How To

How to Tie the Improved Clinch Knot

Learn how to tie the improved clinch knot in this first-person walkthrough.

By SWS Staff

Updated: August 29, 2019

The improved clinch knot, perhaps the most popular fishing knot of all, fastens the fishing line or leader to the eye of a hook or lure.

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