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Grinner Knot Essentials: The Grinner Knot is a widely used and very reliable knot and one that is extremely useful in a wide variety of fishing situations. It is also known as the Uni-Knot. A very reliable knot, the Grinner should be used if possible in preference to a half blood knot for attaching hooks, […]

Blood Knot Basics Essentials: The Blood Knot, sometimes referred to as The Full Blood Knot, is one of those essential basic knots that will prove useful in a variety of situations. The Blood Knot is used primarily to join two lengths of line together and works most effectively when the lines concerned are a similar

Half Blood Knot Essentials: As its name suggests, this knot is simply half a bloodknot. A Half Blood Knot is used to attach end of line items such as hooks and swivels. The knot shown here has been tucked, meaning that the free end is passed through the loop which is formed between its coils

Shock Leader Knot Essentials: The Shock Leader Knot is used to join a thinner casting line to a much thicker leader line. This Knot makes a neat tapered knot that will cast smoothly and will be unlikely to snag on rod guides if tied properly. The use of a shock leader knot is essential to

Palomar Knot Essentials: The Palomar is easy to tie and can be used for attaching all kind of terminal tackle and if it is tied correctly this knot should achieve close to 100% knot strength. One of the best known and most useful knots in a angler’s armoury, the Palomar Knot works equally well with

Knotless Knot Essentials: The Knotless Knot is possibly the most popular and useful knot in carp fishing. Used to make a rig to attach boilies to an eyed hook to make a safe and reliable rig that works. The knotless knot is a highly popular knot in coarse fishing, particularly when tying a hook to

How To Tie The Best Knots for Carp Fishing: In this section we show you how to choose and how to tie the best knots for carp fishing

Figure of Eight Knot Essentials: A Figure of Eight Knot is a basic fishing knot, useful in many situations, simple to tie, highly reliable and versatile furthermore it is generally best suited to Monofilament and Fluorocarbon. In other words the Figure of 8 Knot creates a strong loop that won’t slip. The Figure of Eight