In my opinion probably the best knot for tying hooks or swivels direct to braid or mono. Here are a couple of easy ways to tie the knot.
Method 1
Thread hooklink material or mainline through eye of hook or swivel twice and leave a tail of about 6 inches.
Step 1
Place thumb and index finger of your right hand 2 inches below eye of hook or swivel holding the two strands together.
Step 2
With your left hand form a loop by holding the smaller end of the material between your thumb and index finger moving your left hand in a circular motion clockwise.
Hold the tail end of the loop and the other two strands with your right index finger and thumb so that you form a large loop.
Step 3
Change hands and hold the 3 strands between the index finger of the left hand, holding loop open with the middle finger then just drop the hook through the loop five times.
Step 4
Change hands again and now hold those 5 loops firmly with finger and thumb of the right hand.
Step 5
Pull gently on the loose end of the braid and gently gather up and tighten the knot so that all the rows are in a line. It is vitally important that each turn butts together gently and none overlap.
Once the knot has been formed wet the line with saliva, water or better still Lypsil, gently pull on the main line until the knot slides down firmly against eye of hook or swivel. Tighten firmly by pulling the tail end and then trim off surplus.
Method 2
First step same as above.
Holding the two strands 2 inches above hook or swivel between your index finger and thumb of the left hand and holding the short end of the line in your finger and thumb of the right hand form a loop by going anti-clockwise.
Step 1
Trap the short end of the line and the other two strands formed between index finger of the right hand and thumb. Roll over the right hand until the two strands are on top and the loop below.
Step 2
Change over and hold the two strands with the left index finger and thumb, with the index finger and thumb of the right hand pass the spare end through the loop 5 times
Step 3
Hold the tail with the index finger and thumb of the right hand and gently pull gathering up the loops to form a knot. Once the knot has been formed wet the line with saliva, water or better still Lypsil, gently pull on the main line until the knot slides down firmly against eye of hook or swivel. Tighten firmly by pulling the tail end and then trim off surplus.
Double Grinner Knot
The knot I like to use for joining two lines together.
Double Overhand Knot
Step 1
For tying mainline to swivel or hook to hooklink unless I'm using the knotless knot I always use the Grinner knot. For attaching swivel to hooklink I like to use the Double Overhand knot loop to loop style. When covered with shrink tube it gives a little bit of stiffness which helps to keep rig from tangling.
