The uni knot is the most useful and versatile fishing knot. You can use the uni knot to tie leader line onto the braided line ...

Learn how to tie the Improved Clinch, Palomar, and Arbor knots, the three fishing knots every angler needs for stronger ...

It's my favorite for connecting fluorocarbon to braid, but I found an error in my original GT knot diagram. Here’s the corrected, step-by-step instructions.

It is the springtime of my discontent. Okay, the weather's been great lately, the stripers have arrived in Long Island Sound, the streams and rivers are stocked with trout. Yes, it would be the ...

and reel, fresh line, and a premium, quality hook, but in most fishing scenarios, none of that matters if you can’t tie a good knot. So many things can go wrong during a fish fight, but quite often, ...

Trying to get through the months of January and February can be agony for an avid angler anxiously waiting to wet a line again. There are things an angler can do to pass the winter doldrums. One is ...

Animated Knots is a perfect site for learning everything about knots: how to tie them, what they’re for, and how to choose the best knot for a specific job. The site lists 196 knots for ropes, straps, ...

A version of this story ran in The Virginian-Pilot on Sept. 14, 2005. Hurricane or no, we’re in for a blow. Time to start thinking about how to secure the woodpile or lash the garbage cans to a tree.