Types of Knots

Costaricafishingtour.net teaches you to make Knot to practice the sportfishing of Costa Rica:

Clinch Knot

The first step when you are making the Clinch Knot is to pass the line for the hole of the hook; after that you'll make a pair of double back around the line. When you made it you'll pass the end of the line over the loop above the hole and after of the large loop and the last step you'll slide the colis against the hole.

Jansik Special

Other simple fishing knot is the Jansik Special only you need to have an approximately of 15cm of line and pass through of the hole of the hook. Once you made it; you'll bring the line outside and you'll make three circles and you'll hold the end of the line of the three circles and put them against each other, then you'll wrap the end of them around the circles. When you finish to make those steps you'll hold the hook with pliers for the safe of the boat and make strain against the hook and pull the ends of the line to tighten

Palomar Knot

The Palomar Knot is known as the strongest knot to fish in Costa Rica and it is easy to make. It's safely be tied with a few of practice. Ok, at first you need to double about 12cm to 12.5cm of line to fish and pass it through the eye of hook; tie a simple knot in the line and letting loose the hang of the hook; after that you'll pull to down the end of loop after you'll pass it over the hook and pull the ends of the line to draw up the knot.

Hangman's Knot

The Hangman's Knot in known as the Uni Knot It has about 6 ways to make it and it is excellent for the sportfishing near the Jaco Blù Private Residences near of Jaco Beach or well in other fishing zones around Costa Rica.Ok, you'll begin passing through the eye of the hook 15cm of line to fish, after you'll bring the end of it to back and you'll pass it under the doubled part; make 5 loops over the it and the Hangman Knot is formed and you'll send it against the hole of the hook.

Blood Knot

Blood Knot is good for the sportfishing in the Central Pacific near of the Jaco Blù Private Residences in Jaco Beach, in the south pacific, north pacific or in the atlantic zone.

At first you'll place the ends of the two lines, overlapping 15 cm, against each other and make 5 loops around the first fishing line with the end of the other fishing line, and bring it back where it'll hold the other lines. Repeat this step with the other fishing line that is in front of the another; make pressure on the knots and Take care the ends of the loops don't slip out of positions because both of them should project in opposite directions.

Turle Knot

Turle Knot is called as Major Turle's Knot, it is easy to make in the Costa Rica Sportfishing but it is the weakest knots. you'll need to use thick fishing lines and never fish big fishes. Besides it is so common in the central pacific near of the new Jaco Blù Private Residences in Jaco Beach and other regions as Atlantic Zone

The first step for this type of fishing knot is pass the fishing line through the hole of the hook and make a basic loop; after you'll carry the end of the fishing line and you'll make a knot upon the loop and pass it over the hook and you'll make strain in the hook.