How to Make Palomar Knot

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 Why are fishing knots that important?

Your fishing knot can mean the difference between landing a trophy catch or losing it. Quality knotters mean that your line keeps 100 percent of its breaking strength, minimizing the possibility of failure when you’re wrestling a big fish. Why knot strength is essential:

• Preserves line integrity
• Lowers the chance of a line break
• Provides for improved fighting techniques for fish
• Impact on fishing success

A good knot always increases your odds of success on the water. It impacts everything about your fishing experience: 

• Lure presentation
• Casting distance
• Hook-setting power
• Fighting ability 

Common types of fishing knots

There are dozens of knots anglers have devised over the decades, each one with its strengths and uses. Below are some of the most common fishing knots: 

• Palomar Knot
• Improved Clinch Knot
• Uni Knot
• Blood Knot
• Albright Knot

It's important to know these knots and when to use them because every fishing situation is going to be different. Read on, and you will learn the qualities that separate one knot from another when it comes to performance and reliability.

The Pros of Using the Palomar Knot

• Unsurpassed Strength: Properly tied, the Palomar Knot retains nearly 100 percent of the line’s original breaking strength. That’s what makes it a go-to for locking up hooks, lures, and swivels — especially when you’re fighting bigger fish. 
• Tying Ease: When it comes to fishing knots, complexity can kill the deal. The Palomar Knot is pleasantly easy to tie, even when your hands are cold and wet and when you’re trying to work in low-light conditions. 
• Line: Braided, fluorocarbon, or monofilament lines don’t stand a chance against the Palomar Knot. It serves everything from finesse fishing with light tackle to searching for heavyweights in the depths.                                                              

How to Tie a Palomar Knot

Double the Line: Take your line and create a loop with approximately 6» of it and feed it through the eye of the hook.

Tie an Overhand Knot: With the hook dangling free, create an overhand knot in the doubled line — but don’t pull it tight yet.

Pass the Hook Through the Loop: Gently slide the loop down and pull the whole hook through it. 

Tighten the Knot: Wet the knot with a drop of water or saliva (to cut down on friction) and pull both ends of the line to tighten the knot against the hook eye; 

Trim the Tag End: Leave a little tag end to avoid slippage. 

Enter the Palomar knot — one of the most challenging, most reliable, and easiest knots to tie for fishing, hands down. Although knots such as the Improved Clinch and Uni knot have their advantages, the Palomar ties a tighter knot than the rest in a variety of fishing conditions and line types. The easiest part is this avoids the metaphorical conflict between novice and expert fishermen. 

The best knot is one you can tie fast and right because that’s what you’ll need to do every time. Learn to tie the Palomar knot until it is second nature, and you'll be ready for most fishing situations. The Palomar knot is so effective that you'll want to learn it sooner rather than later.

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