Page 318 - Knack Knots You Need

tromBone Loop

An alternative fixed loop for fishing line.

In lines—or conditions, such as cold temperatures—that easier alternative. It tends to stay fixed in the mind once
prove to be a problem when tying other fixed loops, or learned.
when more complicated loops have simply been forgot- Due to the abrupt angle created by the final tuck, how-
ten, the trombone loop, tied in a bight, is a simple and ever, this knot does weaken the line more than other

Trombone Loop: Step 1 Trombone Loop: Step 2

Knots You need: FisHing Knots

Create a bight in the line, then form a doubled Wrap the bight around the doubled loop,
loop, as shown in the photograph. moving back toward the end of the doubled
loop.

158