Check out Fishing Knots and How To Tie Fishing Line

If you are like most anglers you likely have one favorite fishing knot that you will tie again and again for every situation. If you happen to do this like many anglers do then you are not giving yourself the best possible chance to catch that trophy fish you have dreamed about. And there is almost no worse feeling in fishing than to get hooked up to that big daddy trophy only to lose him right near the top or right at the boat. But what makes it even worse is when you discover you lost your trophy because of a failed fishing knot either because it was weakly tied or the wrong knot altogether.
Below you will find knots for all situations.

Simply put a fishing knot is just a connection of one item to another. It could be a connection between two pieces of line, a connection of a piece of line and a leader, or for attaching line to a swivel, to a lure, to a hook, or even to a sinker. Fishing knots have very specific uses an there is no such thing as a one knot fits all situations.

To keep your percentage of landing to losing fish high you must learn when to use which knot. Using the wrong fishing knot may not cause you to lose your average fish but as soon as you hook into that monster trophy fish you will lose him and you will be asking yourself why you didn't take an extra minute to use and tie the correct fishing knot.

Your fishing rod, your reel, the line, the knot etc is just a bunch of links in a chain, only as strong as the weakest point. That weekest point is usually your line or your knots, or more specifically what knot you used and how well you tied it. If you are serious about your fishing then you must take the time to learn to tie the proper fishing knot properly!

You should have at least three or four good knots in your fishing arsenal and whatever knots you choose you need to practice them over and over. It takes no time at all to sit down in the evening while wasting time in front of the television and practice tying a few different knots. Whether your are bass fishing in the local lake or fishing for thousand pound marlin far offshore you need to have the right knot for the job. So pick out a few knots below, check out the videos, and learn how to tie some knots.

See our detailed fishing knot library for instructions on tying fishing knots. Why take chances losing trophy fish because you had a granny knot? Whether it's a snell knot, bimini twist, palomar knot, offshore swivel knot, a fly fishing knot, fly tying, or even spooling a fishing reel we have know how on these and many more knots for you to learn.

Fishing Knot Information, Knot Tying Videos

Fishing Knot Terminology

• Butt: The thick part of the leader. The butt of a leader is attached to the fly line.
• End: A loop is a closed curved line, formed by bringing the tag end back and alongside the standing part, or a knot that creates a loop.
• Overhand Knot: The foundation for many other knots.
• Standing End: The short area at the end of the standing part of the line.
• Standing Part: The main part of the line that is fixed and under tension. Such as the part of line that is on the reel.
• Tag End: The working end, the part of the line where the knot is tied.
• Tippet: The end of a leader to which the lure is attached. The tippet can be the end of a leader or an added line to the end of a leader.
• Turns or Wraps: A turn or wrap is one complete revolution of line around another.
• Working End: The part of the line used actively in tying a knot. The opposite of the standing end.