Knot Help

[Janderson45]

So I'm sure this has been brought up multiple times, but I'm having some trouble determining when to use what knots for which techniques of fishing.

 

For instance; off the top of my head currently the most common fishing knots that I tie (in no particular order) are:

 

Palomar

Improved clinch

San diego jam

Albetro/Improved albright

 

 

So based off of those four knots, I use the palomar whenever I'm using braid to terminal/lures , or when perhaps when I'm texas rigging a soft bait or jig with fluorocarbon line...

 

the improved clinch I generally use with just about any monofilament application, and horizontal fluorocarbon applications (not sure of my reasoning on that)

 

The san diego jam I typically use with fluorocarbon knots when I'm worried about low palomar knot breakage strength, and again horizontal fluorocarbon line presentations.

 

The improved albright/alberto knot (pretty sure these are the same?) I use for connecting fluorocarbon leaders to braid for clear water fishing or whatever other reason.. 

 

This is my current thinking, but I'm sure some of it is flawed... I know how to tie many other knots but thus far this is what has seemed to work best for me..  But I still have many questions and feel like I could slightly improve my fishing simply by learning when to use what knot and perfecting the ability to properly tie each knot.

 

When would one use an imrpoved clinch vs a san diego jam vs a palomar?  They are all main line/leader to terminal tackle (hook) knots, but they all have different qualities and breaking strengths with different lines... also, many people use a uni knot?

 

When would one use a snell knot vs a palomar?  I often use the palomar on "live bait rigs" but know that others often use a snell knot?  What is the advantage of this?

 

When would one use a line connecting knot (such as the double uni knot) as opposed to an albright, alberto, double albright, blood knot etc.? 

 

Lots of people use the san diego jam as a good "non-slippage" knot for braid, I've always used the palomar knot for this application instead...

 

I've got absolutely no problem learning how to tie any fishing knot that was ever postulated if it will help my fishing, but it seems like there is a shortage of information on what particular application you should use each knot for.. 

 

Any thoughts are greatly appreciated!

[Jar11591]

Mono and fluoro - clinch knot

Braid and dropshots - palomar

Mono to leader - double uni

Braid to leader - Alberto

That's me.

[John G]

I use a Uni for everything except braid to flouro leader and for that I use an Alberto. I will be looking into the San Diego Jam for flouro. I use a Uni to Uni when I connect braid to mono backing when putting braid on a reel.