Fishing Dartmouth – How to tie a “Grinner” Knot
Filed in Fishing Knots on Feb.22, 2012
Fishing Dartmouth web site Mike Concannon shows you how to tie the very secure slip proof “Grinner” knot, used to attach hooks and swivels to your line
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February 22nd, 2012 at 6:01 am
Great tutorial, thanks a lot
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:12 am
Thanks for this!
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:36 am
Cracked it first time much improved bait presentation with the tag line pointing up.
Thanks alot
February 22nd, 2012 at 7:29 am
wow mastered it in 3 trys proberly because of the amazing tutorial even when i was using a 0.20mm line
February 22nd, 2012 at 7:34 am
can you please tell me how to tie this with like 4 – 10 pound lines, its very very hard!
February 22nd, 2012 at 8:33 am
@mikeconcannon whats a good knot to tie line to a spool?
February 22nd, 2012 at 8:40 am
@iluvfatchx Fine lines do make tying any knots a little more fiddly. I have to use my spectacles to tie them with certainty. I guess it’s a sign of old age in my own case.
February 22nd, 2012 at 8:44 am
@iluvfatchx I’ve never used a grinner knot for tying a line to the spool of a reel. There are far easier knots which you can use to do that.
February 22nd, 2012 at 9:29 am
its so easy to tie these knots with bigger line but so difficult with small diam lines like 2,4, and even 6 lb test, but 12lb test and up its so much easier
February 22nd, 2012 at 9:55 am
I THOUGHT GRINNER KNOTS WERE FOR SPOOLING UR REEL
February 22nd, 2012 at 10:42 am
right hello all, I am a complete newbie to sea fishing and go about once a month to dover pier. What is the best knot or an easy to do do knot for me to tie the lures adn hooks on to my main line? if someone can tell me step by step that would be great or point me to a video hat wold be much appreciated guys.
Thanks,
February 22nd, 2012 at 11:21 am
@hornet579 The Palomar Knot is great for attaching hooks and swivels, but it does not join two dissimilar lines successfully, which the Double Grinner is best suited to. If it works for you, then why fix it?
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:18 pm
@mikeconcannon That is also my theory, because I already use the palomar, why should I use a grinner if the palomar is the same? Thanks for responding, though.
February 22nd, 2012 at 1:02 pm
@hornet579 It’s the best knot I have found for joining two dissimilar lines. It works for me. Why learn a different knot when one will do the job safely and securely.
February 22nd, 2012 at 1:41 pm
Is this better for fluorocarbon than the improved clinch knot? By the way, very good, clear video. I tied it with ease thanks to you.
February 22nd, 2012 at 2:22 pm
@door2yourheart I am not familiar with “Stroft”. It has worked fine with all braids, fluorocarbon and monos. Please let us all know how you get on with it. Much appreciated.
February 22nd, 2012 at 2:31 pm
Nice clear vid, thank you!
Wonder if it will work with Stroft.
February 22nd, 2012 at 3:12 pm
@fatelook The “Grinner” knot will do everything you ask of it. It really is 100% reliable. It will be fine on a 3-way swivel.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:12 pm
Thanks for the video, I’m definately going to try this knot a 3 way barrrel swivel. The improved clinch knot DOES NOT work on a swiviel but it looks like this one might.
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:52 pm
@zach3445 Sorry for the delay in replying. I’ve been away for several days – angling!
You can use it to attach soft lures such as Shads or Redgills etc to your trace line no problem. I use it all the time.
If you want to use a lure such as a Rapala plug, then it may be easier to tie a small link swivel to the end of your line with a Grinner knot and clip your plugs onto that clip link.
I hope this will answer your question.
Cheers,
Mike
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:22 pm
can you use this knot on lures?
February 22nd, 2012 at 5:40 pm
@LayEmOut60 Please take a look at another of my Fishing Dartmoputh videos here on YouTube. I demonstrate a Uni knot in my video “How NOT to tie braid to leader”. It cuts back into itself and consequently breaks under tension.
The “Grinner” and “Double Grinner” are knots which do not cut into themselves and which preserve 100% of the line strength. That’s why I use it and recommend it.
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:34 pm
Doesn’t this turn out to basically just be a uni knot? It seems like the original six wraps just come undone when you cinch it down, leaving the line wrapped around the inside of the loop, just like a uni knot. Maybe I’m missing something, but that seems like the case to me.
February 22nd, 2012 at 6:35 pm
Thanks for the great tutorial! I’ve used this knot several times already since learning it – once to tie new line to my reel, and several more times to attach hooks, etc.