What is Anglerversity? This is a place where beginners and pros alike can come to find fishing related content. Feedback from the community will help determine the focus of new content, but here you will find basics such as proper knot tying, environmental conservations, licensing, and most importantly, places to fish.
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Tying a proper knot may be one of the most basic skills of a fisherman, but it is also one of the most important. In my early days of fishing I've lost more fish than I would like to recall as a result of a failed knot. Below are three tried and true knots to help keep fish on during the fight.
The Improved Clinch Knot is one of the most widely used fishing knots. It provides a good method of securing a fishing line to a hook, lure, or swivel..
The Palomar Knot is a simple knot for attaching a line to a hook, or a fly to a leader or tippet. It is regarded as one of the strongest and most reliable fishing knots. Tying it: After the loop is passed through the eye, an overhand knot is tied with the loop.
The uni knot is a multi purpose fishing knot that can be used for joining lines, and for attaching lures, snaps, and swivels.
We can not express the importance of environmental conservation enough. Simple measures such as removing your trash from the area when leaving, proper catch and release of both under and oversized fish and not keeping any fish out of season will help in maintaining a healthy ecosystem for the fish population to thrive.
