Let's face it, if you know anything about fishing line and knots, you know that the knot is the weakest part of the your setup/rig. Why is this? With each loop and tie your creating bends such in the line, effectively weakening it, but you gotta tie your stuff on there right? So, in return we as society have come up with many different knots to tie with. The question now becomes, which knot is the best knot for securing something with the least amount of bends and such, which weaken the line. The answer, without a doubt, is the Palomar Knot. The reason is simple, it is the strongest knot in the world! The Palomar retains 95% of the line's original strength. That's about as good as it gets. Does it slip? No. You can use a Palomar Knot on any type of line (yes, even slippery monos/flourocarbons or specially coated braids) the Palomar will not slip and unravel itself. I have snapped 30lb braid in the middle of the line on a snag, but not the knot. Ever since I started tying Palomars I have never had a lure lost to unraveled or snapped knots. What does that tell you? This is one strong knot! So here is a link to an awesome animation of how to tie these things.
http://www.netknots.com/html/palomar_knot.html
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