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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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