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NanoFil Knot

Double Palomar for slick fused superline. A single Palomar is the usual slip.

Intermediate · Braid

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NanoFil Knot

For line → hook, line → lure.

What it joins Line → hook · Line → lure. In braid.

Turns 2. Count them before you seat it; afterwards you are guessing.

Shape Terminal wrap or lock at the eye or along the shank

Tag end Tag exits clean and short

Seated Fully seated to eye or shank

Start again if Crossed doubled NanoFil in the eye. Walks like a failed Palomar

This card does not say how strong the knot is. A retention figure comes from a bench, in one material, at one diameter, tied by somebody who ties it all day — and the line in your hand is none of those. What it does tell you is whether the thing you have just tied is the thing the record describes.

What this plate is telling you

Double Palomar for slick fused superline. A single Palomar is the usual slip.

Save this as a picture and it works with a dead signal and a nearly dead battery, which is when a joint is most often tied badly. The rest of this page — the steps, the seating sequence, the failure modes and the bench — is for the evening before.

Why this knot

What it earns its place with, what it costs, and what to reach for instead.

Best for

Hook to lineHigh strength

Not ideal for

When the manufacturer of a different line specifies another knot
Tiny eyes that will not take doubled fused line

Common mistakes

Letting the two strands twist around each other as they go through the eye
Pulling the overhand snug before the second pass, so there is no room for it
Skipping the second pass, or taking the loop through a different opening from the first pass
Letting the loop catch on the hook shank below the eye while tightening

Alternatives

Palomar KnotBeginner
Ties line to a hook or lure with the line doubled through the eye
Berkley Braid KnotIntermediate
Tying a hook or lure to braided line with the line doubled through the eye, when the eye is large enough to take doubled braid
Uni KnotBeginner
Tying a hook, lure or other terminal tackle to braided or monofilament line

Before you start

·It is a Palomar with a double overhand. NetKnots says the second pass should make the Palomar more secure on NanoFil and other super braids.
·The eye has to take two strands of the line side by side without them twisting.
·Double about 15 cm (6 in) of line. The second pass through the overhand uses more line than a plain Palomar.
·Test it with a hard pull before trimming. Slick fused line that creeps under a hand pull will creep further under a fish.

Line + hardware: NanoFil or similar fused superline, Hook or lure with room for doubled line

How to tie it — Step 1 of 4 · move 1 of 1

1Fold of the loop

2Tag end

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01.1

Double about 15 cm of line and push the end of the loop through the hook eye

Hold:: Left hand holds the hook, eye toward you
Move:: Right hand doubles the line and pushes the fold through the eye, then opens the loop

You should now see: Both strands through the eye side by side with no twist, and the loop reaching well past the hook point.

Written step 01

Double about 15 cm (6 in) of line into a loop and push the end of the loop through the hook eye.

You should now see

Both strands pass through the eye together without twisting, and the loop reaches well past the point of the hook.

If it goes wrong

The two strands twisting around each other as they go through the eye. On fused line this shows as a crossed pair right at the eye.

Fix: Pull the loop back out, lay the strands flat side by side and feed them through again. Pull more line through if the loop will not reach past the hook.

Why: The loop has to pass over the whole hook or lure at step 4, and the extra pass in step 3 uses up more line than a plain Palomar, so start with the full length.

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Tying procedure — NanoFil Knot

Step 01 / 4
Double about 15 cm (6 in) of line into a loop and push the end of the loop through the hook eye.
You should now see: Both strands pass through the eye together without twisting, and the loop reaches well past the point of the hook.
If it goes wrong: The two strands twisting around each other as they go through the eye. On fused line this shows as a crossed pair right at the eye.
Fix: Pull the loop back out, lay the strands flat side by side and feed them through again. Pull more line through if the loop will not reach past the hook.
Why: The loop has to pass over the whole hook or lure at step 4, and the extra pass in step 3 uses up more line than a plain Palomar, so start with the full length.
1Fold of the loop
2Tag end
Step 1 of 4 · move 1 of 1
Double about 15 cm of line and push the end of the loop through the hook eye
Hold: Left hand holds the hook, eye toward you
Move: Right hand doubles the line and pushes the fold through the eye, then opens the loop
You should now see: Both strands through the eye side by side with no twist, and the loop reaching well past the hook point.
Step 02 / 4
Tie a loose overhand knot with the doubled line, letting the hook hang from the bottom of it.
You should now see: A loose overhand in the doubled line with a clear hole in its middle, the hook hanging below, and the end of the loop still free.
If it goes wrong: Pulling the overhand snug now, or letting the two strands cross inside it. A snug overhand leaves no room for the second pass.
Fix: Open the overhand with a fingertip until you can see a clear hole in the middle, with the two strands lying side by side.
Why: The hole in this overhand is where the second pass goes in step 3. Strands that cross inside it bed unevenly when the knot is tightened.
1First turn round the two strands
Step 2 of 4 · move 1 of 1
Tie a loose overhand with the doubled line, letting the hook hang from it
Hold: Left hand holds the doubled line beside the eye
Move: Right hand takes the loop over the two strands, round behind them and up through the middle
You should now see: A loose overhand in the doubled line with a clear hole in its middle, the hook hanging from the overhand, and the end of the loop still free.
Step 03 / 4
Pass the end of the loop through the middle of the overhand a second time, following the first pass, to turn it into a double overhand.
You should now see: Two parallel turns of doubled line through the overhand, and the end of the loop still hanging open below the hook.
If it goes wrong: Skipping the second pass, which leaves a plain Palomar, or taking the loop through the wrong opening, which shows as strands crossing instead of two parallel turns.
Fix: Back the loop out and pass it through the same opening it used the first time, laying the new turn beside the first one.
Why: The second turn gives the knot more grip on slippery fused and braided line. That extra grip is the whole difference between this knot and a standard Palomar.
1First turn
2Second turn, beside it
Step 3 of 4 · move 1 of 1
Pass the end of the loop through the middle of the overhand a second time
Hold: Left hand keeps the first pass of the overhand loose and open
Move: Right hand takes the loop round the strands again beside the first pass, and up through
You should now see: Two parallel turns of doubled line through the overhand, and the end of the loop still hanging open.
Step 04 / 4
Hold the double overhand between thumb and forefinger, pass the loop over the hook and slide it above the eye. Wet the knot, pull the standing line and tag end to tighten, test it, then trim the tag.
You should now see: The double overhand sits on top of the eye with both sides of the loop drawn up evenly, and it does not move when you pull hard on the standing line.
If it goes wrong: The loop catching on the hook shank below the eye as it tightens, so the knot sets partly down the shank with one side of the loop longer than the other.
Fix: Loosen it, lift the loop back above the eye and pull again. If it creeps under the test pull, cut it off and tie it again.
Why: Test before you trim. Slick fused line that creeps under a hand pull will creep further under a fish.
1Hook through the loop, still to slide up
Step 4 of 4 · move 1 of 3
Hold the double overhand, pass the loop over the hook and slide it toward the eye
Hold: Left thumb and forefinger pinch the double overhand
Move: Right hand opens the loop, takes it down over the whole hook and slides it up the shank
1Loop closed round the shank at the eye
Step 4 of 4 · move 2 of 3
Slide the loop above the eye, wet the knot and pull the standing line and tag
Hold: Left hand holds the hook by the bend
Move: Right hand draws the standing line and the tag together, slowly
1Loop girths the hook at the eye
Step 4 of 4 · move 3 of 3
Test the knot with a hard pull on the standing line, then trim the tag
Hold: Left hand holds the hook
Move: Right hand pulls the standing line hard, then trims the tag
You should now see: The double overhand sits on top of the eye, both sides of the loop even, and nothing moved under the test pull.

What this is based onReference review, not yet tied

Record: Reviewed 2026-08-14. 4 sources are cited for this record.
Drawing: Checked against published references and found to be this knot. Not yet tied from the drawing. Recorded 2026-09-21.
Known limits: None that stop a reader following it were confirmed in the plate audit of 2026-09-24; smaller findings were not all re-checked.
Strength: Not established. No credible, comparable strength data exists for this knot, so no figure is shown.

Watch the tie

Best knot for tying Berkley NanoFilScott Turnage Unplugged · Opens on YouTube

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Seating sequence — where failures are born

The step list compresses the finish. Run these phases in order, one at a time.

01 Moisten
Wet the structure before any load reaches it.
Zero. Nothing tightens yet.
02 Load
Take up slack slowly until the wraps begin to gather.
Light and even — both ends moving together.
03 Dress
Watch the wraps stack in order; stop and back off if any cross.
Hold, do not pull. Correction happens here or not at all.
04 Set
One continuous pull to full seat — no sawing, no jerks.
Firm, single direction, standing line against the terminal end.
05 Trim
Cut the tag square, leaving a short stub proud of the knot.
None. Never trim under load.

Finished structure — what correct looks like

Drawn from a rope model of this knot: which strand passes over which comes from where the rope actually lies.

Structure: Terminal wrap or lock at the eye or along the shank
Standing line: Standing line on-axis with load
Tag end: Tag exits clean and short
Wraps: Even structure, no crossings
Seating: Fully seated to eye or shank

Verify before you load it

Every line is pass or fail. One fail means retie — do not load a knot you argued with.

01Terminal wrap or lock at the eye or along the shank
02Fully seated to eye or shank
03Tag exits clean and short
04Even structure, no crossings
05None
06nanofil

Something failed → open Diagnose

Field notes — dark, cold, gloves

·Retie by feel first, light second — the seat is a tactile event, not a visual one.
·Gloves off for the dress phase. Fabric hides a crossing wrap.
·Wrong twice in a row means the material or the hardware is fighting you. Change one, not your technique.

NanoFil Knot — finished-state checks, on the shared reference layout — Hook the Horizon reference plate

Failure modes

When this family fails, it fails as these. The recovered end still outranks the name.

NanoFil Knot — what fails and what to do — Hook the Horizon reference plate

Clinch family

Wraps down the standing part, then a tuck that jams the barrel to the eye.

!Wraps walked or crossed — load on one turn of the barrel
!Barrel never jammed to the eye, so the tuck is decoration
!Tag never tucked, or the extra Improved / Trilene pass missing

Fails when

!The loop caught on the shank below the eye, so the knot set partly down the shank with one side of the loop longer than the other
!Only one pass went through the overhand, leaving a plain Palomar without the second turn's extra grip on slick line
!The second pass took a different opening, so the strands cross and bed unevenly instead of lying as two parallel turns
!The knot creeps under a hard test pull on slick fused line

Geometry

Crossed doubled NanoFil in the eye
Walks like a failed Palomar
NanoFil wants the double Palomar path, not a single overhand · step 02
Single Palomar used on NanoFil
Will slip — that is the wrong knot for this fibre
The extra pass is why the NanoFil knot exists · step 03
Hardware caught in the large loop
Cinch traps the lure; structure never forms
Keep the hook/lure out of the tying loop until the passes are in · step 02

If you saw this

Walks under load like a failed Palomar
Check
- ?Two overhand passes visible
- ?Compact seat at the eye
Then
- →Retie the double Palomar
- →Do not fish a single Palomar on NanoFil
Doubled strands cross before the overhand.
Check
- ?Look for: Doubled strands cross before the overhand.
Then
- →Keep strands parallel; retie if crossed.
Overhand loop traps lure hardware incorrectly.
Check
- ?Look for: Overhand loop traps lure hardware incorrectly.
Then
- →Retie sending only the free loop over the hardware.
Knot sits crooked at the eye after the first pull.
Check
- ?Look for: Knot sits crooked at the eye after the first pull.
Then
- →Draw both legs evenly while seating.
Tag frays at the seat after a few casts.
Check
- ?Look for: Tag frays at the seat after a few casts.
Then
- →Inspect the eye, leave a safer tag, retie if abraded.
Finished check failed — ordinary single-overhand Palomar is substituted
Check
- ?fused line remains doubled through the Palomar-style structure
- ?double-overhand section is clean
- ?hardware passes through the loop without twisting the doubled strands
Then
- →Retie. slip in slick fused superline.
Crossed doubled NanoFil in the eye
Check
- ?Walks like a failed Palomar
- ?Inspect step 02
Then
- →Retie. Do not dress a defective structure and call it seated.
Single Palomar used on NanoFil
Check
- ?Will slip — that is the wrong knot for this fibre
- ?Inspect step 03
Then
- →Retie. Do not dress a defective structure and call it seated.
Hardware caught in the large loop
Check
- ?Cinch traps the lure; structure never forms
- ?Inspect step 02
Then
- →Retie. Do not dress a defective structure and call it seated.

Same family

Same failure class, different geometry. Open the plates — Diagnose still starts from the symptom.

This failed — start Diagnose

The bench · rep 1

Get it right with everything in your favour0/5 clean

Nothing logged on this knot yet, so it starts on the bottom rung.

Good light, dry hands, a table. Until the sequence is automatic here there is nothing for the harder rungs to test — you would only be learning that difficult conditions are difficult, which you already knew.

How · Tie it, check it against the list, log it. Five clean and the ladder opens.

Conditions for this rep

Main lineJoined to

What went wrong, if anything

Nothing marked. Log it clean, or mark what happened first.

Name and construction

'Double Palomar' is this record's alias: a Palomar whose overhand is made twice. It is a variant of the Palomar Knot, with its own steps, and nothing established for the Palomar carries over to it, or back.

Wraps: A doubled loop pushed through the eye is tied in a double overhand — the loop passes through the overhand twice.
Lock: The loop is taken over the hook and the knot closed on the eye.
Needs: An eye that takes doubled line

A variant of Palomar Knot, with its own steps and its own evidence.

Strength, and where the number comes from

Not established

Berkley publishes the tying sequence for its own line's knot but no strength figure for it, and no independent test was found.

Percentages come from published tests on their own line, their own knot-tyer and their own pull rate. Yours is a different system. Treat a figure as a reason to test, not as a result you already have.

Sources for this record

NetKnots — NanoFil / Double Palomar
Berkley NanoFil knot guidance (Double Palomar)no link on file
Hook the Horizon — NanoFil Knot
Recovered from the same record’s historical Hook the Horizon resource URL.
NetKnots fishing knot references
Recovered from this record’s historical modelSourceId registry.

Record reviewed 2026-08-14

Vetted references

NanoFil Knot
Hook the Horizon
Best knot for tying Berkley NanoFil
Scott Turnage Unplugged

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