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2

KNOTSFOR

FLATTEDHOOKS

Fourthtype

Thisisanunusualknotnotonly
becauseofitsendresult,whichis
quiteeffective,butmorebecauseof
thewayitismade.Itismade
exclusivelywitha bightinsteadof
withtheendlikemostknots.The
gripisgoodaslongasthereare

164

manyturnsandtheknotiscarefully

drawnup,

Method

Formalargeloopinyourline;the

endshouldpassbehindtheshank

ofthehookandthestandingpart

andshouldendupparalleltothe

shank(1).Halftwistthebightand

passit overthemouthofthehook

(2).Bringthesideoftheloopthatis

behindthehookforwardtoforma