Knot to replace Blood Knot?

"riverman" wrote in news:1154622840.240160.100490
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I just tried it on two pieces of 4x, and it seems very strong and is
quite easy to tie. Its not as simple as the Surgeons Knot, but it has
the advantage that it leaves a linear knot, and its much easier than a
Blood Knot.

What do others think...is this a good leader-tippet or tippet-tippet
knot? I wonder if its even worth doing two or more passes through
rather than the one.

--riverman


There's a variation of the blood knot that's much easier to tie. I have no
pictures, but you tie the two lines together with an overhand knot, just to
attach them. You then form a loop with the overhand at the top end and the
double strand at the bottom. You twist the doubled line together five or
six times, leaving a gap in the center through which you pass the overhand
knot, then tighten and trim. You get a blood knot, but both tag ends come
out the same side of the knot

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Scott
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