5 steps
Water Knot
Also called a ring bend. An overhand in one line, retraced by the second line, so the two strands lie together.
Use it for
Also called a ring bend. An overhand in one line, retraced by the second line, so the two strands lie together.
This line
Braid does not retrace cleanly. Use this on mono and fluoro leader material.
Avoid when
Pulling it tight while the second line has skipped part of the overhand.
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Water Knot
Step 1
Tie a loose overhand in the first line.
Step 2
Start the second line through that overhand, following the first line backwards.
Step 3
Follow the overhand until both strands are doubled all the way around.
Step 4
Dress the strands so they lie next to each other.
Step 5
Wet and tighten. 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
- A surgeon's knot tied by mistake. Both tags go through together in a surgeon's knot. Here one line follows the other.
- Strands that cross inside the knot.