Guides
Best knot for the job
Each answer below is the engine run for that job. Every page shows why the knot wins, what else is close, and which conditions change the pick.
Fishing
- Best knot for braid to fluorocarbon leaderSlim Beauty Knot
- Best knot for tying mono to a hookPalomar Knot
- Best knot for fluorocarbon to a hookPalomar Knot
- Best knot for braid straight to a hookPalomar Knot
- Best knot for a small hook eyeUni Knot
- Best loop knot for luresKryston Non-Slip Loop
- Best knot for tying line to a lurePalomar Knot
- Best knot for tying line to a swivelPalomar Knot
- Best knot for leader to tippetSurgeon’s Knot
- Best knot for fly line to leaderNail Knot
- Best knot to join two mono linesSurgeon’s Knot
- Best knot to join mono to fluorocarbonDouble Uni Knot
- Best knot for tying line to a spoolArbor Knot
- Best way to snell a hookEasy Snell Knot
- Best double line knot for offshoreSlim Beauty Knot
- Best loop knot in the end of a lineSurgeon’s Loop
- Best bobber stop knotBobber Stop Knot
- Best fishing knot to tie with cold handsPalomar Knot
- Best fishing knot for beginnersPalomar Knot
Boat & rope
- Best knot to tie a boat to a cleatCleat Hitch
- Best knot to tie a boat to a pilingRound Turn & Two Half Hitches
- Best knot for tying a rope to a ringBuntline Hitch
- Best knot to join two ropesSheet Bend
- Best knot to join ropes of different sizesDouble Sheet Bend
- Best knot for a fixed loop in the end of a ropeBowline
- Best stopper knot for the end of a ropeFigure-8 Stopper
- Best knot to tension a lineTrucker's Hitch
- Best knot for a loop in the middle of a ropeAlpine Butterfly