Palomar Knot

HuckFinn · 07-16-07, 09:08 AM

I have been tying this knot like this for years and never thought to pass this tip along. I just assumed that all knew it.
For those of you who don’t here goes: it works well for young anglers as well for older anglers who might not see too well.
Take the end of the line and put it through the eye of the hook (lure…etc) about 5 inches or so.
Fold that end of the line back and put it back through the eye of the hook (lure…etc) forming a loop in the end of the line with the hook (lure…etc) hanging down and the end of the line against the main portion of the line from the reel.
Continue tying the knot as usual.
Using this method makes it easier to get the line through the eye of the hook (lure…etc)
I started tying the Palomar knot this way when I was young and had trouble getting the doubled section of line through the eye of the hook. I never posted this method of tying the knot before because I thought everyone knew it. I learned this weekend that some people didn’t so I thought I would post it.
Hope this helps someone

keithdog · 07-16-07, 07:46 PM

Hey Huck, thats a great idea! Thanks for passing it long. I know my eyes are not as good as they used to be and with smaller hook eyes I do have trouble getting that loop through the eye. Sometimes, the obvious answer to our troubles is so obvious. Thanks for pointing this out.

Rebbasser · 07-16-07, 11:59 PM

Huck, great tip.

Keith, was that a "Now why didn't I think of that" moment

?

I've had several of those

FlyRod · 07-17-07, 04:45 AM

Who are these "older anglers" of which you speak

FR
39 and holding.

Twinsprtsfan · 07-17-07, 08:09 AM

And all this time I have been fighting with fishing line trying to get it through the hook hole.

Bass'n Gal · 07-17-07, 10:16 AM

Here's a site that gives you animated knot tying. Click on the knot you want and it shows you how!! Check it out.
http://www.animatedknots.com/indexfi...matedknots.com

wargoth · 07-17-07, 10:54 AM

I discovered this one mysself a bit back trying to tie a fly onto my leader. Blasted hook eye was just to small to get a decent loop through. Works great.

Marty · 07-17-07, 07:47 PM

I've been tying it that way for as long as I can remember. What blows my mind is why almost all knot instructions tell you to pass the loop through the eye. Very puzzling.

CLENSKH · 07-24-07, 05:37 PM

Thats the way I have always done it as well, My grandpa showed me when I was younger on a salmon fishin trip.

07-16-07, 09:08 AM	#1
HuckFinn BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ledgwood NJ Posts: 204	Palomar Knot I have been tying this knot like this for years and never thought to pass this tip along. I just assumed that all knew it. For those of you who don’t here goes: it works well for young anglers as well for older anglers who might not see too well. Take the end of the line and put it through the eye of the hook (lure…etc) about 5 inches or so. Fold that end of the line back and put it back through the eye of the hook (lure…etc) forming a loop in the end of the line with the hook (lure…etc) hanging down and the end of the line against the main portion of the line from the reel. Continue tying the knot as usual. Using this method makes it easier to get the line through the eye of the hook (lure…etc) I started tying the Palomar knot this way when I was young and had trouble getting the doubled section of line through the eye of the hook. I never posted this method of tying the knot before because I thought everyone knew it. I learned this weekend that some people didn’t so I thought I would post it. Hope this helps someone __________________ Stay Safe Fish Often Huck New Jersey: Where the Weak are Killed and Eaten

07-16-07, 11:59 PM	#3
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Huck, great tip. Keith, was that a "Now why didn't I think of that" moment? I've had several of those __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

07-17-07, 08:09 AM	#5
Twinsprtsfan BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newnan, GA Posts: 84	And all this time I have been fighting with fishing line trying to get it through the hook hole. __________________ Bass fishing......so easy a Caveman can do it!

07-17-07, 10:16 AM	#6
Bass'n Gal BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Crosby, Texas Posts: 7	Here's a site that gives you animated knot tying. Click on the knot you want and it shows you how!! Check it out. http://www.animatedknots.com/indexfi...matedknots.com __________________ www.genevaenterprises.com

07-17-07, 10:54 AM	#7
wargoth BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Thompson, Ohio Posts: 223	I discovered this one mysself a bit back trying to tie a fly onto my leader. Blasted hook eye was just to small to get a decent loop through. Works great. __________________ -Wargoth

07-16-07, 07:46 PM	#2
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Hey Huck, thats a great idea! Thanks for passing it long. I know my eyes are not as good as they used to be and with smaller hook eyes I do have trouble getting that loop through the eye. Sometimes, the obvious answer to our troubles is so obvious. Thanks for pointing this out.

07-17-07, 04:45 AM	#4
FlyRod BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,270	Who are these "older anglers" of which you speak FR 39 and holding.

07-17-07, 07:47 PM	#8
Marty BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,580	I've been tying it that way for as long as I can remember. What blows my mind is why almost all knot instructions tell you to pass the loop through the eye. Very puzzling. __________________ Meeting expenses is easy...they're EVERYWHERE The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits Rochester, NY

07-24-07, 05:37 PM	#9
CLENSKH BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nor-Cal Posts: 116	Thats the way I have always done it as well, My grandpa showed me when I was younger on a salmon fishin trip. __________________ OOOHHHHHHH SOWN!!!!!!!! THATS A 3,4,6,8,12 POUNDER!

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