Fishing Knot Library: How to Tie Fishing Line With These 11 Knots

Learn how to tie fishing line and choose the best fishing knots to tie hooks, lures and fishing rigs.

These fishing knots can be found on the PRO-KNOT Fishing Knot Tying Instruction Cards, available at Bass Pro Shops website or at your local Bass Pro Shops store.

A fishing knot is nothing more than a series of wraps and loops in a line that results in a strong connection when tightened. These directions refer to the end of the fishing line, which goes to the hook or lure, as the "tag end" and the long end of the line, which goes to the reel, as the "standing line."

Below are links to step by step instructions on how to tie eleven popular fishing line knots such as the uni-knot, surgeon's fishing knot, the palomar fishing knot, the albright special fishing knot, the blood fishing knot, the non-slip loop knot, the improved clinch knot, the double uni fishing line knot, the drooper loop fishing knot, the surgeons end loop fishing knot, and the perfection loop fishing line knot. Choose a knot below to learn more.