Dockline Blog

According to Gerald Swindle, when it comes to tying a fluorocarbon knot that won’t burn when its clinched down or break under stress, it’s hard to beat the double shindo! That’s because everywhere the line touches itself within the knot, ...

Ensuring that your boat is secure at the dock isn’t complicated, but it is something you’ll want to be confident doing. When your boat is not secured properly, it can rock back and forth in the water, causing it to ...

Mercury Pro Team member Alton Jones, of Lorena, Texas, believes the reverse clinch knot is a great knot for all types of fishing lines. It’s easy and fast to tie and forms a strong connection. The only real doubt in ...

The trusty Palomar knot. It’s seemingly been around forever and is widely used. Anglers rely on the Palomar because it is simple to learn and can be tied quickly. By popular opinion and proven through strength tests over the years, ...

The ability to tie solid, reliable knots on the fly is one of the fundamental skills required to become a successful angler. After all, even if you have the best equipment in the world, find the fish and make the ...

The trusty Palomar knot. It’s been around forever, and most anglers know how to tie it. After all, it is relatively simple to learn and can be tied quickly. By popular opinion and proven through knot strength tests over the ...

Knowing which knots to use in different situations is critical for all anglers, and the Alberto knot is one you’ll want to have committed to memory. This knot is ideal for tying fluorocarbon leaders to smaller-diameter braid main lines. The ...

This blog is by Mercury Pro Team member George Poveromo, a legendary angler and host of “George Poveromo’s World of Saltwater Fishing” TV series. My favorite line-to-leader connection is the Bristol knot, which I use to join a wind-on leader ...

The Bimini twist is a staple knot of saltwater fishing around the globe, often used to connect a light-test line to a heavier-test line or a leader. Named for the sportfishing hotspot in the Bahamas, the Bimini twist is incredibly ...

You can have the best tackle, boat and fishing spot on the lake, but if you don’t know how to tie a good knot, you might as well stay home. While the fish don’t care how many knots you know ...

There are fishing knots for every possible situation, and unfortunately there are people who’ll insist that you need to know a great many of them if you want to consider yourself an angler. Not so, says Tom Rowland, and he ...

Modern braided lines have changed fishing for the better. Braid is sensitive, casts easily, handles well on spinning reels and is durable enough to fish in heavy cover. It’s perfect for fishing thick grass with baitcasting gear, and when paired ...

Major League Fishing pro Timmy Horton, a Mercury Pro Team angler, uses a classic fishing knot to connect a fluorocarbon leader to braided line. Known as the blood knot, this braid-to-leader connection is simple to tie, plenty strong and slim ...

Choosing the best anchor for your boat is an important safety matter. In fact, an anchor and rode (the line connecting the anchor to the boat) are among the required onboard equipment we included in our Tips for Safe Boating ...

Argh! Fishing line wound around the prop shaft of your outboard is a real drag. If not removed, this jumbled mess could destroy the seals that contain and protect the oil inside your gearcase. Not fixing this problem will result ...