FISHING KNOT BASICS

Choose the right fishing knot and tie it correctly.
Lubricate knots with water or saliva before drawing tight.
Draw knots as tight as possible.
Trim tag ends close to the knot.
Fish often!
Take a kid fishing!

Albright Special	Join two fishing lines of unequal size or material.	Arbor Knot	Tie your fishing line to the spool or reel.
Baja Knot	Tie a hook to heavy fishing line.	Berkley Braid Knot	A good braided or super-line knot.
Bimini Twist	Create a double line to connect hook, lure or leader.	Blood Knot	Join line together.
Bobber Stopper Knot	A sliding float stop knot.	Bristol Knot	Connect line to doubled line.
Centauri Knot	Tie a line to a hook or attach line to a reel.	Davy Knot	Outstanding terminal fly fishing knot
Double Uni Knot	Join line together - easy knot.	Drop Shot Rig	Finesse fishing method.
Dropper Loop	Create a loop anywhere on a line.	Egg Loop	Attach egg cluster to a hook.
Eye Crosser Knot	Tie a line to a hook - Knot Wars Winner knot.	Fish-N-Fool Knot	Knot Wars winning terminal tackle knot.
Harvey Dry Fly Knot	A knot for attaching dry flies to tippet.	Homer Rhode Loop Knot	Make a loop connection to terminal tackle with heavy line.
Hook Removal Advance and Cut	How to remove a hook from skin.	Hook Removal - String Yank	How to remove a hook from skin.
Improved Clinch	Tie a line to a hook - most popular fishing knot.
Indicator Knot Slip Loop	Tie a yarn strike indicator to your line.	Indicator Knot - Dbl. Uni Method	Tie a yarn strike indicator to your line.
Jansik Special	A strong terminal tackle knot.	J Knot	A strong leader to line knot
King Sling	Form a loop at end of line.	Kreh Loop	Make a loop at end of line to attach lure or fly.
Knotless Knot	A popular carp fishing rig.	Nail Knot	Join fly line to leader.
NanoFil Knot	Terminal tackle knot for use with Superlines.	Non Slip Loop Knot	Tie a lure or fly to a line with a non slip loop.
Offshore Swivel Knot	Attach a swivel to a doubled line.	Orvis Knot	Attach a fly or hook to a line.
Palomar Knot	Tie a hook to a line - best braided line knot.	Perfection Loop	Tie a loop at the end of a fishing line.
Pitzen Knot	Attach a hook, lure or fly to line or tippet.	Rapala Knot	Tie a lure or fly to a line with a non slip loop.
Riffle Hitch	Steelhead and Salmon fly fishing knot.	San Diego Jam Knot	A reliable knot for braided line or monofilament.
Seaguar Knot	Tie a lure or fly to a line with a non slip loop.	Slim Beauty Knot	Join leader to line.
Snell Knot - Uni Version	Tie line to hook with uni knot	Snell Knot - Traditional	Tie line to hook.
Spider Hitch	Form a double line.	Surgeon’s End Loop	Create a loop anywhere on a line.
Surgeon’s Knot	Easy method of tying two lines together.	Tenkara Level Line Connection	Connect your level line to a tenkara rod.
Tenkara Traditional Line Connection	Connect your traditional line to a tenkara rod.	Tie-Fast Knot Tyer Nail Knot	Tie a Nail Knot with the Tie-Fast Knot Tyer
Trilene Knot	Tie a line to a hook or lure.
Turle Knot	Fly to tippet knot.	Uni Knot	Easy method to tie a line to a hook.
Willis Knot	Attach leader to lead core fishing line.	World’s Fair Knot	Tie a line to a hook.
Yucatan Knot	Join Leader to line.

Line To Line Knots
	Albright Special	Join two fishing lines of unequal size or material.	Blood Knot	Join line together.
	Bristol Knot	Attach a leader to double line.
	Double Uni Knot	Join line together - easy knot.	J Knot	A strong leader to line knot
	Nail Knot	Join fly line to leader.	Seaguar Knot	Join fluorocarbon line to monofilament line
	Slim Beauty Knot	Join leader to line.	Surgeon’s Knot	Easy method of tying two lines together.
	Willis Knot	Attach a leader to lead core fishing line.	Yucatan Knot	Join leader to line - best mono to braid knot.
Loop Knots
	Bimini Twist	Create a double line to connect hook, lure or leader.	Dropper Loop	Create a loop anywhere on a line.
	Homer Rhode Loop Knot	Make a loop connection to terminal tackle with heavy line.	King Sling	Form a loop at the end of a line.
	Kreh Loop	Tie a lure of fly to a line with a non slip loop.	Non Slip Loop Knot	Tie a lure of fly to a line with a non slip loop.
	Perfection Loop	Tie a loop at the end of a fishing line.	Rapala Knot	Tie a lure or fly to a line with a non slip loop.
	Spider Hitch	Create a double line or loop.	Surgeon’s End Loop	Tie a non slip loop at the end of a line.
Terminal Connections
	Arbor Knot	Tie your fishing line to the spool or reel.	Baja Knot	Tie a line to a hook with heavy fishing line.
	Berkley Braid Knot	An excellent double line knot for super lines.	Centauri Knot	Tie a line to a hook - or attach line to a reel.
	Davy Knot	An outstanding terminal fly fishing knot.
	Eye Crosser Knot	Tie a line to a hook - Knot Wars Winner knot	Fish'n Fool Knot	Knot Wars winning terminal tackle knot.
	Harvey Dry Fly Knot	Attach a dry fly to tippet.	Improved Clinch	Tie a line to a hook - most popular fishing knot.
	Jansik Special	A strong terminal tackle knot.	Knotless Knot	A popular carp fishing rig.
	Offshore Swivel Knot	Attach a swivel to a doubled line.	NanoFil Knot	Terminal tackle knot for use with superlines.
	Orvis Knot	Attach a fly or lure to a line.	Palomar Knot	Tie a hook to a line - best braided line knot.
	Pitzen Knot	Attach a hook, lure or fly to line or tippet.	Riffle Hitch	Salmon and Steelhead fly fishing knot.
	San Diego Jam Knot	A reliable knot for braided line or monofilament.	Snell Knot - Uni Version	Tie line to hook with uni knot
	Snell Knot -Traditional	Attach a hook to line.	Trilene Knot	Tie a line to a hook or lure.
	Turle Knot	Attach a fly to tippet.	Uni Knot	Easy method to tie a line to a hook.
	World’s Fair Knot	Tie a line to a hook.

Miscellaneous
	Bobber Stopper Knot	Sliding float stop knot.	Drop Shot Rig	Finesse fishing method.
	Egg Loop	Attach egg cluster to a hook.	Hook Remova - Advance & Cut	How to remove a hook from skin.
	Hook Removal - String Yank	How to remove a hook from skin.	Knot Tyer Nail Knot	Tie a Nail Knot with the Tie-Fast Knot Tyer.
	Strike Indicator Loop Knot	Tie a yarn strike indicator to your line.	Strike Indicator Double Uni	Tie a yarn strike indicator to your line.
	Tenkara Traditional Line	Connect traditional tenkara line to rod.	Tenkara Level Line	Connect level line to a tenkara rod.

Join Two Lines Together
-- Join lines of similar diameter and material		Blood Knot, Double Uni Knot, J Knot
- Join lines of unequal size,		Nail Knot,Albright Special , Surgeon’s Knot, Slim Beauty Knot, Seaguar Knot, Yucatan Knot
- Tie a leader to a line		Albright Special, Blood Knot, Double Uni Knot, J Knot,Nail Knot, Surgeon’s Knot, Slim Beauty Knot, Yucatan Knot, Bristol Knot, Knot Tyer Nail Knot, Willis Knot
-Join fly line to backing		Albright Special
- Join fly line to leader		Nail Knot
Make a Loop in a Line
- Make a loop at the end of a line		Surgeon’s End Loop, Perfection Loop, Bimini Twist, Spider Hitch, King Sling,
- Make a loop in the middle of a line		Dropper Loop
- Tie a lure to a line with a loop		Rapala Knot, Non Slip Mono Loop Knot, Homer Rhode Loop Knot, Kreh Loop
Attach a Hook, Fly or Lure to a Line
- Top three most popular		Improved Clinch, Palomar Knot, Uni Knot
- Double line knots		Palomar Knot, Eye Crosser Knot, Fish-N-Fool Knot, San Diego Jam Knot, NanoFil Knot, Jansik Special, Berkley Braid Knot
- Attach eggs or roe to a hook		Egg Loop
- Snell a hook		Snell Knot - Traditional, Snell Knot - Uni Version
- Contest Winners		Orvis Knot, Fish-N-Fool Knot, World’s Fair Knot
- Braided line knots		Palomar Knot, San Diego Jam Knot, NanoFil Knot, Berkley Braid Knot
- Carp fishing knot		Knotless Knot
- Suspend a bait off the bottom		Drop Shot Rig
- Specialty Fly Knots		Harvey Dry Fly Knot, Turle Knot. Riffle Hitch
- Other Terminal Tackle Knots		Centauri Knot, Pitzen Knot, Davy Knot
Miscellenous
- Attach line to a reel		Arbor Knot, Centauri Knot
- Set a depth for a sliding float.		Bobber Stopper Knot
- Remove a hook from flesh		Hook Removal Advance and Cut, Hook Removal - String Yank
Connect line to a Tenkara Fly Rod		Traditional Line, Level Line
Fly Fishing Stike Indicator Knots		Strike Indicator Loop Knot, Double Uni Knot Strike Indicator