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theendthroughtheoriginalloop (3);thendrawuptheknotby holdingthehooktightlywhile pullingthestandingpart(4),This shouldbedoneveryc ...

KNOTSFOR FLATTEDHOOKS Thirdtype Thisisanintelligentapplicationof thefisherman'sbend(see pp.60-61)andismadearoundits ownstandingp ...

3 Method Laythelinealongtheshankand forma loop(1) ;thenmakeaseries ofturnsaroundtheshankandthe standingpart.workingfromrightto l ...

2 KNOTSFOR FLATTEDHOOKS Fourthtype Thisisanunusualknotnotonly becauseofitsendresult,whichis quiteeffective,butmorebecauseof thew ...

3 turnaroundtheshankandend, Repeatthisoperationuntilyouhave thedesirednumberofturns(3),The sizeofthebightdecreasesasthe numberof ...

2 KNOTSFOR FLATTEDHOOKS Fifthtype Thisknothasgreatadvantagesbut alsogreatlimitations.Amongthe formeristhefactthatitis extremely ...

Method Beginbyforminga largeloop throughwhichyoumaketwo completeturnswiththeend(1). Pulltheendandthestandingpartat thesametimean ...

BARRElKNOT Thisisa well-known knot,sometimescalled thebloodknot.whichis usedtojointinelinesof equaldiameter,suchas gut.Atfirstsi ...

6 Method Placethetwoends alongsideoneanother (1).Taketheendtothe leftandmaketwoturns aroundtheotherline (2).Nowbendtheleft endba ...

BRANCH ORDROPPER KNOTIING Somekindsoffishing requirea numberof hookstobetiedin seriestooneline,so youneedasystemby whichyoucanbe ...

4 s Method Forma largeloop aroundthemainline (1).Thentakea few turnsthroughtlieloop andaroundtheline withtheend(2,3), takingcare ...

DOUBLE OVERHAND BEND Therearenumerouswaysof joiningtwolinesofdifferent diameter,someofwhichare illustratedinthesection dealingwi ...

STOPPERKNOT Quickandeasytomake, thisstopperknotcanalso bequitebulky,soitis particularlysuitedtoits purpose. Method Usinga pieceo ...

DROPPER lOOP Aloopalongafishing line,knownasa dropperloop,canbe usedinanumberof waysandformedby manymethods.Youcan useasecondlen ...

6 Me/hod Beginbyforminga loop thatisa littlelargerthan theactualsizeyouwant (1).thenusing the thumbandindexfinger twistpartofthe ...

LOOPON THEBIGHT Thisloop.whichisa variationonthefigure· eightorFlemishloop. owesitspopularityto thefactthatit is so quickandeasy ...

Method Beginbymakinga bightalongtheiineat thepointwherethe loopisrequired(1). Foldthebightbackon itself(2)andmaketwo turnsaround ...

SWIVEL HITCHES Firsttype Therearetworings.oneat eachendoftheswivel,to makeiteasiertoconnect theline,soyoucanuse anyoftheknotsdes ...

SWIVEl HITCHES Secondtype Thedoubleturnthrough theringmakesthisafixed knot,nota slippedknot.It iseasytomakeandvery strong.evenun ...

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