A knot that offers greater strength
When we choose the diameter of our line, we often forget to take into account the weak points caused by our connecting knots. As you may have noticed, when our line breaks, it is almost always at the knots and very rarely in the middle.
The interest of the palomar knot
The palomar knot is very popular in the fishing world, it is known for its great strength. Where a conventional knot can lose between 15% and sometimes more than 30% of the line's initial strength, the palomar knot retains 95% of its initial strength.
An ideal knot for staples
This is a knot I use to attach my staples or swivels to my leader. The fluorocarbon is under a lot of stress at this point because it is in contact with the steel of the staple. With the palomar knot, the part of the line that is in contact with the staple is doubled to be stronger.
Making the knot in 3 steps
Step 1: Make a loop with the leader and pass it through the clip.
Step 2: Make a simple knot with the loop without tightening it right away.
Step 3: Pass the staple through the loop and now gently tighten the whole thing by moistening the line.
In addition to being really strong, this knot is very easy to remember and quick to make.
It is a knot that can also be used to tie hooks, especially for perform a drop shot assembly . We will come back to this in a future article dedicated to this fishing technique.
