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The uni knot is widely used for attaching hooks, rings and swivels to the end of the line [7] and it is also used for joining two fishing lines together. [8] The bend form of the uni knot (for joining two lines) is not a noose; rather it is akin to a multiple fisherman's knot with the two opposing knotted parts arranged in the manner of uni knots.
Hooks tied with a snell knot provide an even, straight-line pull to the fish. It is a very secure knot, but because it is easily tied using only the near end as the working end, it is used to attach a hook only to a leader, rather than directly to the main line. Hooks can be bought pre-snelled. A snell knot egg hooker is used to hold a cluster ...
It has sometimes, wrongly, been referred to as the turtle knot. [2] H. Cholmondeley-Pennell is his 1886 edition of Modern Improvements in Fishing Tackle and Fish Hooks described the Turle Knot thus: For attachment to a bare hook I have been hitherto in the habit of using a very ingenious knot invented by Major Turle, and known under his name.*
Snell knot – a hitch knot used to attach an eyed fishing hook to fishing line; Snuggle hitch – a modification of the clove hitch; Span loop – non-jamming loop that can be tied in the middle of a rope; Spanish bowline – double loop knot; Splice – the forming of a semi-permanent joint between two ropes
This knot is also known as the San Diego knot, reverse clinch knot or Heiliger knot. This is a common knot used by fishermen [1] because it is simple to tie, is strong [2] and can be used with many kinds of line including mono-filament, fluorocarbon, and braided fishing line. [3] It is an alternative to another fishing knot, the clinch knot. [4]
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