I've gotten a good handle on the rapala knot using it for all my crankbaits.
I use the standard Clinch knot for the rest of my lures such as spinners, spoons and swimbaits. Spinners work well and function correctly when moving in the water, however its the spoons and swimbaits that don't seem to work properly.
I am wondering if i am tying the correct the knot on these lures or if it may be that my retrieve just isnt fast enough. Both of them just seem to waddle side to side that just looks unnatural to me.
All in all, the swimbait seems to flip 180 degrees from the left side to the right side. While the spoons overall movement seems to make one big circular pattern through the water while waving from side to side every couple of inches through the water.