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all anglers long for, indicating that a big fish has hit).
                  If the species of fish being sought is very large, such as   Fishing  expert  and  prolific
                a monster of the deep blue sea, the double uni’s security    writer  Vic  Dunaway,  who  is
                can be increased by tying the knot in lines that are first   ZOOM  credited  with  inventing  the
                doubled over into large bights. This knot is not used in     universal knot, claims it is “the
                line other than fishing line because it creates a bulky and   only knot you need to know.”
                unwieldy lump of rope or cord.


                Double Uni-Knot: Step 3                              Double Uni-Knot: Step 4






























                Tighten this first uni-knot against the second       Reverse the lines in your hand. With the sec-
                line.                                                ond line, tie a second uni-knot identical to the
                                                                     first but the mirror image of the first, and pull
                                                                     the both knots tight against each other. Trim
                                                                     off the tag ends.                                   joining Lines




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