Best knot for spoons and hootchies?

[Pitre]

Anyone had any success with a duncan knot while trolling or just use the standard fishermans knot or...?

 

[searun]

Trilene knot, best one I have encountered for swivels and spoons. One trick is to wet the knot before cinching down.

http://www.animatedknots.com/trilene/#ScrollPoint

 

[Kildonan]

I like the Palomar knot.

 

[aheny]

I used to use different knots, but once I started using the palomar I never use anything else. If I'm busy its the one I can tie the fastest.

 

[Derby]

I like the Palomar knot.

x3 ....

 

[searun]

Sounds like its time for a knot to knot strength + beer challenge...Palomar vs trilene

 

[wildthing]

nail knot mainly tied using a tapestry needle and palomar are what i would recommend

 

[Reeltime]

Trilene pretty solid knot ,nice and quick to tie

 

[Breaking_Shimanos]

Palomar and blood knots are my goto

Correction - Palomar and uni slip

 

[Kildonan]

Sounds like its time for a knot to knot strength + beer challenge...Palomar vs trilene

I've never used the trilene but I can't ever remember a Palomar knot failing.

 

[oguard]

I don't tie spoons or hoochies anymore, crimped connections only. Teaser heads I use knots.

Mike

 

[Derby]

Sounds like its time for a knot to knot strength + beer challenge...Palomar vs trilene

make it scotch and then your on...

 

[Big_Shank]

I use a Trilene knot for everything mono, and I always wet the knot before cinching it tight.

 

[Salmon Seeker]

I use a gary martin knot (world exhibition knot) for spoons and swivels but i use the clinch knot when tying directly to a hook because the gary martin doesnt tie on straight, the hook ends up on a bit of an angle to the line

 

[aheny]

This chart seems typical of most knot strength guides I've seen

 

[wishiniwasfishin1]

Whats a regular fishing not called? Its confusing with all these fancy names....

 

[aheny]

Whats a regular fishing not called? Its confusing with all these fancy names....

If you twist a bunch of times, go through the loop it's a clinch knot. If you go back through the loop you just made, it's an improved clinch knot. That's what most people learn to tie

 

[TheBigGuy]

I use the San Diego jam knot for almost all my mono and spectra connections. It is very strong, easy to tie, and hangs straight. Been my go to knot for over 25 years.

 

[wishiniwasfishin1]

If you twist a bunch of times, go through the loop it's a clinch knot. If you go back through the loop you just made, it's an improved clinch knot. That's what most people learn to tie

Thanks Aheny. Thats all I have ever used and it has worked on fish up to 36 lbs. I have not had a knot break but have had a hook straighten. Is this not really not strong enough for hoochies and spoons?

 

[Dogbreath]

If you're not using a Uni knot you're sucking hind tit.