and reel, fresh line, and a premium, quality hook, but in most fishing scenarios, none of that matters if you can’t tie a good knot. So many things can go wrong during a fish fight, but quite often, ...

CABOT -- I wish I had switched knots sooner. Since the 1990s, my do-everything knot has been a versatile fastener that I call the Leo Coffman knot. The late "Daddy Leo" used it primarily as a ...

A North Idaho angler has tied up the top spot in a national competition for new fishing knots. The Fish-N-Fool knot, devised by Rick Lawrence of Spirit Lake, was declared the season winner last week ...