When I was young I use to fish alot and tie a over hand knot with a half hitch. Now when I thought with work I am willl take my boat out to go fishing for catfish and carp. For pocket sets later in the year so what knot should I use?.

Improved clinch knot is hard to beat, and a Palomar knot is supposed to be stronger.... check out any fishing line manufacturer, they usually, or used to have pictures of how to tie them, or just do a googly search...

Here you go, all the knots for you. Click on the knot and it shows how to tie it. I have the app on my phone that has any knot you could ever need.

https://www.animatedknots.com/fishing-knots

Mono holds knots differently than braid. Mono will stretch and compress so a knot will bite into itself and hold. Braid is slick, hard and does not stretch so requires different knots.

For mono I like a trilene which is a variety of the clinch. Braid I use the palomar mostly.

Same here.

The Palomar knot is easy and fast to tie,I think that going to be a knot to tie.

I’m a mono guy and favor the Trilene knot.

I use strictly mono for cats. My go to knots are trilene and improved trilene. It works for me. Way change.
Sarge

the slip knot or its better known as orris knot
never had that knot fail me