The UNI-KNOT

1. Run the line through the eye for at least 6 inches. Fold it back to form a double line and make a circle back toward the hook or lure with the tag end.
2. Make six turns with the tag end around the double line and through the circle. Holding the double line at the point where it passes through the eye, pull the tag end, as indicated by the arrow, until the six turns are snugged into a tight barrel.
3. Now grasp the standing part of the line and pull(see arrow) to slide the knot up against the eye.
4. Continue to pull standing line until knot is tight. You can trim the tag end flush with the closest coil of the knot, because the Uni-Knot doesn't allow line slippage.
5. To tie a small loop into the eye of a lure or fly, giving it free movement in the water, tie the same knot, up to the point where the turns are snugged up around the standing line. Next, slide the knot toward the eye of the lure, by pulling on the standing line, until the size loop desired is reached. Use tacklebox pliers to hold the knot at this point, pulling the tag end to maximum tightness.


Under normal casting and retrieving the loop will hold. Once a fish is hooked, the knot will slide tight against the eye for better security.