3 Fishing Knots Everyone Should Know!

Today we're tying 3 knots every fisherman needs to know. The Palomar and San Diego Jam are both great knots for attaching hooks and lures to your line. The Blood Knot is an excellent knot for attaching your main line to your leader material. We have a few tricks we do to adapt each knot to our fishing style and we're sharing those with you too!

No matter what species of fish you pursue, these are extremely helpful knots. If you're a bass fisherman, they're the only knots you'll ever need to know! Are there other knots that work well? Of course! The downside of many other knots is they're either too difficult to tie for the average angler and/or you can't tell when they're tied incorrectly.

Below is a breakdown of the different lines that we use for all of our fishing needs, as well as a link to the video explaining what each line is for.

Braid...

Monofilament...

Fluorocarbon...

Shock Leader...

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[jdmr.]

I'm so stoked on all your content!!!! I've been bass fishing for 30 years and thought I knew my stuff, then i watched my first Tactical Bassin segment and you guys blew my mind. Matt and Tim are by far the best fisherman I've encountered and have a natural ability to teach that's second to none. Thanks so much guys you've totally changed my life and only increased my love for fishing.

[thewatcher]

I just want to say there are tons and tons of fishing videos on YouTube but you guys are by far one of the best no-nonsense all knowledge love you Channel bro's keep up the good work!! 👊🏽😎👍🏾👌🏾

[codyphillips]

I learned the blood knot from your old video. HAS changed the game for me because i had so many knot failures with other knots. HEELLLL YAAA BOYS

[jairosendsit]

As someone who is new to fishing you guys have helped me tremendously I’m the type of person that when I start something I go full tilt and you guys really put me on

[timvickers]

WOW my mom showed me when i was 12 the san Diego gam knot I have never had it break on me. did not know if it was even a good one never seen anyone use it and watch 100s of videos trying to find it and here it is thank you, mom. FYI she never fished did not know nothing about knots dodnt know how she even found it . I even thought she made it up. Great mystory !!! I have used it for 50 years .

[bosshogg]

This is why I love this channel tying a FG knot in the boat with wind blowing and all the other things going on it's always been a aggravating task I will still tie the FG knot at home preparing to go fish but if I do have to tie a leader knot in the boat this blood knot is the way to go

[rconner]

You may never see this because the video is 3 years old but THANK YOU!! Some of the other braid to leader knots were challenging my patience. The blood knot is what I wanted, strong and easy.

[TCuv]

Last two videos are so important for people to know and understand. Thanks for remaking these videos with such quality. As always, you and Tim are the best fisherman and teachers on YouTube. THANK YOU

[joelbaccus]

No love for the Uni knot? You're killin me, Smalls! :)

[finessefishingco]

Anytime I have a fishing question run through my head I come to your channel and always find an in depth answer. You guys are badass keep killing the game!

[sunwukongmonkeyking]

My truly #1 YouTube channel! Thank you Matt and Tim for everything!

[russdennis]

All I use is the Palomar and the blood knot. For me the Palomar is so easy to tie and it's strong as hell. I love the blood knot because of the size, and it fits through my guides perfectly.

[yosmith]

Thanks for the illustration. I've been tying the "san diego jam knot" for decades, but when I learned it, we called it the "Fishermans Bend knot". Same knot though. I've recently changed to the Palomar knot because it's just as strong IMO, and easier to tie, especially with my old eyes. Thanks again, guys!

[flannel]

My confidence knot and all around connection is a simplified SD jam knot that is more widely known as the hangman's noose. When tying, I draw the main line to scoot the knot toward the eye, then the tag end to cinch, and then a confidence pull again on the main, and then trim the tag. Always use plenty of spit, and check that all the loops have fully cinched. I've landed many a large limbs and saved many a lure on 6lb.

[xMILKISx]

Doubled Uni for swimbaits. Never had a failure.

[mikemiller]

Great video. Basic, shows exactly how to do it, and most importantly tells the why.

[snaves]

You guys should do an icast video of your guys favorite new stuff you wanna try

[weets]

I like the Berkeley braid and FG. Been using the improved clinch knot with no issues. Great vid. I'll give these knots a try. 🤟

[camhester]

i use jam and synch knot but just learned palomar knot and blood knot thank you very much

[impendingdoom]

Matt! Can you please do a video on sun protection and clothing? Also, an in depth tutorial on leader-lines, PLEASE! YOU GUYS ARE THE WORD BROTHER!!!