Palomar Knot

The Palomar Knot is used to tie fishing line to a hook or lure. The Palomar Knot is one of the strongest, if not THE strongest fishing knot know. It is a really easy knot to learn and tie. Advantages are easy of learning and knot strength. Disadvantages is that it is difficult to tie to tackle that is very large such as snapper rigs or any object not free for the loop to go around or if you have a large diameter line that won’t fit through the eye of the hook twice.

Improved Clinch Knot

The Improved Clinch Knot is probably the most widely used fishing knot today. The Improved Clinch Knot are very strong and don’t slip. This is an excellent knot most lures and other terminal tackle. Hint instead of wrapping the tag line around the main line it is usually easier and quicker to simply grasp the tag and main line and spin the hook or lure to get the desired number of twist.

Highwaymans Hitch

The Highwayman’s Hitch is the perfect knot… I mean hitch for tying a rope to an pole when you need a quick release. To untie you simply pull on the tag end and the rope will be completely free of the pole it was tied to. The quick release is what makes it famous but it also gets the thumbs up in its ability to not jam after being loaded.

To make the hitch more secure the tag end is often left long and dropped through the center of the loop.

Offshore Swivel Knot

The Offshore swivel knot is used to attach a swivel or even a hook to a main line. Commonly used to provide a place to attach a hook or sinker off of another short line. But also comes in handy if you want to attach a swivel or hook to a double line.

When you have completed the 6 passes of the swivel or hook pull tight while working the knot down onto the eye of the swivel or hook.

Adjustable Grip Hitch

This hitch is one of the easier hitches to tie but has grips better than most. The adjustable grip hitch big advantage though is it gives you ability to slide the knot up and down the main line which will adjust the length of the main line.

To make it the Adjustable Grip Hitch easier to untie after being put under a load you can pass a bight (double the rope) through on the last step instead of just passing the tag line through. This give you a easy way to pull the normally single tag line back through.

Coiling a Rope

Quick easy way to coil a rope for storage. Not the neatest but one of the quickest and should be adequate for storing rope on your boat.

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