Tying Hooks

[crappiepappy]

Improved Clinch knot, for me ... about 99.9% of the time, when tying line to a hook, clip, or artificial bait. Properly wetting the line, prior to cinching it down, and then cinching it down slowly & carefully until it's snugged in tight ... has made for a very reasonable percentage of knot holding results. I'm using this knot on mono & braid, for line between 4 - 20 lb test.

The only time I vary from the actual Improved Clinch ... is when I'm using brand new braid. New braid is slick, and knots "can" tend to slip open under pressure. I vary the tying procedure, by simply tying a overhand knot in the tag end of the line. When the Improved Clinch knot is cinched down, and IF it starts to slip open, the overhand knot is drawn against the coils of the main knot and stops any further slippage.

I use the Improved Clinch knot because it's simple, quick, easy to tie ... and it's what I've used for over 50 years. The other 0.1% of the time, I'm using a loop knot ... for topwater and/or jerkbait styles of artificial baits.


... pappy

[DJD]

Palomar on mono and braid.
Shaw Grigsby knot on fluorocarbon (don't know the name)
Loop knot on topwater

[bigbasscatcher]

Right on DJD The knot that Shaw Grigsby ties is an awsome knot. I just started using it this year on flurocarbin and I love it. I use palomar knot on braid as well and I think the Grigsby knot is called a double clinch, but I'm not 100% sure.

[DJD]

Right on DJD The knot that Shaw Grigsby ties is an awsome knot. I just started using it this year on flurocarbin and I love it. I use palomar knot on braid as well and I think the Grigsby knot is called a double clinch, but I'm not 100% sure.

I love that knot now.....I was giving up on Flouro until someone on here recommended that shaw video.....I don't think it is the double clinch though but i wish i knew the real name.....I forgot how to tie it the other day and went on memory and I thought I did it right....it held perfect through the whole 6 hours of tossing jigs in rocks but I just looked it up and I did it wrong I forgot to create the loop around my finger that gets the double line passed up through on the final move. What ever I did felt right, looked right, worked great and was some other knot that just doesn't use that loop created with the double line.

[FlyLie]

I love that knot now.....I was giving up on Flouro until someone on here recommended that shaw video.....I don't think it is the double clinch though but i wish i knew the real name.....I forgot how to tie it the other day and went on memory and I thought I did it right....it held perfect through the whole 6 hours of tossing jigs in rocks but I just looked it up and I did it wrong I forgot to create the loop around my finger that gets the double line passed up through on the final move. What ever I did felt right, looked right, worked great and was some other knot that just doesn't use that loop created with the double line.

Thanks, looks like the Pitzen Knot, but tied with a double strand...Great Knot, I"ll give it trial on me striper hooks.

[sweetwater]

I'm with crappiepappy, improved clinch knot 99% of the time, Rapala loop knot the other 1%.

[kentuckykingfisher]

I'm with crappiepappy, improved clinch knot 99% of the time, Rapala loop knot the other 1%.

Im with you guys on the improved clinch knot and loop knot. I do like to use the palomar knot from time to time as well but 9/10 im using the clinch knot.

[Colbyt]

I'm with crappiepappy, improved clinch knot 99% of the time, Rapala loop knot the other 1%.

+1 on what he said elevated to 99.99%

I am certainly knot (intended) an expert. The .01% is when I screw up.

[Nanna]

Thank you all for the replies, and for explaining why you use the knots you use.

I did not think any of them came off as know it all. I like to understand the why....

[sweetwater]

+1 on what he said elevated to 99.99%

I am certainly knot (intended) an expert. The .01% is when I screw up.

I'm a she

[peter]

Improved Clinch knot, for me ... about 99.9% of the time, when tying line to a hook, clip, or artificial bait. Properly wetting the line, prior to cinching it down, and then cinching it down slowly & carefully until it's snugged in tight ... has made for a very reasonable percentage of knot holding results. I'm using this knot on mono & braid, for line between 4 - 20 lb test.

The only time I vary from the actual Improved Clinch ... is when I'm using brand new braid. New braid is slick, and knots "can" tend to slip open under pressure. I vary the tying procedure, by simply tying a overhand knot in the tag end of the line. When the Improved Clinch knot is cinched down, and IF it starts to slip open, the overhand knot is drawn against the coils of the main knot and stops any further slippage.

I use the Improved Clinch knot because it's simple, quick, easy to tie ... and it's what I've used for over 50 years. The other 0.1% of the time, I'm using a loop knot ... for topwater and/or jerkbait styles of artificial baits.


... pappy

Me too. Use it on 20lb braid also.
I always give my knots a guick test before throwing them in the water by holding the hook with pliers and pulling real hard on the main line. On flouro After tightening the knott down I grab the hook with one set of pliers and the tag (short) end with another set and pull the knott tighter then hold just the hook with pliers and give the main line a quick tug.

Palomar knotts are easier to tie correctly I think and are good no doubt but cannot be used in eveys situation so I just use the improved clinch all the time to keep it simple.

I have recently began to think about trying snell knotts mainly because I have read where they make for improved hookups because of how the line goes through the eye of the hook. When the line is pulled tight the the hook actually will be at an angle to the line so if the ling is say in the center if a fishes mouth this would put the point of the hook closer to flesh or bone. Gonna give it a try.

Some vids on tying snell hooks.


http://youtu.be/nHOlUVNswIU


http://youtu.be/3qGQgkirH_w


http://youtu.be/882YgGrL9Vs

[Duayne]

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