The Battle of the Beginner Knots Pt. 2 | H2T Ep. 955

Tom Rowland Podcast

Waypoint TV

Wilderness, Sports, Health & Fitness

5 • 899 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2025

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Today on How 2 Tuesday we are putting two notorious beginner fishing knots head-to-head. The PALOMAR and the IMPROVED CLINCH are often two of the first knots a fisherman is taught, but which is stronger. Find out here on H2T! Watch now to enhance your skills and improve your fishing game! Don't forget to subscribe for more practical fishing tips and tutorials. Check out how this test compares to all the others I have done; get your FREE Knot Guide here! — https://bit.ly/3UnAeIP All Socials ⎯ https://linktr.ee/TomRowlandPodcast How2Tuesday is presented by Danco Pliers! Danco Sports is an industry-leading manufacturer of pliers, knives, and accessories for anglers worldwide. Since our start in 2006, we have been committed to providing affordable, high-quality products and outstanding customer service to anglers and fishing leaders alike. Danco Pliers is located in Stuart, Florida, where we wear flip-flops to work year-round. Check out Danco here — https://bit.ly/tomrowlandpodcast2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's the Battle of the Beginner Knots, the Improved Clinch versus the Palomar.
0:04.6	Which one will you use?
0:05.9	What's going on, everybody?
0:06.8	It's how-to Tuesday on the Tom Rowland podcast, brought to you by Danco.
0:11.3	So I'm going to double the line over, pass it through the eye of the hook, and then I'm going to tie your basic overhand knot.
0:21.6	I have this loop and I'm going to pass this loop over the hook or your lure.
0:32.6	And then with the doubled line, I'm going to pull this tight and it's going to cinch down
0:38.8	right in front of the knot.
0:40.2	It's best to lubricate the knot before you cinch it down for maximum knot strength.
0:47.7	I'm going to pass the line through the hook and then I'm going to pinch the line right
0:53.4	in front of the hook. This is going to keep this loop open,
0:57.5	so it makes it easier to tie the knot when you're in a hurry. And then I'm going to pass this
1:01.8	tag end of the line around five times. I'm going to take the tag end, pass it back through this
1:06.9	nice big open loop that I have. And then once again, I'm going to pass the tag end through this other loop right loop that I have and then once again I'm going to pass the tag end through
1:12.6	this other loop right here that I have made hold on to that pull it tight and cinch it down
1:19.5	that's the improved clinch so the palomar versus the improved clinch, the Palomar edges out the improved clench.
1:32.9	The Palomar comes in at 91.36%.
1:36.4	The improved clinch 85.15%.
1:40.8	On the Tom Rowland podcast, brought to you by Danco, we have broken and tested every knot I can think of.
1:47.6	I have put all of these knot results into a convenient knot guide that you can go and download for free at tomrollandpodcast.com so that you can see which not is the strongest.

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