Knot Tying Practice

📋 What You'll Need

• •2 feet of fishing line (any weight)
• •A hook (barbless or with the barb taped)
• •Scissors
• •Phone for knot tutorials

👣 Step by Step

1. 1Watch a tutorial for the improved clinch knot.
2. 2Tie it to your hook five times, pulling tight each time.
3. 3Move on to the Palomar knot and tie it five times.
4. 4Finish with the surgeon's loop knot, five times.
5. 5Test each knot by pulling hard — see if it slips or holds.
6. 6Pick the knot that felt easiest and tie it until you can do it without looking.

🔍 What to Observe

• •Which knot held tightest when you pulled?
• •Which knot was easiest to tie?
• •Did any knot slip or come undone?