5 steps
Double Bowline
Heads up: we checked this page against published instructions for this knot, and the steps here don't match. We're rewriting them from those sources. Until then, please don't rely on these steps.
A bowline with the tag taken around twice before it goes around the standing part. The extra turn is for a wet, stiff rode. The loop stays open.
Use it for
A bowline with the tag taken around twice before it goes around the standing part. The extra turn is for a wet, stiff rode. The loop stays open.
This line
Still a rope loop. Braid fishing line wants a Bimini or a surgeon's loop.
Avoid when
Light tippet. Use a surgeon's loop.
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Double Bowline
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These steps are being corrected. Don't follow them yet.
Step 1
Form the small loop.
Step 2
Take the tag through it once.
Step 3
Take the tag through it a second time.
Step 4
Around the standing part and back down.
Step 5
Dress it. The working loop stays open.
The drawing follows this tying order. Pause, step, or scrub to stay with the words. The standing line runs to the reel. The tag is the short end you trim. Skin-hook means the point lies flat in the plastic, not out where grass can grab it.
Common mistakes
- Only one turn in the small loop, which is a plain bowline.
- The loop closed up. Then it is not a loop.
Used on
This knot is for hard baits more than a soft-plastic rig.