In my opinion, the palomar knot is by far the strongest and most reliable of all the knots. You can see, though, that everybody has their own opinions based on their own trials and experience. So, you should probably take all these suggestions into thought and basically go out, tie a few knots and see which ones work for you. BUT..!! If I were you ( and you're probably very lucky I'm not.. Ha, Ha. ) I would probably tie an improved cinch knot for trout or panfish and a Palomar for the big bass plugs or saltwater excursions. But, that's JMO.

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