knots.

[vash]

my fishing hobby has me looking at knots.

my oldtime go-to knot was the clinch knot, which is now not even a thing!! its a ***** to tie with aging eyes.

my new knot is the Palomar. and the Arbor knot for tying line to a reel.

clinch knot is the Blockbuster video of knots.

[Scott Douglas]

I once saw a longshoreman tie a bowline knot in a 3 inch diameter line. One handed. While holding a cup of coffee.

[KFC911]

I didn't know what it was called, but I've been using a Palomar knot for decades. It's hard to get the double line through on smaller hooks, so I thread the hook eye with a single line, then go back through the eye again forming the double line.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

I once saw a longshoreman tie a bowline knot in a 3 inch diameter line. One handed. While holding a cup of coffee.

People always around sail boats amaze me sometimes. Remember well one time aboard a friend's boat in the Caribbean. We pulled up to the water dock, I tossed a line to the kid working there. Stan started to instruct the kid on how to cleat...kid gave Stan a disgusted look, and still standing, cleated it one handed and perfectly.

[mattdavis11]

You have to get the knot around the knott.

[RWebb]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knot_theory

[JJ 911SC]

Like we use to say in the Navy;

Two kinds of Knots: Maybe it going to hold, May be "not"...

[masraum]

This is a fantastic site.
https://www.animatedknots.com/

And if I remember correctly from when I got into knots several years back (I was a boyscout, so it was fun to refresh), the Ashley book of knots is THE knot book of all knot books.
https://archive.org/details/TheAshleyBookOfKnots

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ashley_Book_of_Knots

The Ashley Book of Knots is an encyclopedia of knots written and illustrated by the American artist Clifford W. Ashley. First published in 1944, it was the culmination of over 11 years of work. The book contains exactly 3854 numbered entries and an estimated 7000 illustrations.[1] The entries include knot instructions, uses, and some histories, categorized by type or function. It remains one of the most important and comprehensive books on knots.

[wdfifteen]

I’ve always been terrible with knots. The only one I can do in my sleep is a trucker’s hitch. I use it all the time.
The Ashley book is great.

[john70t]

[Scott Douglas]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

People always around sail boats amaze me sometimes. Remember well one time aboard a friend's boat in the Caribbean. We pulled up to the water dock, I tossed a line to the kid working there. Stan started to instruct the kid on how to cleat...kid gave Stan a disgusted look, and still standing, cleated it one handed and perfectly.

We weren't on a sailboat. We had just taken a 'ship' out of the mothball fleet up near the north bay in San Francisco. I can't remember what kind it was, but it was a lot bigger than the privately owned ex-Coast Guard cutter that was being used as a tug boat. We were docking pretty much under the bridge of the freeway that goes over to Treasure Island. I do remember that it was winter time and it was cold, damp, and oh yeah, did I say it was cold?
Had quite the experience of exploring that 'ship' since it was dark as it had no on-board power.

[vash]

Originally Posted by Scott Douglas

We weren't on a sailboat. We had just taken a 'ship' out of the mothball fleet up near the north bay in San Francisco. I can't remember what kind it was, but it was a lot bigger than the privately owned ex-Coast Guard cutter that was being used as a tug boat. We were docking pretty much under the bridge of the freeway that goes over to Treasure Island. I do remember that it was winter time and it was cold, damp, and oh yeah, did I say it was cold?
Had quite the experience of exploring that 'ship' since it was dark as it had no on-board power.

That would be the San Francisco Bay bridge. Great story!

[craigster59]

I use mostly the improved cinch. Pass through the eye, spin a few times and run tag end thru the loop twice.

The Palomar, have you ever tried threading the double line through the eye of a #18 dry fly? Good luck at my age and eyes.

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by craigster59

I use mostly the improved cinch. Pass through the eye, spin a few times and run tag end thru the loop twice.

The Palomar, have you ever tried threading the double line through the eye of a #18 dry fly? Good luck at my age and eyes.

Between the eyes and the hands usually being cold from cold trout waters I’m going with the easiest thing to tie.

I lose way more tackle to line breaks in a snag than it coming untied.

[KFC911]

When yer fishin'....any knot is a good knot imo. Sometimes the fish win....and knot you

[white85carrera]

Got this from my mom when her BF passed away. Was not a huge fan of the dude, but I sure appreciate his Ashley Book of Knots. 600+pages of knots and I don't have to pause a video every 5 seconds to learn a knot.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by white85carrera

Got this from my mom when her BF passed away. Was not a huge fan of the dude, but I sure appreciate his Ashley Book of Knots. 600+pages of knots and I don't have to pause a video every 5 seconds to learn a knot.

Nice! That's a score.

[KFC911]

I use a bowline a lot....but why ain't it pronounced

Bow line

Did it originate in a bowlin' alley?

[rnln]

for fishing, I like to knot it as a loop for everything, from hook to weight etc, so it can be easily taken off when I am done and the line is not easily break. left page, middle pic second roll

Originally Posted by white85carrera

Got this from my mom when her BF passed away. Was not a huge fan of the dude, but I sure appreciate his Ashley Book of Knots. 600+pages of knots and I don't have to pause a video every 5 seconds to learn a knot.

[cabmandone]

Fliggin Flaggin fishin knots piss me off! Just give me a damn knot that keeps the hook on the end of the line and let me go fishin! My nephew knows no less than 100 different knots for tying a hook onto a line... I swear!

Double the line... run it through the eyelet... Twist the line but leave a loop big enough to run the hook through then pull it tight. Or some sort of nonsense like that. Like I said pisses me off.