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Fishing Knots
Hooks and Swivel
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Illustrations and text of these knots are from the "Complete Book of Knots and Rigs" of Geoff Wilson.


Blood Knot

A simple and strong knot for tying a medium - sized hooked to a medium - sized leader




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Braid Ring Knot

This knot is very similar to a normal Blood Knot,
but with more wraps to prevent sliding when tied on super lines.



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Cat's Paw

An easy way of attaching a swivel to a double and keeping the double intact.



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Centauri Knot

A super knot for a wide range of line diameters.
The form of this knot provides a minimum of friction to the line.



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Collar & Capstan Knot

One of the strongest knots for attaching fine gelspun lines
directly to the towing eye of a lure.


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Common Snell

An ideal knot for hooks with up or down turned eyes.
Very important in two–hook rigs because the eye of the hook need not be threaded.



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Duncan's Loop

Almost the same as a Uni Knot.
A simple fixed loop attachment for fly to tippet or hook to leader.



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Gary Martin's World's Fair Knot

A quick and easy to tie knot by Gary Martin.



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Homer Rhode Loop

A useful loop for attaching rapid action lures to heavy monofilament leaders



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Locked Half Blood Knot

A simple knot for tying hooks and swivels to line up to 55lb.


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Nail Knotwith Loop

This knot is used when attaching hooks on heavy nylon leader.
A super knot that does not damage the line when pulled tight



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Palomar Knot

A quick and simple knot with sufficient strength for most situations.


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Penny Knot

An excellent knot for attaching a hook or fly in the dark,
as it is tied by feel ratger than by sight.

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Pitzen Knot

A very small knot for tying monofilament to hooks rings and swivels.
A favourite amongst many fly fishermen


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Rebeck Knot

A simple and secure hook connection


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Reverse Twist Boodl Knot

A strong knot for tying a medium–sized hook
to a medium–sized monofilament leader


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Scaffold Knot

A very simple, yet strong knot for attaching a hook


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Silly Snell

A very easy and strong hook knot,
when tied on Spiderwire and most other super lines.


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Thumb Snell

This knot is used when attaching hooks or swivels to very heavy nylon leader.


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Triple Palomar Knot

This knot is clearly the strongest way of attaching Berkley Fireline
to hooks, swivels and lures


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Uni Knot

One of the most commonly used knots for attaching hooks,
rigs and swivels to the line.


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