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Sorry For the inconvinience but the last to knots explained are more to the right side. I will try to fix this problem as soo an possible.

SNELL KNOT

Tying a Snell Knot to Fishing Hook, Step 1


1.   Insert one end of the leader through the hook's eye, extending 1 to 2 inches past the eye. 

Insert the other end of the leader through the eye in the opposite direction pointing toward the barb of the hook.

Hold the hook and leader ends between your thumb and forefinger of left hand.  Leader will hang below the hook in a large loop.
              Tying a Snell Knot to Fishing Hook, Step 2   2.   Take the part of the large lower loop that is closest to the eye and wrap it over the hook shank and both ends of the leader toward the hook's barb.

Tying a Snell Knot to Fishing Hook, Step 3

3.   Continue to wrap for 7 or 8 turns and hold wraps with left hand.  Grip the end of the leader that is through the eyelet with your right hand and pull it slowly and steadily.  Hold the turns with your left hand or the knot will unravel.

When knot is almost tight, slide it up against the eye of the hook.  Grip the short end lying along the shank of the hook with a pair of pliers.  Pull this end and the standing line at the same time to completely tighten the knot.
 

 

 

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1. Bring the free end of the line
up through the eye of the hook.
Give yourself about a foot of free
line on top to work with.


2. Take the free end back, behind and then under the straight line.

 

3. Bring the free end back over the top to form a full loop. Keep loops
fairly loose at this point.

 

4. Continue looping the free end around the straight line in the same direction. 

Form about four loops.

 

5. With the free end coming from the bottom of a turn, pass it
between the eye and the first loop.

6. Slowly pull out all slack. Then
pull tightly and trim off the end.

 

Clinch Knot

 

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1.  An old standby for fishermen.  Pass the line through the eye of hook, swivel or lure.   Double back and make 5 turns around the standing line. 

Hold the coils in place; thread end of line through the first loop above the eye, then through the big loop as shown
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2.  Hold the tag end and standing line while coils are pulled up.  Take care that coils are in spiral, not lapping over each other.  Slide tight against the eye.  Clip tag end

 

The PALOMAR KNOT - For Joining Line To A Fish Hook

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The Palomar Knot is easy to tie correctly, and consistently the strongest knot known to hold terminal tackle.

1.  Double about 4" of line and pass the loop through the eye of fishing hook.

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2.   Let the fishing hook hang loose, and tie an overhand knot in the doubled line.

Avoid twisting the lines and do NOT tighten the knot.

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3.   Pull the loop end of the line far enough to pass it over the hook, swivel or lure.

Make sure the loop passes completely over the attachment.

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4.   Pull both the tag end and the standing line until the knot is tightened.  Clip off the tag end of the fishing line.


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