The 10 Best Fishing Knots for Leader & Terminal Connections

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First, let’s address the elephant in the room.

This is how the word “best” is defined by the .

“of the , or being the most , , or of thing or ”

For me, and for the purpose of clarity in this article, we will take “best” to mean a combination of factors based on the definition of the term. Specifically, this will refer to a given knot’s quality as being:

• suitable to a given fishing application
• pleasing insomuch that it is clear or easy to tie
• effective, in terms of tensile strength and durability.

TL;DR

Terminal Connections

1 Palomar Knot
2 Jansik Knot
3 San Diego Jam Knot
4 Snell Knot
5 Double-Palomar (Trilene Knot)
6 Rapala Loop Knot

Leader Connections

7 Page Rankin Bobbin
8 GT Knot
9 FG Knot
10 Improved Double-Uni Knot