hey guys I wanted to learn a new knot to tie for my bassin days.  I dont have the name of the one I currently tie but it does work.  I used to tie a fishermans knot.  You know the one that you twist seven times?  It sucked though.  Let me know the ones you tie and you can post a description of how to tie it if you want.

San diego jam knot best bar none

Garnet

I use palomer knot.  Its great and I've never had failed knot with it.  

As far as how to tie it.  Just google it and I'm sure there will be a lot details and pics.

San diego jam knot best bar none

Garnet

Second the San Diego jam knot.  Funny but I tied it for like 20 years before I knew the official name of it.  It has never failed me ......

Fishermans knot? I always called it the Trynene knot. That is what I have used all my life. Never had the line break at the hook but I have to give it a tug to make sure. 70% of the time it breaks right after I tie it. So I have to redo to get it to hold. I second it as "sucks"

here is a link for the Jam knot.  I have used this one before but never knew what it was called.

http://www.marlinnut.com/knots/sandiego.shtml

I use a trilene knot never failed me and been tying it so long i can do it blindfolded along with a rapala knot i can do a uni knot really good also ...

Hangman's noose.  Easy to tie, never had one fail.

I use a palomar 100% of the time. I end up straightening the hook before the knot fails...

I use the modified clinch knot.  Here's a link with pics on how to tie most fishing knots:

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/community/inthefield/fieldguides/guidebooks-category.jsp?hierarchyId=11049&oiPage=fieldguides

does anyone know the double Palomer.  Or have I misnamed it.

For finer diameter lines (up to ~14 lb. test), the best knot I've used to date is the Double-Line Clinch Knot.  

First double the line and pass it through the eyelet - then tie a normal clinch knot (do not pass back through the loop).  You'll want to pinch the end of your loop to a point to make it easier to to pass through the loop at the eyelet.    It has been tested on Berkley machines as a 100% knot.    

For larger diameter monos, I still prefer a Palomar.  

For tying to small, very light crankbaits, jerkbaits and topwaters where any added hardware to the nose is a detriment to the action, I tie the Rapala knot.  

I typically would rather use a high-quality snap (like a Berkley CrossLock) on larger crankbaits and jerkbaits......not because it makes it easier to change baits, but because the snap enhances the action, and I have more confidence in the strength of the above-listed knots tied to the snap than the Rapala Knot for moving bass out of heavy cover (the best place to throw crankbaits... )

For tying a small diameter mono leader (~14 lb test mono) to braid, I use a Blood Knot.   For larger diameter monos to braid, I tie an Albright.    This is one area where I still don't have 100% confidence in knot slippage.   There are a few other knots I'm going to try and I'll report as soon as I test them enough.    

Palomar, Trilene, and starting to use the Uni-knot some.

I only tie three knots. Palomar, Uni to uni, and the mono loop knot

I use the palomar to tie on all baits or hooks and the uni knot for line to line.

Palomar.

 Palomar except on somethin where I have a whole handful of treble hooks and then it's the Trilene. When I started using the Trilene knot, I think I read where you were only supposed to go around only 4 times. Anymore and the heat build-up (on mono), because of the extra turns, would weaken the knot...

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Palomar and Trilene; neither one has ever failed me.

Palomar...unless you are tying line to line...then use uni to uni.

5-turn Uni-knot

Great stuff guys keep it coming.

I used to use a clinch, now I tie everything on with a palomar knot.

Been using the Uni-Knot for 30+ years and have never had a reason to change. It's as strong as any other knot I have tried and is simple to tie, even in the dark.  Use the Uni for lures and the Uni-to-Uni to join lines/leaders.  I don't like knots that take 5 hands to tie----too much of a fumble fingers I guess.

i use a grip knot. it has been tested at 100 % line strength. i cant find any links on how to tie it but here is the short of it. line thruogh eye and double over make five turns around both lines and pass tag end through all five loops and cinch it down

I use lots of them, it depends on what am I gonna tie to, line size, what tipe of fishing I'm doing (like conventional fishing, fly fishing,etc)

For bass fishing I use 3 knots to tie to hook or bait : trilene, palomar and rapala(loop)

I prefere the trilene knot for thinner lines and the palomar for heavier lines.About the turns on the trilene knot: depends on line size. 7turns up to 8 lb, 6 turns for 8-14lb, 5 turns up to 20(maybe 25), 4 turns for anything heavier.

I dont use the palomar for lines less than 10lb.

Rapala/loop knot goes on crankbaits.

For line to line: uni knot (mono to mono or fluoro) and bimini twist( mono/fluoro to braid)

Arbor knot for line to spool.