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figure 145.2

figure 145.3

Form the Turk’s head (see page 176) by taking a round turn, crossing the
standing part before taking a second turn, and passing that over the first

crossing part but tucking it under the standing part (figure 145.1). At the
back of the hand cross the parallel turns left over right, pass the end
through the resultant space (figure 145.2), and down through the next
gap between the parts to lay next to the standing part. Follow around
twice more before working the whole into a tight ball (figure 145.3).

Turle knot: designed to create a straight pull on any hook where the fly
has a turned down eye.

To form it, pass the end through the hook’s eye and make a bight around
which you tie a thumb knot (see page 171). Now bring the hook up

through the bight (figure 146), drawing the knot snug on the upper side
of the neck of the hook. Be careful to avoid catching the hackles of the fly.

Turn: when the rope being worked is passed around another piece of