A quick, strong and easy knot that avoids the tying of a separate hair rig when attaching braid or nylon to a specimen hook.

Begin by tying a small (1/4 inch) overhand loop at the end of about 18 inches of braid, nylon trimming the end tight. Pass it through the eye of the hook.

Hold the loop at a distance from the bend of the hook equal to the size of the boilie or bait to be used. Make sure you whip the hair rig to the back of the hook.

Carry on the whipping a total of at least 7 times and then feed the end back through the eye from the back towards the point (this is important).

Pull the rig tight, a drop of superglue can be added to give it extra strength.

Lay a loop of line over the bend of the hook. Grip the loop with the bend between your thumb and forefinger

This is the difficult part, wrap the short end ten times around the line and the hook shank. This can be wrapped from either the spade down to the bend or, as in the picture from the bend to the spade. This way is most probably the easiest way to do it.

Change your grip so you can see the loop and the bend then pass the free end of line through the loop.

Wet the line, Pull the main line and free end equally to tighten the knot. Dress the knot before final tightening, that is to make sure the main line comes from the inside of the hook over the front of the spade. You can now trim of the loose end.

If you find tying spade end hooks difficult there are several commercial hook tying devices available.

The knot to use for tying sliding stop knots with either nylon or power gum.

Lay a loop of line over the main line and hold it between your thumb and forefinger.

Take one end and wind six turns around both lines.

Then thread the end through the loop at the other end.

Then wet and pull tight and trim, leaving 2 inches of line after the knot.

A useful knot for tying hook lengths to main line as the two can easily be separated again to allow speedy changing of hook lengths.

Tie a double overhand loop into both of the lines to be joined.

Pass one loop through the other.

Thread the end of the shorter line or hook end through the inner loop.

Pull this line all the way through the loop, the knot through as well. Arrange the knot as shown and pull tight. To undo the knot simply grip the loops and push them together and unthread the hook length.

This is most probably the standard knot for tying fixed paternoster ledger rigs, it is also a good knot for connecting lines of two different diameters together.

Double about 2 feet of line, form a loop and pass the doubled end through it.

Continue passing the end through the loop, 4 times in all.

Wet the knot and pull tight so a loop of 10inches to 1 foot is created and trim the loose end.

Cut the loop off centre so that further knots on the ends do not foul each other.

NOTE. If you are connecting two separate lines together then this loop method is not suitable. Here we need to lay the 2 lines side by side, and the above steps performed. There will be no loop to cut as two separate lines have been used instead of a loop.

A very strong knot, ideal for attaching nylon, braid and most other specialist hook length lines to eyed hooks, swivels and rings etc.

Pass the line through the eye of the hook, swivel or ring twice.

Form a large loop and holding this loop and the eye between your thumb and forefinger, pass the end through the loop.

Continue to feed the end through the loop, five times in total.

Wet the knot and pull tight. Trim off the excess line, use a dab of super glue if extra strength is required.

A popular and very reliable knot for joining two lines of similar breaking strains.

Lay the 2 lines side by side.

Take a loose end twist both lines together as above.

Put the free ends through the centre twist in opposite directions.

Wet the knot and pull tight then trim as above.

The Palomar Knot is a very popular, strong, quick and easy knot for attaching large eyed hooks and swivels to braid or heavy monofilament line ideal for carp fishing.

Begin by forming a loop and passing it through the eye

(if a hook from the back as diagram).

Form a knot as shown above with the looped end of the line.

Now open up the loop and pass the hook or swivel through the loop.

Wet the knot and pull tight, trimming off the excess line.

Used to form loops of all sizes for various uses.

Double up the line and then form a loop.

Pass the end through the loop to form a knot.

Pass the end through the loop again, to form a double knot.

Wet the knot and pull tight forming a small loop about 3/4 of an inch long. Trim off the excess line.

One of the simplest and most popular knots for attaching nylon line to eyed hooks and swivels.

Thread the line through the eye.

Wrap the loose end at least six times around the line.

Pass the end through the loop closest to the eye.

Wet, tighten knot and trim.