make a "BIG" loop to go over the bait, flair the loop over your hand and fingers and run the bait thru.

the palomar is the knot i tie more than any other, also went to a little siminar that hank parker was doing and he was testing knots/lines to the breaking point, the polomar knot held a higher % of the test/pounds than any of the other knots tied, i was amazed that some lines would break at 20% of there test rating, which could explain why you were breaking off fairly easy[&:]