The Palamar is by far the best knot.You can also tie a double palamar.After you go through the hook with the double line,make 2 loops instead of 1 before looping around the hook.I quit tying clinch knots after losing quite a few Bluefin tuna to them.Nothing like reeling in a pigtail tagg end after losing a nice Tuna.A clinch knot is a 50% knot and a palamar is a 95%.