Doug, All those knots are the best you can use for the intended application. The problem is that they can be hard to tie for those that have never tied mono before. I cannot comment on woven/twisted as I have never tried. The simplest knots are the simple overhand or the surgeon loop. Through the shank eye and around the hook. Works for swivels and sinkers. It can join two lines in the same manner (i.e., thread loop through the eye/loop of the other piece and then take the tail through the eye). Worked for years for snapper and other small s/w bay fish.