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The nail knot, also known as the tube knot or gryp knot, is used in fly-fishing to attach the leader to the main fishing line. The knot has been described as "The best known knot for tying a permanent leader butt of monofilament to a fly line" [1] and "the most satisfactory means of attaching a leader butt to a fly line."
Pretzel link knot – in knot theory, a branch of mathematics, a pretzel link is a special kind of link; Prusik knot – friction hitch or knot used to put a loop of cord around a rope; Portuguese bowline a.k.a. French bowline – variant of the bowline with two loops that are adjustable in size; Portuguese whipping – a type of whipping knot
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Nail knot; P. Palomar knot; S. San Diego Jam knot; Snell knot; Surgeon's knot; T. Trilene knot; Triple fisherman's knot; Turle knot; U. Uni knot This page was last ...
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A bend based on the figure-eight knot. Harness bend: A bend that can be pulled taut before securing. Heaving line bend: A bend suitable for tying smaller lines to larger lines, such as in attaching playing strings to the thick silk eyes of the anchorage knot. Hunter's bend: A bend consisting of two interlocking overhand knots. Nail knot
The line may still pass through the eye of the hook, but primarily fastens to the shaft. Hooks tied with a snell knot provide an even, straight-line pull to the fish. It is a very secure knot, but because it is easily tied using only the near end as the working end, it is used to attach a hook only to a leader, rather than directly to the main ...
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