fishallday420
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The best hook knot
Hey guys. I was fishin yesterday and hooked a monster bass. Right when i was fighting him up to the shore, he took a dive and my hook knot gave out. This is NOT the first time this has happened. So PLEASE, what is the best way to tie a hook knot? I'm tired of losin bi fish.
Thanks,
Bryan
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Fisherlady2
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/10 09:23:30
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hi, there are a hundred different ones out there, to help the folks here narrow down what would work best for you can you tell us what size line and what type of line? ie... braid, mono, flouro?
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Esox_Hunter
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/10 09:56:32
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Check this site out ---> KNOT WEBSITE I prefer a Palomar knot for nearly all applications, except for flyfishing. It will work equally as well on braid as it will on mono. Next in line for me would be a uni knot.
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Plum Bob
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/10 12:30:49
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6 turn trilene knot, use it with super braid for muskies and mono for sthd. never had a knot fail.
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/10 12:35:09
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psu_fish
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/10 13:54:13
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/10 15:28:57
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They all have their place. Best alround? PALOMAR
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jon_e_si
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/10 23:32:24
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If you were using clinch knot - I had the same problem until I bought one of these: http://www.cinchtie.com/ Palomar is also a good knot! What kind of line were you using?
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/10 23:38:14
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Palomar knot is my favorite knot, never had it break on me when tied right, make sure you wet the line though, broke mine several times because i didnt
"Fishermen are born honest, but they get over it." Ed Zern
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/11 07:26:29
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ORIGINAL: fishallday420
Hey guys. I was fishin yesterday and hooked a monster bass. Right when i was fighting him up to the shore, he took a dive and my hook knot gave out. This is NOT the first time this has happened. So PLEASE, what is the best way to tie a hook knot? I'm tired of losin bi fish.
Thanks,
Bryan
Bryan, Are you loosing the straight fish too?...or just the bi ones?   I've used an improved clinch on near everything since I was 10 yrs old. Works fantastic and is an easy knot to tie.
I don't always snag fish, but when I do... I choose Little Cleos I'm the best looking smartest snagging poacher alive...
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fishallday420
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/11 10:12:48
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Thanks guys. I use stren mono 4 lb. test.
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JEB
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/11 11:13:00
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1st:Palomar
2nd: Trilene knot
3rd: Clinch
The NAFC TV show used to have a special called "Knot Wars", Google it and I'm sure you can find videos on Utube of it. It was pretty cool. Didn't know there were so many different knots out there.
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Esox_Hunter
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/11 11:40:09
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Just a suggestion here...
Leave the 4# line at home when fishing for "monster bass". Go with 8-10# and I would be willing to bet your troubles are resolved.
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STEELYS MANFISH
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/11 13:21:40
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Fishallday420,
Make sure your line is wet before ya secure the knot. Add some spit to your knot. I think the friction made from securing a dry knot weakens it. The Palomar knot is my favorite. take esox's advice and get rid of the 4lb. as well. I never use anything less than 6lb for bass but mostly fish with 8lb line on my spinning rig.
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/11 14:31:15
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For PowerPro use the knots on the box
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casts_by_fly
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/11 15:33:17
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on top of all that, if you're using really thin line and large hooks (like 4lb with a 1/0 wire thickness hook) then you really want to use a hook that does two turns through the eye, ala trilene knot. The problem with light lines happens when the line that wraps around the hook wire doesn't get a lot of surface area contact with the wire. At the point of the knot where the base of the knot meets the line coming around the eye you'll get a tear drop shape to the line which seriously weakens the knot. It happens to all knots that pass through the eye singly, but it becomes a problem when you're fishing really light line and a bigger hook.
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rick
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/11 16:04:54
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In my opinion, the best hook shot of all time was the "skyhook" by Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/11 16:17:04
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/11 17:00:26
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If anyone cares the best knot I have ever used for fluro is a double uni knot. You can find it on you tube a little hard to do at first but once you get it you will be very happy with the way it performs! Also the palamor knot is great just remember to retie every so often it has a tendency to cut into it self.
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fishallday420
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/14 17:37:21
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Thanks guys. Loads of help.
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/15 14:28:00
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I use the improved trilene for almost everything
Better too far back, than too far forward.
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/15 17:47:58
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Here's another vote for the Palomar knot.... I then paint on a bit of super glue...Not sure if the super glue actually helps.
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RE: The best hook knot
2010/08/23 14:31:09
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ORIGINAL: Mr.Slickfish
I've used an improved clinch on near everything since I was 10 yrs old. Works fantastic and is an easy knot to tie.
improved clinch works gr8 and is easy to tie,even in the bitter february cold.
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