Knots for Heavy Lines?

[N.Y. Yankee]

Which knot do you tie in lines like 20-30 lb mono and fluoro for lures and swivels?

[PhishLI]

Palomar for snaps and Improved Clinch for baits.

[Mike L]

San Diego Jam for everything except braid

 

Don’t use mono for anything 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[HaydenS]

Polamar, it is a small knot and super strong, so it is good for big lines.  I had a polamar tied with 15 pound red label last night, and it took me 5 minutes to break off a snag.  I tie a polamar for the rod I use for flipping and big Swimbaits, it has 20 pound red label.

[InfantryMP]

I am old fashion here. Improved clinch for everything except leaders. Alberto knot for leaders. 

[A-Jay]

San Diego Jam for FC and Uni for mono.

Just a use one or perhaps two less turns.

A-Jay

[Kenny Yi]

Fish-n-fool for mono and FC, it is a Uni knot but with a doubled line through the eye

[Bankc]

Swivels, snaps, jig heads, and small lures without treble hooks get the Palomar if I'm using Fluoro.  Fish N Fool otherwise, so I don't have to mess with pulling the lure through a loop.  Most everything with mono gets the Trilene knot.  

 

Though I've been known to switch things around for one reason or another.  I like to snell single hooks whenever possible, for instance.  And I'll sometimes use a Palomar on mono for snaps or if I need a small knot.  

[Hammer 4]

San Diego Jam knot. Lately I've had to use the Uni knot due my hands being shaky due to meds I have to take. 

[NHBull]

SDJ.....Uni and I have used the one Shaw demonstrates. It has NEVER failed me

 

 

[Skunkmaster-k]

I like to tie knots and break them against each other for fun. Yes I am a loser. But what I have found on mono at least is the two strongest knots are the palomar and doubled San Diego. The fishing fool is a close third. But usually I just tie a uni  cause if I do have to break off  I want it to be at the hook. Breaking a uni on 20 # test isn’t as easy as a person might think. 

[Mike L]

33 minutes ago, NHBull said:

SDJ.....Uni and I have used the one Shaw demonstrates. It has NEVER failed me

 

 

I tried this a few times and it does hold!

Ive been using the SDJ for so long I don’t think about using something else. 
 

However if I did this would the only one one I would switch to. 
 

 

 

 

 

Mike
 

 

[Tatsu Dave]

7 hours ago, PhishLI said:

Improved Clinch for baits.

 

7 hours ago, InfantryMP said:

I am old fashion here. Improved clinch for everything except leaders.

Improved clinch works for me and don't slip if tied wet and pulled down tight without any burning.

[waymont]

I tie pike leaders with 30-50lb FC, and found a three turn clinch knot to be the best. The line is thick, and reacts well, and has never slipped. Just wet it well, and tighten it well too.

[throttleplate]

2 hours ago, Skunkmaster-k said:

Yes I am a loser.

LOL ?

[WRB]

Simple knots work good with mono, no knot strength issues like FC. Palomar knot works for terminal tackle like clips, swivel and hooks. Compact knot easy to tie.

Tom

 

[throttleplate]

2 hours ago, waymont said:

I tie pike leaders with 30-50lb FC, and found a three turn clinch knot to be the best. The line is thick, and reacts well, and has never slipped. Just wet it well, and tighten it well too.

i tie pike leaders using #80 fluoro using only 2 wraps around and then burn the tag end with a lighter or soldering gun. This leaves a bit of a bulged stop just in case but never have i seen the bulge tag end ever move.

[GreenPig]

SDJ knot for all lines. Heavier FC & mono only get 5 turns. 

[li_bass_hunter]

Improved clinch for that size mono. 5 turns  

[Bankbeater]

Palomar and Uni knots. 

[jimmyjoe]

   I always believed in the SDJ knot, until I started to use fluoro. It broke at the knot. Now I use the triple loop (also called triple loop improved clinch) for fluoro and have no more problems. 

 

   The problem with fluoro is radius of bend. The larger the diameter of the line, the more injurious to the integrity of the line to bend it tightly. I won't use 20+ lb test fluoro until I solve that problem.      jj

[Hulkster]

I use a palmor knot for tying 20 pound test Sufix Siege on my pike/musky rod. 

 

I can't break it when I get snagged. have to cut it.