Quote Originally Posted by crappieseeker View Post
I do not even know how to tie a loop knot so I have always used I think what they call a blood knot I am not really sure. I have caught lots of crappie so I guess it never occurred to me that it made much of a difference at all. If the fish were biting I usually caught them regardless of my knot. Maybe I need a loop tutorial to experiment with. Are there any youtube videos that show how to tie different knots. That might be a good project for someone who is good with knots.
A loop knot is basically a double overhand knot. Put your jig on the line first. Here is a sticky with the diagram. It will take you all of 10 seconds to learn how to tie it.

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/main-...beginners.html