Fishing knot library & knot selector

Animated step-by-step knots with break strength from our own pull tests. Tell us the job — we'll pick the knot.

Knot selector

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Break strength = % of rated line strength, median of 10 pulls on our digital load cell.

KnotUseLineStrengthDifficulty
Palomar knotTerminalBraid, mono, fluoro95%Easy
Double uni knotLine-to-lineBraid to fluoro, mono88%Medium
FG knotLine-to-lineBraid to fluoro leader98%Hard
Improved clinchTerminalMono, fluoro85%Easy
Non-slip mono loopLoopMono, fluoro90%Medium
San Diego jamTerminalHeavy mono, fluoro93%Medium