Professional Anglers Association

Coarse Fishing Knots: - Useful knots when Coarse Fishing:

Arbour Knot

The Arbour Knot provides the angler with a quick, easy and secure way of attaching line to the reel spool.

2. Tie an overhand knot around the standing line. Then tie a second overhand knot in the tag end.

3. Pill tight the second knot and snip off excess line. Wet line and first knot with spittle then snug down onto the spool.

1. Pass line around reel

Palomar Knot

The Palomar Knot is a general purpose knot for attaching line to swivels, snaps, hooks and artificial lures. The double wrap of line through eyelet provides a protective cushion for added knot strength.

1. Double line, forming a loop of three or four inches long. Pass the loop through hook's eye

2. Holding the standing line between thumb and finger, form a simple overhand knot with the loop.

3. Pass the hook through the loop and draw knot tight while guiding loop over eyelet.

4. Wet knot with spittle and tighten knot snugly. Trim tag end to about 1/4" long

The Uni or Grinner knot

Is a safe, strong and very neat knot with the tag end lying parallel to main line

1. Pass line through eye of hook or swivel at least 6 inches. Then form a loop with tag end as shown.

2. Hold the loop and eye between forefinger and thumb. Take the tag end through the loop at least 5 times trapping the main line.

3. Carefully pull the tag end loosely tightening the knot. Then snuggle the coils together and moisten.

4. Finally pull knot tight and ensure firmly against eye. Trim tag end close to last coil. This knot will not slip and only tighten with more pressure.

The Trilene knot

This knot is a strong, reliable knot that resists slippage. It can be used to join line to anything having an eye. The double wrap design gives a strong and dependable connection.

1. Pass line through eye of hook or swivel at least 6 inches. Then form a double loop through eye as shown.

2. Loop tag end over standing line as shown 5 or 6 times. Then thread tag end back through first loop.

3. Moisten knot and carefully tighten with an even motion. Trim tag end to about 1/4"

How do I tie a knotless knot?

The knotless knot is a great way to tie an effective hair rig in seconds. It's used by all the top anglers and suits any hooklength materials, whether fluorocarbon, braids or combi-rigs.

Here's how to do it:

Step 1 Strip off 12in to 14 ins of hooklength material – a soft material such as braid. At one end double the material back on itself for three inches, form a loop and pull the end through. If you find it fiddly use a baiting needle to pull the end through the loop. Trim the tag end using braid scissors for a clean cut.

Step 2 Using a baiting needle slide your boilie on to the hook length and trap it in place with a hair stop.

Step 3 Pass the hooklength down through the eye of the hook and using finger and thump trap the boilie half an inch from the bend.

Step 4 Take the line that is coming down through the eye and ship it back up over the top of the shank tight to the eye. Repeat this so you have shipped the hooklength all the way up the shank until the hair is trapped opposite the point. In effect using the line to whip along the hook's shank.

Step 5 Keeping the line trapped in place along the shank pass the end of the line back down through the eye and carefully tighten. The finished knot gives brilliant hooking, helping to turn the hook into a carp's mouth when it picks the bait up.

General connection knot the Looped Loop

A very simple joint. Often a loop is incorporated into the end of ready made rigs and hooks to nylon.

1. A simple joint.

Push the main line loop through the end-gear loop. Then push the end-gear's line through the main line's loop.

2. Strong joint.

For maximum strength the knot should tighten like this. By pushing the two loops together they should open easily.

3. Weak joint.

Linking the loops like this forms a weak joint that is also difficult (impossible) to undo!

Half Blood knot and Tucked Half Blood knot

A very simple joint. Often a loop is incorporated into the end of ready made rigs and hooks to nylon.

1. Half Blood Knot.

Thread the line through the hook eye, and twist four times round (or rotate the hook), finally threading the end through the first loop formed near the eye. Moisten and tighten the knot.

2. Tucked Half Blood Knot.

As previous knot, but tuck the end through the large overall loop. Moisten and tighten the knot.

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