Knots for various situations?

[Pagzzz]

What are everyones favorite knots for typical long rod fishing in bays/surf?

Hook/swivel?
line-to-line?
20lb vs. 40lb vs. 80lb?

Hoping to expand my knot horizons from the San Diego Jam, improved clinch and palomar, especially for heavier line classes

[sasquatch]

Hook and swivel, uni knot.

Line to line, for my big gear, hollow spectra splices, for smaller gear braid to mono, bob sands.

4-40# five turn uni. 80-100# three turn uni.

Works for me.

[Pagzzz]

Thanks!

[raychavez91]

-For light line hook and swivels I like palomars
-For 80-200# mono, usually I crimp tho,  but I'll tie 3-5 turn uni knots on occasion
-if I'm connecting lighter lines together I'll do uni to uni
-long rodding 40 mono connected to 80 or 130 mono shockleader I use a blob knot
--Long rodding with braid I use an fg to connect my shock leader to my braid mainline( shock leader 80-200 mono) mainline is 50-80# braid

[sasquatch]

Lots of people like the palomar. I hate it. Pain in the ass to tie and I'm never sure how it should end up. Oh well I'll stick with the uni.

[Chris]

palomar up to 150lb, 5 turn uni from 200-400lb.  alberto knot for braid to mono and Albright for mono to heavy shock leader.

[BackBayMan]

Improved Clinch for mono/fluro up to 60lbs. Double Improved Clinch for Braid. Crimps for everything above 60lbs on leaders. I hate futzing with top shots and shock leaders so I fish straight 65lb to 80lb braid.

[Latimeria]

Double Improved Clinch for Braid

I am not a fan of the Palomar knot either... not at all, but with braid, the double improved clinch is money!  I actually works well with mono also when you need that knot to have a little more shock absorption.  The triple tags are not ideal or pretty, but it does a tremendous job and has never failed me.  Easy as hell to tie also.

[Pinoyfisher]

SD Jam for mono to terminal gear. Albright or uni to uni for splicing. Which knot depends on mood.

[Jaws]

Double Improved Clinch for Braid

I am not a fan of the Palomar knot either... not at all, but with braid, the double improved clinch is money!  I actually works well with mono also when you need that knot to have a little more shock absorption.  The triple tags are not ideal or pretty, but it does a tremendous job and has never failed me.  Easy as hell to tie also.

Big fan of this knot as well, like Tom says easy to tie. The only one I use for my heavy braid.