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KNOTSFOR

FLATTEDHOOKS

Fifthtype

Thisknothasgreatadvantagesbut
alsogreatlimitations.Amongthe
formeristhefactthatitis extremely
quickandeasytomakebecauseitis
formedoffthehookwhichis
insertedandgrippedonlyat thelast
momentwhentheknotisdrawnup.

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Anotherundoubtedadvantageis

thefactthattheknotiscompact.

However,setagainstthesepositive

featuresisthefactthatagoodgrip

cannotbeguaranteedunlessitis

usedonhookswithagood-sized

tad.