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Tenkara Slip Loop
A slip loop US tenkara anglers use on the tippet. The loop is large enough to pass the fly, then it draws down onto the eye. It is not a clinch and it is not left open like a Kreh loop.
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A slip loop US tenkara anglers use on the tippet. The loop is large enough to pass the fly, then it draws down onto the eye. It is not a clinch and it is not left open like a Kreh loop.
This line
Tenkara tippet is not braid. A slip loop in braid often closes too small or slips off.
Avoid when
A hard bait that should swing. Use a non-slip loop or a Rapala knot and leave the loop open.
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Tenkara Slip Loop
Step 1
Tie a slip loop in the tippet.
Step 2
Pass the fly through the loop.
Step 3
Wet the knot.
Step 4
Pull the standing line so the loop draws onto the eye.
Step 5
Trim the tag. The loop is now small on the eye.
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
- Drawing the loop shut before the fly is through it.
- Leaving it large, which is then just a loop knot.
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