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, ...

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, you can use a uni knot to directly tie a lure to your line, or you can ...

The improved clinch knot, sometimes called the fisherman’s knot, is what I’d call a necessary oddball. It’s remarkably easy to tie and comes in handy for a variety of applications. It can essentially ...

As any experienced angler will know, some knots are better than others -- but exactly why a "blood knot" should be stronger than, say, a "reef knot" is far from clear. Now, physicists in Japan have ...

When low stretch is critical for sensitivity and hook setting power, anglers reach for braided fishing lines. There is an increasingly diverse selection of lines for various purposes or for all-arond ...

There is nothing worse than coming home from a day of fishing with tales of the one that got away and an empty cooler. Using the right fishing line can go a long way to ensure this doesn’t happen to ...