I almost use the palomar knot on everything that i tie on my rods, I have never had a fish come off my line do the line breaking at my knot ( unless it did not tie it right ) It is the best knot out there I.M.H.O. Bass pro shops has a little book you can get for around $ 5.00 .......It is called the little red fishing knot book....It has about 50 of the best knots ....I hope this helps you ,good luck JOHN

My favorite knot is the uni knot. Its very simple to tie and its one of those knots that wont come loose, it will only get tighter. Its a great knot for tying just about everything. Forget the 5 bucks, unless you want something as a reference to keep handy while your fishing, just watch a few youtube videos. Theres a video on how to tie just about every knot known to man..Just remember, what ever knot you use, always check it after you catch a fish or get hung up on something. Good luck..

Ditto on the palomar knot. He is a quick referance link. (save your 5 bucks)

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

How to videos are available,of all places, right here on the home page under Knot Wars. The knots are also rated for performance with braid, mono and fluoro. A little checking will show that some knots are substantially better with a particular line type. The Palomar is one of the few knots that is not only easy to tie, but relatively uniform in performance with the various types of line.

I have simplified my life by just using the good old uni-knot for everything...and it works.

Posted By wellsley on 30 Jun 2012 07:14 AM
Ditto on the palomar knot. He is a quick referance link. (save your 5 bucks)

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

thanks a bunch wellsley great website!! thanks and God Bless

I switched several years ago from the improved clinch to the palomar.  I use it for all of my knots except line to line.

I'm another Palomar user. Just about 97% of the time I fish I use it. Exceptions are with mono and I rarely use mono to fish.