Palomar Knot - Quick Tutorial on How to Tie This Strong Knot
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- The Palomar Knot is one of the most popular knots among both freshwater and saltwater anglers given it's strong hold and the fact that it can be tied very quickly.
Overall, the Palomar knot provides a very strong connection (even winning many knot strength contests) while being easier to tie than many of the other popular knots.
My only issue with the Palomar knot is the fact that it is more difficult to use when tying to artificial lures... especially plugs with multiple sets of treble hooks. The added difficulty when tying it to lures is that part of the sequence requires the lure to pass through a loop you create in the line. This is a non-issue for plain hooks, but becomes difficult when using large plugs.
Regardless, the Palomar knot is a must-know for both saltwater and freshwater fisherman.
We hope you enjoy this training video. Leave a comment below if you have any questions.
If you're a saltwater angler, be sure to check out our core website because it has a ton of awesome fishing videos covering all aspects of saltwater fishing... here's a direct link - www.saltstrong.com.
As a man who didnt have a father trying to show my 4 year old son how to fish and spend time with him thank you for the easy to follow guide
So glad we could help!
That’s wholesome and made me emotional.
I too will go through this one day as my father hasn’t been around since I was 3 and I just turned 25.
your kids might not realise how special those moments are for a very long time but one day they’ll look back at those moments with joy and laughter.
Take care of yourself and enjoy fishing with the kiddos!
Man with no father here. Yesterday I went fishing . It was a mess. Had half my rod go into the water and was laughed at by the person I went with and then later I had a heavy fish break my knot. Definitely will be teaching my kids when that time comes.
@Sebman33 just remember we are breaking the cycle no matter what just try and always stay as a positive influence on their lives.
@jay_daniels1388 if you're local to nj area I'd go with you to help you out
Sir, thank you!!! I’ve been asking locals for weeks to help me setup my first catfish rod and have received ZERO assistance… for whatever reasons, just no one wants to help a returning fisherman! I just watched this video and the first try I successfully got this knot!!! I’m sending you the biggest hug ever and look forward to watching every video of yours, past and present and future!!! Thank you!!!
Awesome! So glad we could help, let us know how you do out on the water!
Palomar is a fantastic knot. I am also returning to fishing. Started back this spring. For good catfish Id say go to a shollow weedy/woody lake. They are going nuts lately with all the rain first thing in the morning they are all over the lake nearby beating up everything. I only know the basics for catfishing but I am also interested in honing the skill myself. Add me and we can share knowledge as we learn.
The Knot was developed by a surgeon named Palomar and that's why it's a very strong knot the hook or leader rests on two shoulders. I have used it 40 yr Muskie Hunting
Thanks for the insight!
Thank you appreciate you sharing for us not so experienced anglers 🐟🙏🙏🙏🐟🐟
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Good
Haha you gonna do some fisheries videos on your channel some day?
Way easier to feed the single line through the eye then back through
Absolutely!
Great little tip mate
Pretty bad when the person making the video isn't aware of the correct easy way to do it.
You must have nubby fingers.... folding it over and passing it thru is not a challenge.
“Way easier . . ..?”
How can something so easy either way be way easier?
I use this knot for everything. This is the best overall fishing knot ever in terms of strength and complexity.
FWIW, I caught a 9’2” Lemon shark on this knot using 40lb tackle and Penn 4/0 Reel. One of the Strongest Knots I’ve ever used. Till this day, I’ve had absolutely 100% success rate with this knot. For Braid to mono...the FG knot is awesome, and for about 95% of all other situations the UNI knot can be used. Those 3 knots are my favorites. TIGHT LINES boyz!
The FG’s good but if you haven’t already try the triple surgeons knot for braid to leader. Its quick, easy, and the knot is tiny and extremely strong. Fits through tight rod tip guides without ever catching. I fish from a kayak and quick easy small and strong are what I prefer.
This knot has never let me down ever
Me Either 💪💪🎯
Had an older guy show me this one 15 years ago and it's easy and dependable that goes a long way
@@jesseleblanc1199 Amen. Really cool for setting up a 2 hook rig which is really fun when you get 2 fish on. Fish are predators and when one bites there is usually another around looking to see if they can get in on the action.
@@YourDigitalMindset how would you tie 2 of these on a single line? I’m sure if I monkeyed around with it I may get lucky and get it but if you could explain your method I’d be forever grateful for saving my time
@@nickspeakstruth133 Sorry for The Delay Nick. I Have an Online Business & Your Comment Somehow Squeaked by The Goalie for a Bit. Nonetheless, I Wouldn't Do It Like He Did In The Video. I Would Run The Line Thru Once Then Back Thru. I WOULD NOT Pinch the Line. That Compromises the Integrity of the Line.
I use a Palomar knot day in & dy out. Small eye holes won't fit a loop--- So, simply put the line thru it, then put the line back through it and voila: you get the same loop in the end, without trying to squeeze a loop thru a small eye.
After losing several good DarDevel lures to the clinch and the double clinch, this knot has made life easier, and.. I haven't lost a lure since!
Luker!!! I just googled Palomar knot and start watching this video having no clue it is yours. I start thinking to myself how much it sounds like someone I know, only to scroll down and see Salt Strong. awesome. great video!
Hi, I've recently taken up fishing as a new hobby and your videos have really helped me become better at doing knots! Much appreciated! Thank you!
Thanks for the quick & easy video. I was getting sick of losing hooks!
Thank you! This is the first video of the 5 I've already watched that clearly shows a visual of what you're actually doing.
Always used Palomar knot, best and easiest way to tie.
Great knot, I have used this several years for catching large tuna. My setup typically is 40#-80# braid backing with 20-60# flouro leader, terminal tackle is usually a Gama ringed hd live bait hook or hd nautilus. Couple important mentions for this knot that I have found useful:
1) Make sure that while you are cinching down the two lines that wrap your terminal tackle they run parallel the entire length around the iron, and do not cross making an "X". This can be avoided by snugging your fingers up to the two lines holding them in place. Don't let go, you can figure out which way the hook will travel if it slips...
2) It is better to not pinch the line (feed through and then feed back) as the pinch ends up inside the knot or on the leader.
3) If you have lots of leader, doing this over a large iron isn't an issue, tagging the tail end just leaves much more waste.
4) Heavier line I leave a very small amount more tail. Very rare, or I wouldn't still be using it, but I have seen this knot slip.
It truly is the easiest for me and I’ve lost very few rigs this way 👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks so much for this clear, easy to understand demonstration. I'm a newbie, and feel confident I can get a great result. 👍💯
Thanks for watching!
Thanks bro tied this on with a soft plastic lizard and caught a 4 pounder right after watching this! Love from SWFL
Great video. I always put a shot of line spray on the knot before pulling it snug. I also hold the hook with pliers while pulling it tight just for extra snugness.
I love this knot. We use lures but with a snap swivel leader, great knot to tie leader.
One of the very strongest knots.
best know to use when tiring to lead/swivels etc imo.. wont cut onto itself, very strong, and simple to tie.
When comparing this knot to your favorite knot be mindful of the test of the line. I have found some knots work better on 4 lbs but not on 12lbs. Happy fishing.
I agree 100%
I never knew this knot, thanks so much. Always looking to do things better. I was a improved clinch knot man, not any longer!
I use this for mepps #2-3 spinners and hooks. Caught pike and bass using it for everything. Mono and spider wire. Not tried it on 18+ pound test but works well. Line will break before the knot or line.
Polymar knot is my favorite knot ever. I use it for all lures
Instead if pinching the line in the beginning I just run it through twice, in lower lb test it creates a significant weak point in my opinion.
Agreed
Same! That's the 1st thing I noticed. If you pinch you take the chance on a weak spot. I use this knot 99% of the time on all baits.
wait bros smart
I stopped using snap-swivels years ago, but recently purchased some inexpensive sonars & remembering their action & knowing that the knot hole is punched directly through the metal rather than a rounded screw eye, I was worried about using a loop knot for fear of weakening the (braided)line or outright cutting through it. Instead I purchased some snap-swivels & to get the best action, rather than purchasing the tried & true brass safety pin style, I purchased the 'barrel swivel with interlock snap'. It has a rounded snap rather than a semi-pointed one! I know that we're talking about knots, but I'm hoping to get some comments from your knowledgeable followers or yourself??
I also loved your list of best & worst knots for all uses & why (pro's & con's). It was very detailed & prior to reading that, I was starting to have my doubts about the Palomar Knot that I've come to love & suggest to relatives, until I got to 'braided directly to swivels, lures, hooks'. Then I felt much better, as it tested best in that category which is what I use! Thanks for all the testing! I, for one, really appreciated your thoroughness!
I love my uniknots, I use 6lb and 8lb mostly for bass fishing. I honestly haven't really tried this not many times as I'm just so use to uniknots that when I start trying I just automatically start twisting lol. Although this knot is strong and probably the simplest knots around. When you're using such small fluorocarbon your knot is everything
i like to take my tag end and tie a small trilene knot (not really, its more the twisted part with an halfhitch) just to make my tag end lay toward the lure to keep it from snagging cover if im going through grass and brush
Thanks for sharing!
yep I'll try this great knot out next time I go for a fish. thanks mate great video.
Thanks!!
Thank u sir, now im ready to go fishing tomorrow! Just trying out new things.😊
This is the easiest knot i ever used, thank you
personally my favourite knot is the improved cinch knot. and if you’re using braid, go back through the eye twice
Probably the strongest knot I've ever used.
Pinching the line is weakening the line. I'd recommend threading it through the hook eye and back with monofilament or flouro. It doesn't pinch or kink the line. It takes more care to do this but it's better imho
Thanks for sharing!
This is my got to knot. Salt and fresh water.
Thank you for this video it really showed me how to do a knot and that's all I do is a Palomar knot and thank you for taking the time and showing you how to do this
This knot was so strong when I pulled on it my hook started flexing!
Very helpful. I went fishing today and I watched this video before heading out on the water. Thanks!
Learned this at the age of 10 went fishing for the first time in a decade and still know how to tie it
Best knot ever.
I caught two nice 30 and 35 inch pike the first time after trying this knot. Seems to work well!
Was able to retrieve alota snagged spinners n lures without breaking the line using this knot, sometimes it's too strong of a knot that you have to cut your line.
I've always used one knot for fishing and this isn't it. However, I want to do drop shot fishing and this knot seems to be the one that's used with the technique.
Omg, thx! My aging fingers & eyeballs can't do all the line wrapping of other knots.
It's easy to do this "backwards". Watch closely. He sent the line through from the barb side, in the same plane as the hook. As he made the overhand knot the hook turned 90 degrees, but the line didn't, then it turned another 90 degrees so that the barb is now on the opposite side from where it started, and then he takes the loop over the hook from the barb side. This happens because the doubled end of the line starts in the same plane as the hook, switches to a plane at right angles to that, then switches back to to a the plane of the hook, and this somehow reverses the direction of the hook.
At this point, the loop can go over the barb by leaving the down side of the loop down, or by taking the up side and flipping it over before it goes over the barb.
I don't know if any of this matters, though, because I've seen other people do it differently.
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@@Saltstrong I don't know if doing it backwards matters. Maybe its just that you have to loop over the end on the same side as you first pushed through the eye. However, on the Double Palomar, if you do it backwards you can't pull down the knot. You'll always wind up with a loop you can't get rid of.
Great for lures and swivels but not for hooks. Snelling that hook would improve angle of attack. As it is it can turn in eye.
Clinch knot BEST knot.
Greatest knot ever. But best to enter through the back of the hook, not the front. Cheers
Thanks I’ll use this during tournaments
Perfectly demonstrated. Thank you.
Pro tip: Try to run the doubled over line through the hook/lure/etc without pinching it. That little pinch can weaken the knot. If you can get it through without creating a weakened pressure point you’ll have tied one of the easiest yet strongest knots for fishing! 🪢 🎣
You don't even have to do that...just run the end through the eye, then back again out. You now have a loop that you didn't have to get through to begin with.
Thank you so much I caught my pb 👏🏼
very clear instructions
I have never had this knot fail. Not once, best knot ever - for small to medium line. For heavy line I use the centauri and same story there as well - 100lb striped marlin is my personal best with the centauri - I refuse to use crimps, I don't trust it.
Good when the eye is big enough. What about smaller hooks that wont fit a double line?
I started tying this knot about six months ago, I go popping for papio (Jack's) or when they get ten pounds and over we call them Ulua here on Oahu, yesterday I took a Ulua strike and it pulled the knot out at the lure, when I reeled in line, I saw the end was curled and my lucky popper (o'l faithful) was gone😭. Can I tie a safety knot of any kind to the tag end?
That popper I lost caught over 30 papio and one Ulua, it was my lucky charm, in case I ever get another "magic" one again I don't wanna lose it to a slip.
Check the uni knot mate much better
how do you tighten it on thinner line without stretching the line and making it wavy by the knot?
Way better than improved clinch
No thank you and Merry 🎄
Me who is using 20 lb test floro and had spent 25 minutes trying to get the line through a jig🤣🤦🏼♂️
Great video ! Helped me get the knot on my first try
sooo much easier than the other ways
i use this for weights on the end of my line as well for a quick knot, also to tie a hook mid line then weight on bottom. makes the hooks stick straight out but dont allow much action on them
Totally Agree
Very easy n reliable
Glad we could help!
I use chapstick to moisten knot. Slips easily. Almost always use Palomar
Instead of doubling and then pinch the line creating a weak point, just slip the line of the eyelet and then back again creating the same loop.
Great tip.
Enjoyed the video...very helpful...you took your time and made it simple...thanks
Thanks for a really great, quick, simple video. Brilliant knot, never let me down ever. Many thanks😁😁
Thanks for making time to leave the nice comment! Here's a link to the full assortment of knots that we've tested ranked by their effectiveness for each line type and connection need in case you haven't yet seen it: www.saltstrong.com/articles/fishing-knots/
Just to let y'all know if you pull the tag end it will tighten the loop much quicker than pulling both at the same time.
Thanks, really easy an quick testing it out in the morning.
Thanks, you made that very simple.
Does this work on a lure?
It's easier just to run the end through the eye, then back out again to have your loop. No pinching necessary.
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Very clearly described and demonstrated!
Is it much harder to loose a lure now because the knot is stronger?
the champ knot. I have lost so much bass on fisherman's knot
MannyFresh I lost a monster on the fisherman’s knot two days ago. Never again.
Wow that's a very strong knot and I like that. Here's my question do I have to use braided line I have monofilament already on my spinning reel and now they're telling me that braided line is better to go fishing so is that true and can I use monofilament line to the braided line just so it doesn't RIP. I want to be able to catch the fish and bring him in with no problem
Cool I'm ready to go get a huge fish!!👍
Thanks for the video. I've seen others do it and they leave the loop on the bottom, while you pulled the loop on top. Does it make a difference?
Only knot I have used in many years.
Awesome!
Best video of this that I have found
I have been tying it wrong my whole life, the first knot I always wet it and pulled it tight, then put the bait through the loop. I wonder if it’s same result? I never break at the knot.
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You font need to pinch the loop hard like that. It creates s weak spot in the lune/knot. Just pass it thru then pull some thru and then return the tag end thru the hook eye.
Good for braid, so it doesn’t sneak threw the eye of the hook and loose your fish ! .... haven’t used it years
Excellent tutorial, thanks!
If you use a jig just simply make a bigger loop to bring it through. When you start your tie you want it snug before you finish the first part of knot.Then you snug the finishing part. Lick the line before doing so. You don't want to pull it tight like this video or it will snap when you set hook.
Very helpful thanks
Would you apply saliva or water if it was a power pro braided line?
Nice one. Thanks guys.
Glad we could help!
@@Saltstrongcan I ask ?...u have a great video on the Albright knot but I've learnt the Alberto knot. Will the Alberto knot hold for big game fishing... ?..Using the UNI knot for hook or lure end ?...just much quicker and simpler to tie than the FG knot....thanks
Thank you so much lol I always see pro fisherman tying this, but never knew how to tie one
Glad to help! Tight lines!
This knot tested on the machine at the fishing museum in south Florida broke at 50% of line test!
The worlds fair knot broke above 100% of stated line strength.
Keep in mind actual line strength is higher then stated line strength.
There must have been some sort of issue with the line if the palomar knot broke at such a low rate... it's not the best knot, but it's certainly not a weak one. Here's a test of the Palomar vs. the World's Fair knot that you may find interesting: czcams.com/video/kekqJpQiAuc/video.html
what knot yoy recomend for 0.40mm monofilament? thanks
Sangat bermanfaat sekali untuk mancing mania. Thank you
On the cover shot, the hook is faced the opposite direction. Does it not matter which way?
No, use this knot....
Thanks that was a really good tutorial!!
Thanks for making time to leave the nice comment. Glad to see that you enjoyed this palomar knot tutorial.
Good job
Would this knot b good for leader line??
For sure!
Guys don't kink your line and feed it through. Pass line end through the hook eye and and then back through. Also, wet your line before synching it up if you don't want a line break.