The knots

BajaTying a hook or lure into a fixed loop in heavy mono leader, so the hook swings freely and live bait or a lure can move more naturally.

Berkley braidTying a hook or lure to braided line with the line doubled through the eye, when the eye is large enough to take doubled braid.

Fig 8 knot · CentauriSliding-collar mono terminal that also serves as a simple spool attachment; low-friction close on nylon.

Simple clinch · Basic clinchA quick knot for tying a hook, lure or fly to mono or fluoro line, when speed matters more than the improved clinch's extra tuck. Not a knot for braid.

DavyTying a small fly to tippet with a quick, compact knot. NetKnots recommends it for flies in sizes 18 to 22.

Double DavyDavy with an extra security pass for larger flies or slightly heavier tippet.

Easy snellA simple way to snell a hook, with 5 to 7 wraps around the shank and line, for a straight-line pull when you set the hook.

Egg loop · Bait loopMakes a loop on the hook shank to hold eggs, a roe sack or soft bait, most often when fishing for salmon or steelhead.

Eye CrosserSnug terminal with doubled eye contact across mono, fluoro, and braid when the hardware has room for two passes.

Fish-N-Fool · Improved Uni · FishNFoolTying a hook to line, including slippery braided line, with a uni knot that makes two turns through the eye instead of one.

George Harvey Dry Fly Knot · Harvey knotTying a dry fly with an up-turned or down-turned eye to tippet so the fly does not tilt to one side. No open loop has to pass over a bulky fly.

Haywire · Wire twistJoins single-strand wire to a hook, lure or swivel, or makes a loop in the end of a wire leader. The wire is twisted and barrel-wrapped, with no crimp.

Clinched knot · Improved clinchTying a hook, lure or swivel to monofilament line. NetKnots does not recommend it for braid, and it is hard to tie in heavy line.

Jacks Knot · Jack Miller knotTying a hook or fly to tippet with a small knot of one loop and one wrap, drawn tight up the line and then slid down to the eye.

Jansik knot · JansikTying mono or fluorocarbon line up to about twenty pound test to a hook or lure, with three passes through the eye when the eye has room for them.

Hair-rig knot · Knotless hair rigHair-rig hook-shank connection so bait sits off the hook; wraps trap the hair and align the hooklink.

Double Palomar · Nano-Fil knot · Nano KnotDoubled-line terminal for slick fused superline (Berkley NanoFil and similar); Palomar plus a second overhand pass.

Kreh loop · Nonslip mono loopFixed-size non-slip loop for free-swinging lures and flies.

Orvis tippet knot (terminal form)Ties tippet to a hook or fly with a small knot built on a figure eight. Animated Knots says it works in light and heavy line and in any tippet material.

PalomarTies line to a hook or lure with the line doubled through the eye. Animated Knots recommends it for braided line; pick it when the eye takes two strands side by side.

16-20 knot · PitzenTying a hook, lure or fly to line or tippet. NetKnots notes it is easier to tie in lighter line or tippet than in heavier line.

Rapala loop knotLoop knot popular for hardbaits so the lure can swing freely.

Reverse clinch · Heavy jam knotTying a hook, lure or jig to mono, fluorocarbon or braided line. The tag wraps down a doubled section toward the eye, then locks back up through the top loop.

Common snellTying a leader or tippet directly to a baited hook, so the line runs straight along the hook shank. The wraps go around the shank, so it is for hooks, not swivels or snaps.

Two-turn clinch variantTying monofilament or fluorocarbon line to a hook, swivel, snap or lure, with two passes through the eye. Check that the eye is large enough to take both turns.

Turtle knot · TurleTying a fly with a turned-up or turned-down eye to tippet. The loop closes around the fly's head behind the eye, so the pull runs in line with the hook shank.

Duncan loop · UniTying a hook, lure or other terminal tackle to braided or monofilament line. The barrel slides down to the eye, or stops short and locks to leave a small loop.

Snell Knot — Uni Version · Uni snellSnelling a hook with uni knot turns taken around both the shank and the line, for an even, straight-line pull to the fish.

World’s Fair Knot · Worlds Fair KnotTying mono or fluorocarbon line to a hook or lure with a doubled loop through the eye. On a drop-shot rig the tag is left long to hold the weight.