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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.	Bimini Twist	Create a double line to connect hook, lure or leader.
Blood Knot	Join line together.	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.	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.
J Knot	A strong leader to line knot	Knotless Knot	A popular carp fishing rig.
Nail Knot	Join fly line to leader.	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.
Rapala Knot	Tie a lure or fly to a line with a non slip loop.	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.
Surgeon’s End Loop	Create a loop anywhere on a line.	Surgeon’s Knot	Easy method of tying two lines together.
Trilene Knot	Tie a line to a hook or lure.	Uni Knot	Easy method to tie a line to a hook.
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.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	Surgeon’s End Loop	.Tie a non slip loop at the end of a line.	Rapala Knot	Tie a lure or fly to a line with a non slip loop.
Terminal Connections
	Arbor Knot	Tie your fishing line to the spool or reel.	Eye Crosser Knot	.Tie a line to a hook - Knot Wars Winner knot
	Fish N Fool Knot	Knot Wars winning terminal tackle knot.	Improved Clinch	Tie a line to a hook - most popular fishing knot.
	Knotless Knot	A popular carp fishing rig.	Offshore Swivel Knot	Attach a swivel to a doubled line
	Orvis Knot	Attach a fly or lure to a line.	Palomar Knot	Tie a hook to a line - best braided line 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	Tie line to hook.	Trilene Knot	Tie a line to a hook or lure.
	Uni Knot	Easy method to tie a line to a hook.	World’s Fair Knot	Tie a line to a hook.
	Baja Knot	Tie a hook to heavy fishing line.
Miscellaneous
	Hook Remova - Advance & Cut	How to remove a hook from skin.	Hook Removal - String Yank	How to remove a hook from skin.
	Drop Shot Rig	Finesse fishing method	Egg Loop	Attach egg cluster to a hook.

Join Two Lines Together
-- Join lines of similar diameter and material		Blood Knot, Double Uni Knot, J Knot
- Join lines of unequal size Surgeon's Knot,		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
-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
- 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
Attach a Hook, Fly or Lure to a Line
- Top three most popular		IImproved Clinch, Palomar Knot, Uni Knot
Double line knots		Palomar Knot, Eye Crosser Knot, Fish-N-Fool Knot, San Diego Jam 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
- Carp fishing knot		Knotless Knot
- Suspend a bait off the bottom		Drop Shot Rig
Miscellenous
- Attach line to a reel		Arbor Knot
- Remove a hook from flesh		Hook Removal Advance and Cut, Hook Removal - String Yank