SNELL KNOT vs PALOMAR KNOT | Which is Stronger? 

If a hook is snelled correctly, its gonna take a mighty big fish to break it. Your test may prove the Palomar stronger, but like I stated previously... The snell also is better for circle hooks, as it improves the "action" of the hook.

Great video! One variable not tested is friction on the Palamer knot. Over time as the two loops encounter friction on the hook eyelet, the knot may fail. This is why the snell is often preferred. As that friction is eliminated.

Use palomar for years never had a knot let loose the best knot in my opinion

Excellent demonstration on how to tie the knots and what seems to be a good test of knot strength. I am surprised the Palomar did better.

Looks like it broke at the knot. Hard to see but looks like the loop dug into the main line causing it to fail. At what pound did both knots fail.

Snelled circle hooks hook better than when they are tied by the loop. Plus if you set your drag at around 1/2 breaking strain, the knot strength isn't so much of an issue

Its not the strength when using a circle hook, its the hooking ability. In my tests, the snell knot has it all over any other knot

I recommend leaving a 1/4 inch of tag end on the snell knot to account for slippage which will help it with its strength a lot.

Palomar & the Fishing Fool knot are the 2 best Knots For mono For Braid the Fishing Fool Knot is better

Great Video Thank You So Much!

Snell for hooks, palomar for everything else

There are different ways to snell a hook. I suggest you make the comparison first, of the different ways. Palomar is popular co'z it's easy and strong but not necessarily the strongest knot.

Strong Palomar

I may be tieing differently than you. In most of my testing. The uni knot out performs all the other knots. Everyone should tie knotsbin all of their own lines andvtest the knots theirselves.

The loop on the palymar knot needs to be above the knot, u sinched it down with the loop against the eye of the hook it should be above the knot

Try snelling without going through the eye and see if they are identical.

This strengh test is made wrong. First of all, pressure wasnt added equally and force to the snell knot was added much faster - this leaves less time for flex in the line. Second, we didnt see area of the line while it broke. I think You said that snell break right at the knt was because line simply touch metal in the eye with single layer, so it breaks at this point. In the palomar line touches metal with two layers and ties around it instead touching it with one side, so stress breaks line just after the knot where its single layered. Even that You intended to show palomar stronger, the difference in lbs result on a scale is within measuring error of this cheap chinese "scale". In my opinion test shows nothing objectively, because both knots werent tested in same conditions. I also think in most situactions and extremely hevy load snell would withstand more on eyed hooks because it doesnt work only on eyelet, but also on the shaft and eyelet is mostly stopper. In that case palomar is prone for eyelet failure (most are not welded, have some sharp edges, can be straightened), which is not the case for snell.

Power snell