All Fishing Knots
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Terminal Connections — Hook, Lure & Swivel Knots
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 …
Palomar Knot
The Palomar Knot is one of the strongest and most reliable fishing knots. It works with all line types including braid, …
Uni Knot
The Uni Knot is one of the most versatile fishing knots, used for hooks, lures, joining lines, and spooling reels. Easy …
Snell Knot
The Snell Knot creates a direct, straight-line pull from leader to hook shank. Ideal for bait fishing with circle hooks, …
Trilene Knot
The Trilene Knot is a strong, reliable terminal connection that passes the line through the hook eye twice for extra …
San Diego Jam Knot
The San Diego Jam Knot is a strong terminal connection popular among West Coast saltwater anglers. Excellent for heavier …
Berkley Braid Knot
The Berkley Braid Knot was specifically designed for braided fishing lines. It provides excellent grip and strength …
Davy Knot
The Davy Knot is a fast, compact terminal knot popular in fly fishing. It uses minimal material and provides a small, …
Orvis Knot
The Orvis Knot is a compact, strong terminal connection developed by the Orvis Company. It works well with light lines …
Turle Knot
The Turle Knot creates a straight-line pull ideal for turned-down eye hooks in fly fishing. It keeps the fly aligned …
Egg Loop Knot
The Egg Loop Knot secures bait like salmon eggs, roe sacs, or soft baits to the hook shank. Essential for steelhead and …
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 …
Rapala Knot
The Rapala Knot creates a non-slip loop that allows lures to swing freely for maximum action. Recommended by Rapala for …
Offshore Swivel Knot
The Offshore Swivel Knot provides a strong connection for attaching heavy swivels in big game fishing. It uses a doubled …
Line to Line Knots — Joining Two Lines Together
Blood Knot
The Blood Knot is the classic knot for joining two lines of similar diameter. Essential for fly fishing leaders and …
Double Uni Knot
The Double Uni Knot joins two lines of different types or diameters. One of the most popular line-to-line connections …
Albright Knot
The Albright Knot excels at joining lines of very different diameters or materials. A go-to for connecting backing to …
Alberto Knot
The Alberto Knot is a modified Albright that provides a stronger, slimmer connection for joining braided line to …
FG Knot
The FG Knot is the strongest and slimmest braid-to-leader connection available. It passes through rod guides …
Slim Beauty Knot
The Slim Beauty creates a streamlined connection between braided line and heavy monofilament or fluorocarbon leaders. …
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 …
Bristol Knot
The Bristol Knot connects braided line to a looped leader with exceptional strength. A favorite among inshore and …
J Knot
The J Knot is a strong, compact line-to-line connection that's quick to tie. It works well for joining braided mainline …
Seaguar Knot
The Seaguar Knot was developed specifically for joining fluorocarbon leader to braided line. It provides a slim, strong …
GT Knot
The GT Knot (Giant Trevally Knot) is an ultra-strong line-to-line connection designed for big game fishing. It retains …
Yucatan Knot
The Yucatan Knot is a simple, strong connection for joining braided line to heavier monofilament or fluorocarbon leader. …
Nail Knot
The Nail Knot creates a smooth, streamlined connection between fly line and leader butt. Essential for fly fishing …
PR Knot
The PR Knot (bobbin knot) is the ultimate braid-to-leader connection for big game fishing. Tied with a bobbin tool, it …
Crazy Alberto Knot
The Crazy Alberto Knot is a variation of the Alberto that adds extra wraps for increased security. Excellent for …
Loop Knots — Creating Loops in Your Line
Perfection Loop
The Perfection Loop creates a small, perfectly aligned loop at the end of your line. It is the standard loop for fly …
Non-Slip Loop Knot
The Non-Slip Loop Knot (Kreh Loop) creates a fixed-size loop that gives lures and flies maximum freedom of movement. …
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 …
Dropper Loop
The Dropper Loop creates a perpendicular loop in the middle of your line for attaching hooks or dropper flies. Essential …
Spider Hitch
The Spider Hitch quickly doubles your line for extra strength. It is a faster alternative to the Bimini Twist, popular …
Bimini Twist
The Bimini Twist creates a doubled line that retains 100% of the line's original strength. The gold standard for …
Australian Plait
The Australian Plait (also called the Australian Braid) creates a strong doubled line section. It is easier to tie than …
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 …
Homer Rhode Loop
The Homer Rhode Loop creates a sturdy, fixed loop for connecting lures and flies. Named after legendary angler Homer …
Specialty Knots — Reel, Bobber, Wire & More
Arbor Knot
The Arbor Knot secures fishing line to the reel spool. It is the essential first knot when spooling any reel with new …
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 …
Haywire Twist
The Haywire Twist is the only reliable way to form a loop or connection in single-strand wire leader. Essential for …
Needle Knot
The Needle Knot threads the leader inside the fly line core for the smoothest possible fly line-to-leader transition. …
Pitzen Knot
The Pitzen Knot (also called the 16-20 Knot or Eugene Bend) is a compact, strong terminal connection favored by European …
Knotless Knot
The Knotless Knot (Hair Rig Knot) is fundamental to carp fishing. It creates a hair rig that lets bait sit naturally off …
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 …
Centauri Knot
The Centauri Knot is a compact, reliable terminal connection popular in Australian fishing. It is easy to tie and …
Jansik Special
The Jansik Special passes the line through the hook eye three times for exceptional strength. It is one of the strongest …
Baja Knot
The Baja Knot connects braided line directly to a hook or lure with a tight, secure grip. Developed for Baja California …