Whether you’re spending the weekend camping or casting a line, you need to know some basic knot-tying iterations. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies
Here are three must-know connections for every outdoorsman.
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1.Fly-fishing: Blood Knot To connect leader and tippet, place one end of a line over the other and turn the top line around the other five times. Insert the tag end between the two lines. Repeat with the other line, wrapping in the opposite direction. Set the knot pulling by each line in opposite directions.
Fly-fishing Blood Knot Illustrations by Todd Detwiler 2. Camping: Tautline Hitch To properly secure a tent, pass the guy line around a stake and make two turns of the running end around the standing end, looping back toward the stake. Bring the running end above these coils and make a third loop, passing the running line between the first and last coils. Set the knot and adjust for tension.
Camping Tautline Hitch Illustrations by Todd Detwiler 3. Boating: Pile Hitch To tie a boat to a piling, form a loop with rope and wrap it around the piling and bring it under the standing end. Lift the loop over the top of the piling, then set the hitch by pulling on the standing end.
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Whether you’re spending the weekend camping or casting a line, you need to know some basic knot-tying iterations.
In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies
Here are three must-know connections for every outdoorsman.
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1.Fly-fishing: Blood Knot
The Ultimate Father’s Day Fly-fishing Gift Guide
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The Ultimate Father’s Day Fly-fishing Gift Guide
To connect leader and tippet, place one end of a line over the other and turn the top line around the other five times. Insert the tag end between the two lines. Repeat with the other line, wrapping in the opposite direction. Set the knot pulling by each line in opposite directions.
- Camping: Tautline Hitch
To properly secure a tent, pass the guy line around a stake and make two turns of the running end around the standing end, looping back toward the stake. Bring the running end above these coils and make a third loop, passing the running line between the first and last coils. Set the knot and adjust for tension.
- Boating: Pile Hitch
To tie a boat to a piling, form a loop with rope and wrap it around the piling and bring it under the standing end. Lift the loop over the top of the piling, then set the hitch by pulling on the standing end.
This article is part of our Summer School series, a comprehensive guide to acing the year’s best season.
For access to exclusive gear videos, celebrity interviews, and more, subscribe on YouTube!
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