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Frustration sets in when you reel up a bird’s nest of knots rather then a set of straight hooks after a miscast. More times than … Read more

If you’ve ever been frustrated that the snell slipped off the hook and left it hanging, then you’ll know how it feels. In an instant, … Read more

The overhand knot gets pulled through the eye and around as you pull tag end through… but the loop doesn’t look big enough for the … Read more

Tying a uni knot is something we probably all do by feel. Maybe you’ve seen it done a certain way in a video years ago … Read more

An Alberto knot are a simple way to connect your leader to braid that lacks bulk of an FG knot or complexity of a Double … Read more

When the drag screams, the leader often breaks at the connection point. Why? The plait was likely too short. Concentrating that shock load in a … Read more

This knot can be tricky if you’re just learning, particularly if you don’t have steady hands. To form the FG knot, wrap braid onto leader … Read more

There’s nothing like the disconnection you’ve experienced between the lure on the bottom and your rod tip. You’re fishing a hard plastic for bass, and … Read more

There you are standing on the dock with a bird’s nest for a leader knot and a spool of braided line all tangled up. Most … Read more

That’s the sound of surf fishing: the piercing snap of a knot against a guide eye. Most of the time, it mean one thing, you’ve … Read more

Even though a reel may look identical, it will perform differently with fluorocarbon than it did with monofilament. Because fluorocarbon sinks and monofilament stretches, energy … Read more