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There
is one small hitch encountered by many first time knot-tiers. Their
expert instructors seem to assume that their fellow fishermen are
familiar with the Surgeon's Knot, the Bimini Twist and the like. But
long before I moved into the field of knot-tying, I was content to join a
line-to-swivel, swivel-to-trace and trace-to-hook via a Simple Loop
Knot, where the loop is made only perhaps 25mm long - just long enough
to pass over the hook and swivel.
The Loop Knot can be tied
readily in the dark, and equally readily attached to swivel and hook.
If fishing for flathead, you may have more confidence in your gear if
the loop to the hook is made about 12.5cm long, thus taking the fish on a
doubled trace.
As
experience is gained, you may wish to move on from the Loop Knot
to knots that lie closer to hook and
swivel.
One
of these is the Half Blood Knot, which is more correctly half
of the Barrel Knot. THIS KNOT WILL SLIP. It
has cost me more fish than I want to remember.
If you must use it, then you have two choices:
a)
Stop the end of the line with a simple Overhand Knot, and draw
it against the turns of the knot.
b) or make the Half Blood Knot into a Clinch Knot.
The
following illustrations are fairly well all-purpose, but for tropical
waters we strongly suggest that a 35-45lb mono leader be used prior to
attaching a lure. If you are going after fish like mackerel, it is also a
good idea to use black wire and swivels.
Clinch Knot
- Pass the line through the eye of the hook, or swivel.
- Double back. make five turns around the line.
- Pass
the end of the line through the first loop, above the eye, and
then through the large loop. Draw the knot
into shape.
- Slide the coils down tight against the eye.
Jansik Special
Another beautifully simple knotthat can be tied in the dark, The Jansik
Special is a high strength knot tied as follows:
- Put 15cm of line through the eye of the hook.
- Bring it around in a circle and put the end through again.
- Making a second circle, pass then end through a third time.
- Holding
the three circles of line against each other, wrap the end
three times around the circles.
- Either hold the hook steady with pliers,
or make it fast to boat's rigging or
safety lines.
- Holding strain on the hook, pull on both ends of the line to tighten.
Palomar Knot
The Palomar Knot is another very simple knot for terminal tackle. It is
regarded by the International Game Fish Association consistently as the
strongest knot known. It's great virtue is that it can safely be tied
at night with a minimum of practice.
- Double about 12.5cm of line, and pass through the eye.
- Tie
a simple Overhand Knot in the doubled line, letting the hook
hang loose. Avoide twisting the lines.
- Pull the end of loop down, passing it completely over the hook.
- Pull both ends of the line to draw up the knot.
Hangman's Knot
There are at least 6 variations of the Hangman's Knot, - all of them
excellent for terminal tackle, swivels and hooks. The "standard"
Hangman's Knot holds only five turns when tied in monofilament nylon. If
tied in rope, and used for its stated purpose, it takes eight turns.
- Pass a 15cm loop of line through the eye.
- Bring
the end back on itself, passing it under the doubled part.
- Make five loops over the doubled part.
- The formed knot is worked into shape.
- The knot is sent down the line, against the eye of the hook or swivel.
Scaffold Knot
This is a much simpler variant. In all likelihood, this Grant's
Uni-Knot. I have used it for more than fifty years and it has never
failed me, whether tied in 1kg or 50kg monofilament. It was taught to me
by the late Wally Kerr, a top flathead fisherman.
- Pass a 15cm loop of line through the eye.
- Lock
the upper part between thumb and forefinger, making a loop.
- Make
two more loops over the double part, holding them too, between
thumb and forefinger.
- Pass the end through the two loops just made,
plus the first loop made in step2.
- The formed knot can now be
drawn into shape, and worked down against
the eye of the hook or swivel.
Snelling A Hook
One
small problem is the variety of names that may be applied to the one
knot, for example, a Granny is a False Knot, a Clove Hitch is a
Waterman's Knot, an Overhand Knot is a Thumb Knot. But when we come to
snelling a hook, the length of nylon attached to the hook may be a snell
or a snood.
I
now find that the actual job of tying the snood may be called snoozing,
while snelling is often jealously thought of as an art restricted to
the fly fisherman. I have fished with bottom-fisherman on the Great
Barrier Reef who routinely snell their hooks.
Restricted to lines of breaking strength less than about 20kg, the
process is a simple one.
- Pass
the end of the line, trace or tippet through the eye twice,
leaving a loop hanging below the hook.
- Hold both lines along the shank of the hook.
- Use
the loop to wind tight coils around the shank and both lines,
from the eye upwards. Use from 5 to 10 turns.
- Use the fingers to hold
these tight coils in place. Pull the line
(extending from the eye) until the whole loop has passed under
these tight coils.
- With coils drawn up, use pliers to pull up the end of the line.
Joining Line To Line
There
are two top grade knots used to join one line to another, where these
are approximately of the same thickness. These are the Blood Knot and
the Hangman's Knot - also called the Uni Knot by the International Game
Fish Association.
Where there diameters are very dissimilar, either the Surgeon's Knot
should be used, or the thinner line should be doubled
where the knot is formed.
Blood Knot
- Lie
the ends of the two lines against each other, overlapping about
15cm.
- Take
5 turns around one line with the end of the other, and bring
the end back where it's held between the two
lines.
- Repeat by taking 5
turns around the other line, bringing the end
back between the two lines. These two ends should then project
in opposite directions.
- Work
the knot up into loops, taking care that the two ends do not
slip out of position.
- Draw the knot up tightly.
Uni-Knot Version Of The Hangman's Knot
A
better join can be made using one of the Hangman's Knots, known
to the International Game Fish Association
fisherman as the Uni-Knot.
This
is a knot used for attaching the line to the spool of the reel.
- Overlap the two lines for about 15cm.
- Using one end, form a circle that overlies both lines.
- Pass the end six times around the two lines.
- Pull the end tight to draw the knot up into shape.
- Repeat the process using the end of the other line.
- Pull both lines to slide the two knots together.
Surgeon's Knot
Earlier mention was made that if the two lines to be joined vary
greatly in their diameters, the lesser line may be doubled at the knot,
or the Surgeon's Knot may be used. In the latter case, it will probably
be necessary to have one of the lines rolled on a spool, or perhaps
wrapped on a temporary card, so that it may be passed through the loop.
- Lay
the two lines against each other, overlapping about 22.5 cm.
- Working
the two lines as one, tie an Overhand Knot. It will be necessary
to pull one line (say the leader)
completely through this loop.
- Pull the leader through this loop again.
- Pass the other end through the loop.
- The formed knot can now be worked into shape.
Spider Hitch
The
offshore fisherman often have a need to tie a double line - a long loop
of line that is obviously stronger, and easier to handle, than the line
itself. In accordance with International Game Fish Association Rules,
the double line may be up to 4.5m long in lines up to 10kg, and as much
as 9m in heavier lines.
The double may be tied by means of the simple Spider Hitch with lines
to 15kg. The big game boys use the Bimini Twist, a double that is
normally formed by two people who make the intitial twenty twists. The
Bimini is obviously beyond the scope of this little book. It's smaller
brother, the Spider Hitch, is a much faster and easier knot for the
light tackle fisherman.
- Form a loop of the desired length, say 1.25m.
- Twist a section into a small loop.
- This
is the only tricky part - hold this loop with thumb and forefinger, the
thumb extending above the finger, and with the loop standing up beyond
the tip of the thumb.
- Wind the doubled line around the thumb and the loop 5 times.
- Send
the rest of the long loop through the small loop, and pull gently
to unwind the turns off the thumb.
- The knot is now formed and worked into tight coils.
Offshore Swivel Knot
This is a special knot used for attaching a swivel to a double line.
- Put the end of the double line through the eye of the swivel.
- Rotate
the end half a turn, putting a single twist between the end
of the loop and the swivel eye.
- Pass the loop with the twist over the
swivel. Hold the end of the loop, together with the double, with one
hand, and allow the swivel to slide to the end of the double loops that
have formed.
- Continue
holding the loop and the lines with the right hand. Use
the left hand to rotate the swivel through both
loops 6 times or more.
- Keep
pressure on both parts of the double line. Release the loop.
Pull on the swivel and loops of line will
start to form.
- Holding the
swivel with pliers, or (better still) attaching it with a short length
of line to the rigging, push the loop down towards the eye while keeping
pressure on the double line.
Surgeons End Loop
Loops
are made for the purpose of attaching leaders, traces or other
terminal tackle. They have the advantage
that they can be tied quickly and in the dark.
The Surgeon's End Loop is an easy way to go.
- Take
the end of the line and double it to form a loop of the required
size.
- Tie an Overhand Knot at the desired point, leaving the loop
open.
- Bring the doubled line through the loop again.
- Hold the line and the end part together, and pull the loop to form a knot.
Blood Bight Knot
Another end loop can be tied quickly and easily using the Blood Bight Knot.
- Double the line back to make a loop of the size desired.
- Bring the end of the loop twice over the doubled part.
- Now
pass the end of the loop through the first loop formed in the
doubled part.
- Draw the knot up into shape, keeping pressure on both lines.
The
Blood Bight Knot is often used for attaching a dropper when fishing
deep water with several hooks.
Some
anglers attached the hook directly to the end of the loop, which
should be at least 30cm from the end of
the line.
This
is not a good practice, especially when the fish are shy. Far better to
attach a single strand of nylon to a short Blood Bight Knot, using
another Blood Bight Knot, or a Surgeon's Knot.
Dropper Loop
A
better method of forming a loop, or loops, in the line above the sinker
is to use the old Dropper Loop. This draws into a knot that stands out
at right angles to the line.
If
desired, the loops can be made long enough to have a hook set on them.
And once again, this is not a good practice unless the fish are
biting-mad, which they rarely are.
- Form a loop in the line.
- Take
hold of one side of the loop, and make 6 or more turns around
the line itself.
- This is the tricky part - keep open the point where
the turns, or twists, are being
made.
- Take hold of the
other side of the loop, and pull it through the
centre opening. use a finger in this loop so that it is not
lost.
- Hold this loop
between the teeth. Pull gently on both ends of the
line, making the turns gather and pack down on either
side of the loop.
- Draw up
the knot by pulling the lines as tightly as possible. The
turns will make the loop stand at right angles to
the line.
Tucked Sheet Bend
Usually
employed by the fly fisherman, the Tucked Sheet Bend is commonly used
for joining the backing line to the tapered line. It is not an
especially compact knot, but has a very strong attachment which cannot
be said for the more aesthetically pleasing Perfection Loop.
- Make a Blood Bight (see above) at the end of the backing line.
- Take
the end of the tapered line. Pass it through the Blood Bightand
make a simple Sheet Bend.
- Now pass the end of the tapered line back
through the closed loop of the Sheet
Bend.
- Hold both ends of the tapered line to tighten and draw into shape.
Float Stop
The float fisherman uses a running float for casting and general
handiness, and stops the float from running up the line by using the
Float Stop. It has the advantage that the stops moves readily over the
rod guides, but grips the monofilament nylon so tightly that it will not
slide over the line.
It
should be made with about 12.5cm of nylon, usually the same diameter
as the line itself.
- Take
2 turns (3 if necessary) around the main line at the chosen
point.
- Bring both ends around to form a Surgeon's Knot (see above).
- Tighten into shape bringing the coils close together.
Turle Knot
I
have included the still-used Turle Knot for old times sake. Also known
as the Turtle Knot, and Major Turle's Knot, it is simplicity itself to
tie, but is one of the weakest knots.
It should never be used
for light lines, and there are better knots
for use with heavy ones.
- Pass the line through the eye of the hook.
- Make a simple loop.
- Carry
the end of the line on to make a Simple Overhand Knot upon
the loop.
- Pass the loop over the hook.
- Draw up into shape.
Double Turle Knot
Tied in monofilament nylon, the Turle Knot may slip unless another
Simple Overhand Knot is made at the end of the line where
it leaves the Turle Knot.
It is improved substantially by using the Double Turle Knot.
- Pass the line through the eye of the hook or swivel.
- Make
two simple loops, and carry the line on to make a Simple Overhand
Knot around both loops.
- Pass both of these loops over the hook or swivel.
- Pull
on both parts of the line to draw the knot up into shape against
the eye of the hook or swivel.
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