Fish-N-Fool Knot : Best or Hype?

[Carp-Zilla]

Hi fellows,

Is the consensus that the Fish-N-Fool Knot is best or is just hype and there are better knots?

Thanks,

CZ

[framey]

29 minutes ago, Carp-Zilla said:

Hi fellows,

Is the consensus that the Fish-N-Fool Knot is best or is just hype and there are better knots?

Thanks,

CZ

Twice through the eye grinner 

great knot 

I would say slide the knot down to the eye rather than pull it like the video 

[crusian]

Palomar for me 😀

[salokcinnodrog]

16 hours ago, Carp-Zilla said:

Hi fellows,

Is the consensus that the Fish-N-Fool Knot is best or is just hype and there are better knots?

Thanks,

CZ

Different lines work best with different knots, although the Palomar is one of the most efficient.

I use various knots, Rapala loop knot, Clinch/Uni knot, or half blood knot.

Amnesia works best with a 3turn blood knot, although for other lines I have found 4 or 5 turns best.

Gardner Pro I always do a 5 turn Clinch knot, where Sensor gets a blood knot.

Braids for hooklinks get a Clinch knot, while on hooklinks where I need a loop, it is the loop knot.

[Carp-Zilla]

Hi fellows,

I am glad somebody responded to my post

As a youngster, before the Internet, I only knew the Fisherman's Knot, so I used that.  It was not a bad knot, but certainly not as well structured as some of the high-end knots available.  As a young adult I switched to the Palomar Knot, this was when the Internet was just starting to become popular, so I found this new knot.   I have never used the Double Palomar Knot, but I understand that it is stronger than the original Palomar Knot.

Some of you may have heard about the Knot Wars videos published around 2008 to 2010 by Berkley Fishing.  My understanding is the Berkley Braid Knot beat the previous years winner the Fish-N-Fool Knot in this championship video. 😱

I do agree with salokcinnodrog that testing knots with monofilament, fluorocarbon and braid may cause different results, but the top several knot contenders should remain the same regardless of line type.

I am surprised that no one has done a new Knot Wars type video with different line types and knots!  Seems like something someone would be interested in doing out there in Internet land ⁉️ 

Thank you,

CZ 👾