice for extra …
Cat's Paw Knot
The Cat's Paw is a strong, symmetrical knot for attaching a doubled line to a swivel or ring. It distributes load evenly …
Surgeon's Knot
The Surgeon's Knot is the quickest and easiest way to join two lines. Perfect for adding tippet to leader in fly fishing …
Centauri Knot
The Centauri Knot is a compact, reliable terminal connection popular in Australian fishing. It is easy to tie and …
Davy Knot
The Davy Knot is a fast, compact terminal knot popular in fly fishing. It uses minimal material and provides a small, …
Figure 8 Loop
The Figure 8 Loop creates a simple, strong loop at the end of your line. Quick to tie and works well for loop-to-loop …
Duncan Loop
The Duncan Loop is an adjustable loop knot that lets you control loop size. It can slide tight as a fixed knot or remain …
World's Fair Knot
The World's Fair Knot won the Du Pont Great Knot Search in 1982 as the best new fishing knot. It is easy to tie and …
Eugene Bend
The Eugene Bend is a simple, strong knot for tying hooks and lures. Named after Eugene, Oregon, it is popular for trout …