The three knots shown are ones we can recommend. Remember when pulling up a knot in mono to lubricate the knot with some saliva. Friction from dry lines rubbing together creates heat which makes the lines stick rather than sliding up nicely and will reduce the breaking strain of the line.
Grinner Knot
THE knot for attaching hooks, swivels, clips etc
1. Thread the line through the eye pull though 6in or so
2. Make four turns around the main line
3. Now bring the tag back to make a loop
4. Start to make more turns inside the loop
5. Make a total of four turns inside the loop
6. Loosely start to pull up the coils
7. Before pulling up the knot add a liberal dob of saliva
8. After wetting the knot slide the coils loosely into place
9. Tighten the coils by sliding them up between forefinger and thump
10. Tighten the knot by pulling the main line after adding more saliva
11. Trim of the excess good and tight to the knot
12. The finished knot, nice and neat with no tag sticking out
Mono to braid
Knot for joining mono to braid for either a leader or mono topshot
1. Make at least a 12in loop in the ends of both mono and braid
2. Put the braid loop into the mono loop
3. Pull at least 9in of the braid through
4. Hold the braid against the mono 6in or so down the loop
5. Start wrapping the braid around the mono back up towards the top
6. Continue for about 8 to 10 turns, the number of turns depends on the thickness
7. Put the end of the doubled braid thro’ the mono loop the same side it went in
8. It should now look something like this
9. Pull the main braid and the loop . If necessary tease the braid ends to get everything in line
10. Now pull all the ends together to form the knot and then a serious pull to really cinch it all together
11. The finished article. Be CAREFULL when trimming ends, it’s easy to cut the wrong one! Remember braid cuts best when pulled tight
12. Tightened and trimmed – a dab, repeat dab not a bath of superglue will help keep things together
Leader knot
For joining a shock leader to the main line. Remember when choosing a leader strength that it is generally accepted that for up to 8oz leads you use 10lb’s of leader for every ounce of weight being cast.
1. Start by making a simple half hitch in the leader, leaving a tag end at least 6in long
2. Put the end of the main line though the loop, make sure the line enters the loop from the tag end side of the half hitch
3. With a couple of inches of main line through the loop, pull the half hitch up good and tight. This will damage the mainline so pull through at least 8in of the main line to remove the damaged part from knot
4. Twist the main line tag around the leader four times
5. Now bring the tag back to the tightened half hitch and make a loop
6. And make another four turns with the main line tag around the leader inside the loop
7. Pull the tag end to begin compressing the coils, a dob of saliva will help ease the way. When dry line rubs against itself the friction creates heat that can cause the knot to stick and weaken the line
8. Keep pulling until the coils start to bed in
9. Just a little more but do not fully tighten the coils at this stage
10. Wet the leader between the grinner knot and half hitch as well as a generous dollop on the half hitch itself and ease the two knots together
11. Once everything is nicely aligned give the whole thing a firm but progressive pull to get everything tightly into place
12. Finally, trim both ends to form a reliable knot that won’t get stuck in your lever-wind or rip your thumb to pieces!
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