The right kind of well-tied knot is essential when tying a hook to a fishing line. The wrong knot may slip or break, allowing the hook, and maybe even your prize catch, to come loose from the line. There are a wide variety of knots that can be used to tie a hook to a fishing line, each with its own level of difficulty and qualities. There are three common knots that are are relatively easy to execute.
Improved Turtle Knot
Step 1
Thread the end of the fishing line through the hook eyelet.
Step 2
Create a loop in the end of the line. Pass the end of the line behind the loop and wrap it around the main part of the line.
Step 3
Thread the end of the line through the loop created when the line was wrapped around the main part.
Step 4
Pass the hook through the first loop. Pull the knot tight and trim the line to within an eighth of an inch from the knot.
Penny Knot
Step 1
Thread the end of the fishing line through the eyelet of the hook.
Step 2
Grasp the end of the line at the curve of the hook. Pull enough line through the eyelet to double it back along the main portion of the line, above the hook, to form a bend.
Step 3
Wrap the bend around the main portion of the line one full turn. Thread the end of the line through the loop that the eyelet in on, then through the loop in the end of the bend wrapped around the main line.
Step 4
Pull the knot tight and trim the line about an eighth of an inch from the knot.
Duncan's Loop
Step 1
Form a loop in the fishing line about four inches from the end of the line.
Step 2
Thread the end of the line through the eyelet in the hook.
Step 3
Thread the end of the line back through the loop. Wrap the line completely around the doubled line of the loop five or six times.
Step 4
Pull the knot tight and trim the line to an eighth of an inch from the eyelet.
Things You'll Need
- Fishing line
- Hook
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