[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"learn-card-the-palomar-knot":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"applyCta":6,"authorId":9,"body":10,"cardType":54,"description":16,"difficulty":55,"discipline":56,"editorId":9,"extension":59,"glossaryRefs":60,"hook":63,"meta":64,"navigation":65,"path":66,"publishedAt":67,"readingSeconds":68,"regionTags":69,"relatedCards":70,"safetyDisclaimerRequired":72,"seo":73,"status":74,"stem":75,"track":76,"updatedAt":67,"version":55,"__hash__":77},"learn_cards\u002Flearn\u002Fcards\u002Fthe-palomar-knot.md","The Palomar Knot",{"label":7,"action":8},"Find a stream near you","open_planner",null,{"type":11,"value":12,"toc":50},"minimark",[13,17,20,39,47],[14,15,16],"p",{},"The Palomar is the standard knot for tying lures to braided line. It holds 95%+ of the line's stated strength — much better than a clinch on braid. It also works fine on monofilament and fluorocarbon.",[14,18,19],{},"The steps:",[21,22,23,27,30,33,36],"ol",{},[24,25,26],"li",{},"Pull about six inches of line through the hook eye, then back through, creating a doubled section near the hook.",[24,28,29],{},"Tie a loose overhand knot in the doubled section. Don't tighten yet.",[24,31,32],{},"Pass the hook through the loop of the overhand knot.",[24,34,35],{},"Wet the knot, then pull both the standing line and the tag end at the same time to tighten.",[24,37,38],{},"Trim the tag.",[14,40,41,42,46],{},"The trick: the hook has to pass through the loop ",[43,44,45],"em",{},"after"," the overhand is tied, not before. Get the order wrong and you get a tangle that won't seat.",[14,48,49],{},"Why it beats the clinch on braid: braid is too slick; clinch knots slip on it. The Palomar's loop-through-loop design grips through friction rather than wrap pressure.",{"title":51,"searchDepth":52,"depth":52,"links":53},"",2,[],"knot","1",[57,58],"spin","bait","md",[61,62],"tippet","leader","The strongest connection between line and lure, especially with braided line. The knot every spin and bait angler should know.",{},true,"\u002Flearn\u002Fcards\u002Fthe-palomar-knot","2026-05-08","80",[],[71],"the-clinch-knot",false,{"title":5,"description":16},"published","learn\u002Fcards\u002Fthe-palomar-knot","first-cast","bfBm_2pS93KarAZc9BhBZVVsrFGp5xxxklMuDzE2Djo"]