A couple of years ago I caught a 12 lb Large Mouth Bass in the Tomball, TX Public Pond; and I have caught some very large ones before and since. Two days ago, a lost a sizable bass.
My standard line to hook Knot is what I call The 3+3. The family calls it The Oz Special.
I know the Palmer Knot is the choice of many good fishers--kids, men and women. I used it in an oxbow lake in Itta Bena, Mississippi, only to lose a spinner bait now and then. The knot came loose--it is strong, but slips.
The old Hang-Man's Knot is a better choice, but I don't like the bulkiness of that knot. Fish probably don't care; it's just me. I can't see myself (I am thinking like a fish, now) biting a worm with monofiliment coming out of his mouth. Rabid worm is my thought.
The 3+3 (Oz Special) is a version of The Jansick Special, rated the same as the Palmer in strength. Here is what you do: pass the line thought the eye of the hook (or swivel) 3 times, forming three loops/coils about the circumference of a tennis ball. Second, pass the remainder of your line 3 times around the coils. Thus, The 3+3 Knot ! Okay, if like the name call it The Oz Special. After all, all the knot names are versions.
Tighten the knot. You are going to have to moisten the line. Okay, go ahead and spit a couple of times. It will make you think you just cleaned your mouth. You are going to get your teeth involved; so get use to spitting.
Grab the end of the line with your teeth. One hand on hook, the other on line. Work it slowly until you have taken out the slack and formed the coils around the eye of the hook/swivel. Finish by pulling a little harder on the tag end of the excess line, then snip it off with nail clippers, knife, knot tool--you name it. Don't bite it off, unless you are ready to go to a Halloween party.
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