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Palomar Knot
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- Knot illustration courtesy of ProKnot.com  Step 1(see
above) - Measure about four feet of line (you can use more or less line
depending on the size of the loop desired) and double the tag end back
against the standing part. Grasp the standing part and the tag end
between the thumb and forefinger of your of your left hand. Slip your
right hand through the loop and against the closed end. Rotate your
right hand in a clockwise direction twenty times, putting twenty or
more twists
in the line while holding the line in your left hand securely.
Step 2 - Continue to maintain pressure by holding the line securely in your left hand and pushing the back of your right hand against the closed end of the loop. Don't let the twists unwind. Drape the loop over your bent knee or foot. Keep the standing part of the line in your left hand and hold the tag end in your right hand. Pull toward you with both hands simultaneously, starting to separate your hands. The angle at which the standing part and tag end touch the twists should never exceed 90 degrees (45 degrees on each side of the centerline). |
 Step 3 - The
key to this step lies in constantly maintaining a 90-degree angle
between the standing part and the tag end. With the twist jammed
together (step 2), move your hands to the right (at the same time).
That brings the standing part directly in line with the twists and the
tag end at a right angle. Pull toward you on the standing part and ease
your right hand away from you slightly until the tag end jumps the
first twist. As you pull on the standing part, you have to feed the tag
end gradually toward the twists. Place the forefinger of your right
hand against one leg of the loop and pull toward you to continue the
spiral wraps. |
 Step 4 -
Don't relax the pressure on the standing part for an instant. Slide
your left hand down the standing part until you can reach the final
spiral wrap with the thumb and forefinger. The loop remains over your
knee or foot. As you hold the spiral wraps between the and forefinger
of the
left hand, use your right hand to pass the tag end around the standing
leg
of the loop and then back through the small loop you just created. Pull
the tag end toward you until the small loop closes and then work it
back toward the spiral wraps until it locks Now you can let go with
both hands take the main loop off your knee or foot. |
 Step 5 - Hold
the two legs of the loop together. About two inches to the right of the
twists and spiral wraps, pass the tag end over both legs of the loop
and back through the small loop created by the belly in the tag end. Do
the same four more times, working from right to left and toward the
twists. |
 Step 6 - Pull
the tag end toward you with your left hand as you careful work the new
spirals back toward the twist. It's a process of spreading, and so
forth until this lock knot seats tightly against the bimini twists. On
lines heavier than twelve pound test, grip the tag end with a pair of
pliers after hand tightening to add the needed presure to seat the
knot. |
 Step 7 - Trim
the tag end close to the knot and the result should look like this.The advantage the Bimini Twist provides is nearly, if not, 100% line strength and a Shock absorber effect on fast jerking runs and or hook sets. This reduces the likelyhood of breaking the tippet. |
The Spider
Hitch Knot -Rated just under the Bimini Twist, It is close
in strength, yet easier and quicker to tie and can be tied chest deep
in water, while the bimini twist can not by most mortals, anyway.