You can’t buy a good knot. You have to tie it on your own!
Because the 6 turns uses wraps around both the tag end and standing line, the knot has a better cushion and is stronger than clinch knots, which wrap only one strand.
The improved clinch owes its popularity to its old age: It was one of the first knots that worked well with monofilament line,…..Knots have since advanced.
Thread the line through the hook eye and double it back 10 inches.
Wrap the tag end over itself and the standing line six times, moving toward the hook.
Pass the tag end through the first open loop at the hook eye.
Thread the tag end through the open loop at the top of the knot.
Lubricate and tighten by pulling the tag end and standing line, making sure the coils stay in a spiral and don’t overlap.
