Snell Knot

[Dixon]

Aaron Martens is talking how great this knot is for flurocarbon.  Does anybody use this knot and for what baits?

[J Francho]

Any straight shank hook application, from little #10 trout hooks, up to 5/0 BMF hooks.  For braid, just add a few more wraps.

Here's a set of videos by my friend that shows you how to rig a heavy beaver:

http://www.burniehaney.com/blank.html

[Dixon]

Only for straight shank hooks right?

[J Francho]

Tough to tie on a offset worm hook.

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

I've seen some comments by pros favoring straight hooks over the off-set worm hook. They claim to get better hook-sets.

[J Francho]

This is supposedly a long held secret.  Any hook that can be snelled, gets snelled now.  I've been doing it the past two years, and it works great.

[Dixon]

So you dont use offset hooks for plastics?

[Wayne P.]

I snell with a 5 turn uni-knot on any hook style. It's a lot easier with braids though.

[David P]

Great knot, I do it with any straight shank hook, and I very rarely ever use EWG hooks at all anymore. The knot pops the hook in the roof of the fishes mouth every time. I never thought a knot would make much of a difference, but every d**n hook I take out of the fish is in the roof of their mouth .

[triglet]

i have been having problems with the braid slipping through the eye of the hook and losing fish.  just seen this type of knot the other night and i think this will cure that problem just from the way it anchors to the hook :>

[Nitrofreak]

Looking foward to giving this a shot next weekend thanks for the great info J Francho.

[Crestliner2008]

Any straight shank hook application, from little #10 trout hooks, up to 5/0 BMF hooks. For braid, just add a few more wraps.

Here's a set of videos by my friend that shows you how to rig a heavy beaver:

http://www.burniehaney.com/blank.html

This is also a great knot to use with any turned up eye Circle hook. Thanks for the great link. 

[J Francho]

Any straight shank hook application, from little #10 trout hooks, up to 5/0 BMF hooks. For braid, just add a few more wraps.

Here's a set of videos by my friend that shows you how to rig a heavy beaver:

http://www.burniehaney.com/blank.html

This is also a great knot to use with any turned up eye Circle hook. Thanks for the great link.

You're welcome.  Any "bent eye" hook is a very good candidate as well.  It's important that you visualize how the line will pull on the hook, so you feed the line through the correct side of the eye.  I first started using these with tiny mosquito hooks for steelhead, after noticing my knots were getting beaten up by current and shale.

[bwell]

Can you use this knot with braided line?

[WanderLust]

Can you use this knot with braided line?

Yes sir. Although berkley braid knot is what I normally use.