Knots

[manitoubass2]

If you use the improved clinch knot, I'd strongly recommend learning the reverse improved clinch knot. It's tested much higher in strength as apposed to the clinch and the improved clinch knot.

I like the palomar for terminal tackle and jigs, and have recently switched to a double palomar where I'd normally use the palomar.

If you like the palomar, I'd also learn the Berkley braid knot, especially for crank baits. Unless you wanna pull your hair out trying to tie palomars to cranks all day, lol. The Berkley braid knot is super easy and is crazy strong on mono, braid or fluorocarbon.

Uni to uni for joining line for me, but I rarely do that.

Anything that calls for a snell, I'm not sure what it's called? But I pass the line through the top of the hook, keep about 2" of tag end. Wrap the mainline around the hook 5-7 times(depending on the line being used), then pass the mainline back through the bottom of the hook and sinch tight. Then I either use a dab of crazy glue to prevent it from backing off, or I tie a simple overhand knot to the hook eye after the snell is complete. This works well for preventing a backup of the snell.