How to Tie a Palomar Knot: Step by Step, Why It Holds and When to Use Something Else
Double the line, pass it through the eye, tie an overhand knot, slip the loop over the hook and pull tight. Here's how to do it right every time.
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The Essential Fishing Knots: Palomar, Improved Clinch, Uni, Double Uni and FG
You don't need a book of knots. Five reliable ones handle tying on hooks and lures, joining braid to a leader and spooling a reel.
Fishing Line Weight Chart: Pound Test for Bass, Panfish, Walleye and Catfish
How strong should your line be? Use this chart to pick a pound test for each technique and species, then convert between braid and mono by diameter.
Braid vs Fluorocarbon vs Monofilament: How to Choose Fishing Line
Each fishing line material behaves differently in the water. Here's how mono, fluorocarbon and braid compare, and how to choose for the lures and cover you fish.