The Arbor Knot

• Feed line around the arbor of the reel.
• Make an overhand knot in the line, followed by another overhand knot towards the end of the line.
• Pull knot tight. Trim end.

Palomer Knot

• Pass the line thru the hook's eye. Pull line thru and pass the line back thru the hook's eye the other way, forming a loop on the other side 5 -6 inches long.
• Hold standing line between thumb and finger. Grasp loop and form overhand knot.
• Pass hook thru loop and draw line while guiding loop over top of hook.
• Pull tag end to tighten knot. Trim tag end to about 1/4".

Trilene Knot

• Pass end of line through hook eye and double back through the eye a second time.
• Loop around standing part of line 5 or 6 times. Thread tag end back between the eye and the coils as shown.
• Tighten knot with steady even motion with out hesitation. Trim tag end.

Clinch & Improved Clinch Knots

• Pass line through eye of hook. Double back the line and make 5 - 7 turns around the standing line.
• Holding the coils in place, thread the tag end through the first loop formed above the eye, then through the big loop.
• Hold standing line and coils, pulling slightly on the tag end to tighten the coils. Pull on standing line to form and tighten knot, sliding against eye. Trim tag end.
• - Note: Clinch knot tag end only goes through the first loop formed above the eye and not through the big loop.

Surgeon's Knot

• Double the line over. Make a single overhand knot in the double line.
• Hold the tag end and the standing end in your left hand and bring the loop around and insert it through the overhand knot.
• Hold the loop in your right hand. Hold the tag end and standing end in your left hand.
• Moisten the knot and pull to tighten. Trim tag end.

Blood Knot

• Overlap the ends of the two lines to be joined and twist them together about 10 turns.
• Separate one of the center twists and place the two ends through the space as shown.
• Pull knot tight and trim tag ends.

The Uni-Knot

• Run line through eye of hook at least 6 inches and fold to make two parallel lines. Bring end of line back in a circle toward hook or lure.
• Make 6 turns with tag end around the double line and through the circle. Hold double line a point where it passes through eye and pull tag end to snug up turns.
• Pull standing line to slide knot up against eye.
• Continue pulling until knot is tight. Trim tag end with closest coil of knot.

Albright Knot

• Form a loop in the tag end of the heavier line and hold between thumb and finger of left hand. Insert tag end of lighter line through loop from the top.
• Slip tag end of lighter line under your left thumb and pinch it tightly against the heavier strands of the loop. Wrap the first turn of the lighter line over itself and continue wrapping toward the round end of the loop. take at least 12 turns with the lighter line around all three strands.
• Insert tag end of the lighter line through end of loop from the bottom. It must enter and leave the loop on the same side.
• With the thumb and finger of left hand, slide the coils of lighter line towards end of loop, stopping 1/8" from end of loop. Using pliers, pull tag end of lighter line tight to keep coils from slipping off loop.
• With your left hand still holding the heavier line, pull on the standing part of the lighter line. Pull the tag end of the lighter line and the standing part a second time. Pull the standing part of the heavy mono and the stranding part of the light line.