can anyone plz help me out ,,when im fishing i always have trouble tieing a hook onto my line,,and i always have trouble tieing my bottom line on,,,this is a big problem for me because i loose loads of hooks and if i get a decent fish on my hook comes off or my bottom just snaps,
ive got a hook tire but when i read the instructions what come with it,i get all mixed up,,
so does anyone know an easy way for me to tie my hooks on and my bottom,
plz help me out cause its spoiling my fishing sessions

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what hook tyer is it.

Practice at home until you get it right.

Go here http://www.claphamangling.co.uk/knots.htm

When you tie one, hook it to something, wind the line round your scale hook and pull, the knot should hold and the line should break at its breaking strain.

You know your hook knot is good then.

What a belter of a site!!! The knots are a delight to behold and the background music........well can't all be good I suppose;-)I'm lying of course! That's superb also!! Certainly the best description for knot tying I have EVER seen. I have kept that for future use!!

Chris

THANKS FOR THAT WEB SITE
im gonna try and do some now ill let you know how i get on

ian try tying some hooks of different sizes at home over a tray or plate then when done do as above and test them,all you have to do then is attach the bottom with hook to your main line when you get on the bank.

Hi Lee..Not too sure about using you're scale hook to test knot strength...The scale manufacturer's seem to advise against it as it can damagage the scales if the line breaks...I hook it through the handle of my scisor's and give it a tug...I like the paloma (think that's how it's spelt)knot my-self for general hook and swivel tying...Jim....

I suppose a general bit of advice would be to start on a large hook size and "progress" to the fiddlier small ones.

Some of the larger diameter lines are harder to use (less supple) so I would therefore suggest a thinner (but still easily seen) line and a larger hook.

I tie my own spade ended at home, but if I want to tie a hook on the bank I use the eyed hook. It all depends on how good your eyesight is.

Good luck

I only know 2 knots, but I believe they are the best and strongest knots ever. I have never had one fail yet and I get snagged a fair few times and I caught my first Carp today and it was fine for that! A nice common out of the canal!

http://www.sea-fishing.org/ thats a little help on working out them knot tying pics where you are unsure which bit goes where and when.. animated pics ya see..

My fave knot is the uni-knot (<- may be known by another name aswell) it is bombproof I have found, and the easiest to learn!

I use a drennan hook tier and now Chris Plumbs hook tier which is just about the same as the drennen.
My best knot is the grinner but on the sea website they have it as a uni knot?