Best loop knot for lures
A loop at the lure eye lets it swing and wobble the way it was designed to. The loop has to stay open under load and not slip closed.
Diagram in reviewA drawing of the Kryston Non-Slip Loop itself is being made. Until then, follow the written steps.
Ranks first
Kryston Non-Slip Loop
Strong field fit · 79% · 57 ruled out first
Why it wins
- ·Essentially level with Homer Rhode Loop Knot on weighted field fit (Strong vs Strong). Treat them as the same answer and choose on the tradeoff
- ·Documented job from Hook the Horizon library
- ·Non-slip / open loop supports free swing
- ·Supports mono
Watch for
- !Tied in fluorocarbon, where NetKnots reports it failing well below the line's rating
- !The tag went back through the overhand from the wrong side, leaving it free to run so the loop slides smaller
- !Only one pass was made back through the overhand, so the loop slides smaller when the standing line is pulled
Also in the running
- 02Homer Rhode Loop KnotDocumented job from Hook the Horizon library78%
- 03Non-Slip Mono LoopFree-swinging lure action77%
- 04Rapala KnotFree-swing hardbait loop75%
Pick Homer Rhode Loop Knot instead Kryston Non-Slip Loop leads on retie speed (84 vs 68) and field tieability (69 vs 61).
What changes the answer
The same question with one condition added. Each row is its own engine run.
- Cold, wet handsHolds
- Wind and boat motionHolds
- Low lightHolds
- Retied all dayHolds
- First time tying itHolds
How sure this is
Moderate confidence: the order is sound, but the top few are close enough that your own conditions can reorder them.
57 of 61 modelled connections were ruled out by hard constraints before anything was ranked. A knot that fails a constraint is never scored, however strong it is elsewhere.