How In the Snell?

[Agronomist_at_IA]

I've always used a palamor knot since it was one of the fastest easiest and quickest knots to tie. I learn how to tie uni knots to tie line together. Now, I've been trying to tie the snell knot so I could snell hooks to get a straighter pull on them.

What the snell. I can't do it worth a hoot.

[StillwaterAaron]

After you do it a bunch it will become very easy. Start with lager hooks then try smaller sizes.

Try this site for a visual Knots

[Jeremy airjer W]

Don't be afraid to make the loop as big as you need it. All the slack in the loop will get pulled tight once your done twisting it. Once you get the hang of pinching the line with one hand and working the loop with the other you will be able to knock them out in no time.

I still tie the palomar 99% of the time. Its a good not for many lines and seems to work and hold extremely well on light lines.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

Well I've found that there is about 3-4 different ways to tie snell hooks. I actually found one way that is really easy. It seems to be working fine, but seems very unconventional.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

What exactly are the reasons for snelling a hook? Or why do people do it?

[SFC]

Go up to Stillwater arrons link,knots it tells the uses of each knot. What I read from that site was this knot was mostly used for hooks without eyes.

[Surface Tension]

If I'm using a plain hook or making spinners then I use a snell

A snell actually isn't knot, its a snell.

Why use it. Its one of the strongest ways to attach a hook to line.

It helps keep the hook inline with the line.

Once you get used to making a snell it is super fast.

If you use beads they are free to slip up against the hook and there isn't a knot to becomes damaged by a bead.

If you use a snell, the hook should have an upturned eye.

It is easy to remove(untie) a hook that is snelled on.

[Woody Erickson]

Here are a few I like:

http://www.fsfaclub.org/Fishing%20Tips%20&%20Knots/Tips_and_Knots.htm

http://www.animatedknots.com/snell/index.php

http://www.netknots.com/html/fishing_knots.html

http://www.mustad.no/www2010/?page_id=586

Woody