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improved CLinCH Knot



         A knot used for attaching hook or fly to line.



         The improved clinch knot (also known as the clinch knot   Fishing, however, is a sport filled with strong prefer-
         or the half blood knot) adds a second tuck of the line to   ences, and some anglers cling to the original clinch knot
         increase the grip of the original clinch knot. It is a trusted   as their favorite, saying the improved clinch knot fails to
         knot, a favorite of anglers around the world.       be stronger. But tied correctly, the improved clinch knot




         Improved Clinch Knot: Step 1                        Improved Clinch Knot: Step 2


       Knots You need: FisHing Knots


























         Thread the line through the eye of the hook or       Tuck the working end through the small loop
         fly and make five turns of the line around itself    in the line near the eye.
         (or less turns in a heavier line).








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