"Wolfgang" wrote in message
This matter of the crookedness of the surgeon's knot is a recurrent theme
here. I've always had a hard time understanding this because mine don't
come out this way. treatise sniped

I've also never had a problem with crookedness. In a shorter explanation, I
believe it's simple because I'm very careful to pull the knot tight evenly.
With all that loose mono in your hands, it's tempting to just pull it all
together & fish, but I watch each loop as it goes together & tug as
necessary to adjust each one so that both pieces tighen together exactly the
same (as can practically be achieved). I always get a nice symmetrical knot
& straight leader.

Joe F.