Scout, my 10-year-old, recently developed an interest in fishing. I have taken her to the municipal ponds in Tulsa, where the city has stockpiled crappies and sunfish like bluegills. This has been a wonderful way to spend some time with my daughter.
The opportunity also allowed me to brush up on my own fishing skills as I was the one who prepared the fishing rods. One thing I had to review was how to tie hooks onto the fishing line.
Every fisherman should know three basic knots.
It's the first knot I learned as a child and one that I have used most often over the years. It is a simple, strong knot with a low-profile.
It's a new knot in my fishing arsenal, and I wish that I had learned to tie it earlier. It is super simple to tie. You slip an overhand knot over the hook. It's also super strong. I'll probably use it instead of the clinch.
Two pieces of line are tied together using the blood knot. This knot is used in fly fishing to create leader lines. I haven't tied it too often. We don't use this rod because my daughter and I only use spincasts for our pond fishing. Last week I took Scout fly-fishing for the first. She seemed to get the bug. This is a great tool that I will be using more and more.
You can print out the illustrated guide on how to tie the three knots above and keep it with your tackle box (alongside these 10 essentials), so that you won't ruin the serenity when fishing by pulling out your smartphone.
It is important to note that the "tag end" (or the "working end") of the knot is located at the end of the line. The "working end" is also called the "tag end".
Ted Slampyak is the illustrator.
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