5 steps
PR Knot
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The PR knot, also called the bobbin knot. The braid is served in one direction around the leader for 24 tight coils, then locked. It is a spiral serving, not an FG weave.
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The PR knot, also called the bobbin knot. The braid is served in one direction around the leader for 24 tight coils, then locked. It is a spiral serving, not an FG weave.
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Keep the serving tight. A bobbin helps. Doing it by hand, pinch each coil.
Avoid when
Calling a loose spiral an FG. The FG crosses over and under. This knot coils one way.
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PR Knot
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Step 1
Lay the leader out and start the braid beside it.
Step 2
Serve 12 coils around the leader, all in the same direction.
Step 3
Continue to 24 coils.
Step 4
Half-hitch the tag over the last coils.
Step 5
Pull the standing lines, then trim both tags.
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
- Coils that gap, which unravel from the tag end.
- No locking hitch over the last coils.