I fish with this knot 100% of the time with all types of line. This is the best knot I have ever used. Note it looks WAY harder to tie in this video than it is. A little practice and you will tie this in a minute while fishing as I do almost daily.
I had a 4/0 Hayabusa Magnum Circle Hook snap after a long battle with I believe had to have been a 60+ lbs Yellowtail (Baja Cali. waters). I called for a gaff (party boat out of San Diego) when I saw it about 20' deep off the stern. By the time one of the crew came strolling up, the fish was gone. The knuckle head told me that I must have tied a bad knot. He apologized when he saw the busted hook and a very intact SD Jam knot. Never had the knot fail on me.
Good looking knot but only see doing this at home, when on the water, wind, cold hands, bouncing, etc I can't see do this with much success or just taking too long. I prefer the palomar because it reliable and quick but I do thank you for sharing how to tie this knot.
I agree. Ive been using the double pitzen and the only difference I see is that on the DP knot you only pass the line through the loop by your finger. With the SJ knot you pass it through 2 loops. The one near your lure and the one near your finger. Not sure if it makes a difference tho.
I hear many people say that "the line breaks before the knot". In many cases, I see the line curled up from cinching down the knot. I have to wonder 2 things: 1. Does it weaken the line where you cinched the knot? 2. Does the curl cause a slack causing a "slack set" when you set the hook that directs the pressure to that point when the line straightens out?
I started fishing for the first time ever in my life this week, had all the theory on rigs and "experience" from playing Fishing Planet. Then tied a kindergarten grade "double knot" to connect my swivel to main line and leader line (fluorocarbon). Jokes aside, I was unimpressed when i lost my entire business end of the tackle on my very first cast. Fluorocarbon knot came undone and flew right off. 😑
Scotty B knot suppose to slide towards where you tied it to. Not sure if you mean slide up as in away from the lure or towards the lure. Make sure to wet the knot beforehand
Lubricate the knot and the line leading to the hook/lure heavily with water or saliva. Pinch and slowly pull all three ends (the main line, the tag end, and the loop) to move the knot down towards the lure/hook eye. Once you're nearly at the hook, pull just the loop to tease the knot into proper form. Then pull both the main line and the tag end simultaneously. Then loop, then main & tag, then main.
If you do not understand the knot and are left handed then you have a problem. No tuna boiling in the workshop so why the urgent hurry to tie this so quickly
Unnecessarily complicated. I have used the improved clinch knot for 50+ years and have NEVER had a knot break or come loose. Also, I can tie it in less than a minute. I'd rather spend my time fishing than tying knots.
Hi Randy- glad to hear you are so lucky. Its a few more turns then the Clinch but not that different. As I mentioned, I do this knot at home, before fishing. P.s.- It is also a great dropshot knot which I'm not sure the Clinch is.
Just because you use one knot for all your applications, doesn't mean everyone has to be like you. Why are you here on RU-vid looking at videos on how to tie knots if you already have your go-to knot? There is nothing wrong with knowing several knots, and in fact an improved clinch knot won't cover every need for fishing unless you are only doing one type of fishing. There are knots for braid to mono and shock leader knots that are specifically for surf casting, knots that create loops and knots that don't. I know this because I recently tied a knot that was jamming up against the eye of my lure and hindering it from freely moving. I retied using a uni knot leaving some room in the loop and fixed the issue. Give more permission to the human race to learn.
I can tie the Doubled SDJ in less than a minute as well. If you're in a hurry, the Doubled Pitzen is an option which is way better than the improved clinch knot.
