Fishing Knots- A How To Illustrated Guide

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This guide is courtesy of the Bass Pro Shops article library and Stren. Click on the highlighted links below for easy, clear illustrations on how to tie these knots.

A fishing knot is nothing more than a series of wraps and loops in a line that results in a strong connection when tightened. These directions refer to the end of the fishing line, which goes to the hook or lure, as the “tag end” and the long end of the line, which goes to the reel, as the “standing line.”

Terminal Tackle

Line-To-Line/Line-To-Leader

Surgeon’s Knot

Surgeon’s Loop

The Uni-Knot System

The Uni-Knot

Using the Uni-Knot to Join Two Lines

Using the Uni-Knot to Snell a Hook