All Fishing Knots

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Terminal Connections — Hook, Lure & Swivel Knots

beginner ~85%

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 …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
beginner ~95%

Palomar Knot

The Palomar Knot is one of the strongest and most reliable fishing knots. It works with all line types including braid, …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon Braided
beginner ~80%

Uni Knot

The Uni Knot is one of the most versatile fishing knots, used for hooks, lures, joining lines, and spooling reels. Easy …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon Braided
intermediate ~90%

Snell Knot

The Snell Knot creates a direct, straight-line pull from leader to hook shank. Ideal for bait fishing with circle hooks, …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
beginner ~85%

Trilene Knot

The Trilene Knot is a strong, reliable terminal connection that passes the line through the hook eye twice for extra …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
intermediate ~90%

San Diego Jam Knot

The San Diego Jam Knot is a strong terminal connection popular among West Coast saltwater anglers. Excellent for heavier …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
intermediate ~85%

Berkley Braid Knot

The Berkley Braid Knot was specifically designed for braided fishing lines. It provides excellent grip and strength …

Braided
beginner ~75%

Davy Knot

The Davy Knot is a fast, compact terminal knot popular in fly fishing. It uses minimal material and provides a small, …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
intermediate ~85%

Orvis Knot

The Orvis Knot is a compact, strong terminal connection developed by the Orvis Company. It works well with light lines …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
intermediate ~75%

Turle Knot

The Turle Knot creates a straight-line pull ideal for turned-down eye hooks in fly fishing. It keeps the fly aligned …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
intermediate ~85%

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 …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
beginner ~80%

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 …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
beginner ~80%

Eugene Bend

The Eugene Bend is a simple, strong knot for tying hooks and lures. Named after Eugene, Oregon, it is popular for trout …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
intermediate ~85%

Rapala Knot

The Rapala Knot creates a non-slip loop that allows lures to swing freely for maximum action. Recommended by Rapala for …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
advanced ~95%

Offshore Swivel Knot

The Offshore Swivel Knot provides a strong connection for attaching heavy swivels in big game fishing. It uses a doubled …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon

Line to Line Knots — Joining Two Lines Together

intermediate ~85%

Blood Knot

The Blood Knot is the classic knot for joining two lines of similar diameter. Essential for fly fishing leaders and …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
beginner ~85%

Double Uni Knot

The Double Uni Knot joins two lines of different types or diameters. One of the most popular line-to-line connections …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon Braided
intermediate ~85%

Albright Knot

The Albright Knot excels at joining lines of very different diameters or materials. A go-to for connecting backing to …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon Braided
intermediate ~90%

Alberto Knot

The Alberto Knot is a modified Albright that provides a stronger, slimmer connection for joining braided line to …

Braided Fluorocarbon Monofilament
advanced ~95%

FG Knot

The FG Knot is the strongest and slimmest braid-to-leader connection available. It passes through rod guides …

Braided Fluorocarbon Monofilament
intermediate ~90%

Slim Beauty Knot

The Slim Beauty creates a streamlined connection between braided line and heavy monofilament or fluorocarbon leaders. …

Braided Monofilament Fluorocarbon
beginner ~80%

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 …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
intermediate ~95%

Bristol Knot

The Bristol Knot connects braided line to a looped leader with exceptional strength. A favorite among inshore and …

Braided Monofilament Fluorocarbon
intermediate ~85%

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 …

Braided Monofilament Fluorocarbon
intermediate ~85%

Seaguar Knot

The Seaguar Knot was developed specifically for joining fluorocarbon leader to braided line. It provides a slim, strong …

Braided Fluorocarbon
advanced ~100%

GT Knot

The GT Knot (Giant Trevally Knot) is an ultra-strong line-to-line connection designed for big game fishing. It retains …

Braided Monofilament Fluorocarbon
intermediate ~85%

Yucatan Knot

The Yucatan Knot is a simple, strong connection for joining braided line to heavier monofilament or fluorocarbon leader. …

Braided Monofilament Fluorocarbon
advanced ~85%

Nail Knot

The Nail Knot creates a smooth, streamlined connection between fly line and leader butt. Essential for fly fishing …

Fly Line Monofilament
advanced ~100%

PR Knot

The PR Knot (bobbin knot) is the ultimate braid-to-leader connection for big game fishing. Tied with a bobbin tool, it …

Braided Monofilament Fluorocarbon
intermediate ~90%

Crazy Alberto Knot

The Crazy Alberto Knot is a variation of the Alberto that adds extra wraps for increased security. Excellent for …

Braided Fluorocarbon Monofilament

Loop Knots — Creating Loops in Your Line

intermediate ~85%

Perfection Loop

The Perfection Loop creates a small, perfectly aligned loop at the end of your line. It is the standard loop for fly …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
intermediate ~85%

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. …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
beginner ~80%

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 …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon Braided
intermediate ~80%

Dropper Loop

The Dropper Loop creates a perpendicular loop in the middle of your line for attaching hooks or dropper flies. Essential …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
intermediate ~90%

Spider Hitch

The Spider Hitch quickly doubles your line for extra strength. It is a faster alternative to the Bimini Twist, popular …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
advanced ~100%

Bimini Twist

The Bimini Twist creates a doubled line that retains 100% of the line's original strength. The gold standard for …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon Braided
intermediate ~95%

Australian Plait

The Australian Plait (also called the Australian Braid) creates a strong doubled line section. It is easier to tie than …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
beginner ~75%

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 …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon Braided
beginner ~80%

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 …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
intermediate ~80%

Homer Rhode Loop

The Homer Rhode Loop creates a sturdy, fixed loop for connecting lures and flies. Named after legendary angler Homer …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon

Specialty Knots — Reel, Bobber, Wire & More

beginner N/A

Arbor Knot

The Arbor Knot secures fishing line to the reel spool. It is the essential first knot when spooling any reel with new …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon Braided
beginner N/A

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 …

Monofilament Braided
intermediate ~95%

Haywire Twist

The Haywire Twist is the only reliable way to form a loop or connection in single-strand wire leader. Essential for …

Wire Leader
advanced ~90%

Needle Knot

The Needle Knot threads the leader inside the fly line core for the smoothest possible fly line-to-leader transition. …

Fly Line Monofilament
intermediate ~95%

Pitzen Knot

The Pitzen Knot (also called the 16-20 Knot or Eugene Bend) is a compact, strong terminal connection favored by European …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
intermediate ~85%

Knotless Knot

The Knotless Knot (Hair Rig Knot) is fundamental to carp fishing. It creates a hair rig that lets bait sit naturally off …

Monofilament Braided
beginner ~95%

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 …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
beginner ~85%

Centauri Knot

The Centauri Knot is a compact, reliable terminal connection popular in Australian fishing. It is easy to tie and …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
intermediate ~95%

Jansik Special

The Jansik Special passes the line through the hook eye three times for exceptional strength. It is one of the strongest …

Monofilament Fluorocarbon
intermediate ~85%

Baja Knot

The Baja Knot connects braided line directly to a hook or lure with a tight, secure grip. Developed for Baja California …

Braided