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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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