BRUBAKER LOOP KNOTA NEW KNOT THAT GIVES LURES A FREE SWINGING ACTION. THIS NON-SLIPPING LOOP KNOT IS SIMPLE TO TIE BECAUSE IT COMBINES TWO WELL KNOTS, THE SIMPLE OVERHAND AND THE POPULAR IMPROVED CLINCH.1. Start by tying the overhand knot some 4 to 5 inches above the end of your line, running the tag end trough the eye and then trough the loop formed by the untightened overhand knot. The eye loop should represent the final loop you wish to leave for your Rapala. Hold the loose knot and line at this point so the loop size will not change. 2. , Next, using your free hand make 5 turns of the tag end around the standing line and bring the end back trough the loop of the overhand knot which still hasnt been tightened. Be sure to make 5 turns to guarantee the strength of the knot. 3. After youve taken the tag end back up under the bend formed in tying the improved clinch (3), pull both the end and the standing line simultaneously, being careful to maintain the desired eye loop size. When you fill that the overhand knot has tightened completely, keep the standing line taut while you continue to pull on the tag end. Pull down into a neat barrel, with the coils gathered neatly. Do not nick the line with your fingernails! 4. Here is how the finished knot should appear when fully tightened and the end snipped off to 1/8 inch. The Brubaker lure loop knot will give your Rapala free play and exaggerates the lures life-like swimming action.

BILL CULLERTON Why knot?

Use a nail Clipper to trim all knots. If you have pulled up your knot properly and tight, you need not to be afraid of trimming it very close. When trimming mono, I always clip the ends at a 45 degree angle to the main line. This begins a taper that help the knot slide trough the guides.Heres another tip that will help bigger knots pass trough the guides more smoothly. Coat the knot with any good air-drying waterproof glue, such as pliobone. It is time consuming and takes some effort but it is these little things that can make the difference between success and failure just as you are about to land that trophy fish of a lifetime. Experts like Stu Ayte, Lefty Kreh and others will tie a knot, check it, and test it. If it does not look right, they will break it and start from the scratch. This is why these fishermen continually land the bigger fish and claim world record. Think about it another way. An improperly tied knot can weaken a line by as much as 50%. This means if you are using a 4 lb test line, it could be weakened to 2 lb. The consistent trophy-takers have everything in their favor. If they are using a 4 lb test line, by God, it will test very close to that, even the knots. Take the time to learn these knots. Try them before you go fishing, so that you can practically tie them with yours eyes shut. Ill guarantee that you will bring in bigger fish and tell fewer stories about the ones that got away.

Rhode loop knot which many anglers prefer. This knot is great for a heavy leader, but it is basically a weak knot and should be avoided with the lighter lines. When pulling a knot tight, be sure to moisten the knot with some saliva. The saliva will lubricate the mono, and you will get a much tighter knot. Remember that knot that slips (with the exception of the Uni-Knot)UNI KNOT 1 2

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51. Run the line through the eye for at least 6 inches. Fold it back to form a double line and make a circle back toward the hook or lure with the tag end.2. Make 6 turns with the tag end around the double line and trough the circle. Holding the double line at the point when it passes trough the eye, pull the tag end, as indicated by arrow, until the six turns are snugged into a tight barrel.3. . Now grasp the standard part of the line and pull (see arrow) to slide the knot up against the eye.4. Continue to pull the standing line until knot is tight. You can trim the tag end finish with the closest coil of the knot, because the Uni-Knot doesnt allow line slippage. To tie a small loop into the eye of a lure or fly, giving it free movement in the water, tie the same knot, up to the point where the turns are snugged up around the standing line.5. Next slide the knot toward the eye of the lure by pulling on the standing line until the size loop desired is reached. Use tackles box pliers to hold the knot at this point, pulling the tag end to maximum tightness.Under normal casting and retrieving the loop will hold. Once a fish is hooked, the knot will slide tight against the eye for better security.

BLOOD KNOTThe best knot we know for tying line to line when the diameters of the two are the same or nearly so. Makes a strong small joint that slips through most rod guides easily.

STU ARTE IMPROVED BLOOD KNOTFor tying a much heavier diameter line to a thinner one

1. Double up the thinner line. Tie the same way as the blood knot treating double line as one.2. Use five twists of double up thin line, but only three turns of the heavier line