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66 BLOOD KNOT inwards, use the end of each line to
put two or three turns on to bind the
The Blood Knot or Barrel Knot is an two standing parts together (66a).
excellent way of tying the ends of two
Tuck the ends through between the
nylon casts or leaders together, or standing parts in opposite directions.
indeed any two small, slippery lines
Now carefully tighten all the turns
of roughly equal diameter. and pull the knot together until it
Form the knot by laying the two
settles and binds securely together
ends parallel to each other, pointing as shown in 66b.
in opposite directions and with a good
overlap. Working from the outside
66a 66b

67 PERFECT KNOT the eye in the opposite direction
(67a). Leave the turns loose and lift
The Perfect Knot has a lot to live up
them over the eye in order, beginning
to in its name, but it is a well tried with the one furthest from the eye.
and proven knot for tying a nylon cast
Settle each above the eye, finishing
to a swivel. Pass the end of the line with the one that was nearest to the
through the eye of the swivel and
eye again resting next to it, then
wrap it several times around the tighten the knot as in 67b.
stem before passing it back through
67a 67b

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