What knot do you guys use?

[FishingMastah1]

Hey guys I am looking for a really nice knot to tie my lures to my line with. I am TIRED of losing fish with the clinch knot, it sucks I have lost 6 fish on it no lie. I like the uni-knot, but was wondering what knot you guys like the best and recommendations. Thanks.

[Maxximus Redneckus]

trilene knot 98% of the  time and a rapala knot the rest

[firefightn15]

Do you use the clinch or the "improved clinch knot?  I, myself, use the improved clinch, and when dressed right have never had a problem with it.  Knot trying to be smart, but dressing the knot right is half the battle.

[Daniel My Brother]

Palomar. Easy to tie, incredibly strong.

[Still a Bigbuckifan]

I agree palamor is the way to go

[Team9nine]

Another Palomar knot fan here...

-T9

[GatorTom]

Palomar 90% of the time.  Improved cinch the other 10%

[FishingMastah1]

Ok im trying to learn the palomar knot but everytime I do it it comes out wierd looking. Is it a wierd looking knot or am I doing something wrong?

[Cypress]

improved clinch or palomar depending on the application, and I have been known to add a drop of glue to the knot to lock it down

[Alpster]

Ok im trying to learn the palomar knot but everytime I do it it comes out wierd looking. Is it a wierd looking knot or am I doing something wrong?

If you keep the loop on top of the knot and wet the line with some spit, it will look nice and tight.

[FishingMastah1]

I kind of don't like the polomar knot, so which do you guys think would be better, learning to tie a nice Trilene knot (which is very easy) or keeping the Uni-Knot?

[Cypress]

learn to tie the trilene knot and then see which one you're more comfortable with, they are both great knots,  I know I just hate fumbling around tying something I'm not comfortable with, especially if i'm on the fish, learn to tie as many as possible, you never know when a you may need one

[lknbassman]

Palomar and uh Palomar.  Wet the knot and it's as good as it gets in my opinion.  Never had one break yet from 8# all of the way up to 20# test including flourocarbon.

[RoLo]

Going against the consensus, my favorite knot is the Uni-Knot

because true to its name, the uni-knot is truly a universal knot.

I use it to tie direct to a T-rigged hook, to join two lines of different materials

and to tie direct to a lure with 3 treble hooks.

Roger

[roadwarrior]

I kind of don't like the polomar knot, so which do you guys think would be better, learning to tie a nice Trilene knot (which is very easy) or keeping the Uni-Knot?

If you examine the knots closely, the Uni, Trilene, Improved Clinch and San Diego Jam are fundamentally the same knot. I generally tie the Palomar Knot, but with thicker line and bigger lures, I tie the others. Most recently I've been tying the Jam without any issues.

8-)

[TournyFish001]

palomar

[Tokyo Tony]

I almost always use the Uni knot. It's really really easy to tie, and very strong. It's not as strong as the palomar, but you shouldn't have your drag set anywhere near the breaking strength of the line anyway.

With walk-the-dog baits you can even leave a little loop in the Uni knot if it floats your boat.

I don't think I'll ever need another knot, although I do use the palomar for downshotting.

[fishfordollars]

Palomar. 100% of the time

[MALTESE FALCON]

I've used the clinch knot for over forty years, without any problems. Sometimes I use the palomar, but only about 10% of the time.

Falcon

[FarmerBass]

Trilene Knot for swivals and hook.  99%

and the palomar knot for spinner bait, buzzbaits and Bass jigs

Larry

[bassripper2000]

Polomar for Drop Shot

Sand Diego for everything else.

Seguar Knot to tie lines together.

http://www.netknots.com/html/fishing_knots.html

Best thing is keep it simple and not overwhelm your self....

I need to learn how to tie a boat to the dock!!  anyone..haha..

[ww2farmer]

Palomar with braid, and on the drop shot, trilene knot for every thing else.

[MNGeorge]

Trilene knot for mono and flourocarbon

Palomar for Fireline

Uni-knot with two wraps under it for braid.

[bass wrangler569]

I use a Trilene knot on line under 10lbs, anything above 10lbs I use palomar

[zo6fisherman]

palomar for just bout everthing