Straight Hooked

posted by Davin on Aug 16

This is one knot which really is difficult for the fellow who hasn’t tied it before. But, once learned, it can be tied in less than a minute-and take heart at the knowledge that hundreds of fishermen now tie it routinely and quickly, even in a rocking boat. You can too, if you practice and master it at home. 1 Double the end of your line, making the doubled portion about three feet long. Insert your hand in the loop and make 20 complete revolutions withe your hand to form the 20 wraps. Note that at this stage, the wraps are spread over a considerable portion of the line. The one most important thing to remember when tying the Bimini is to keep constant pressure on all three points. 2 Sitting erect, hold your knees tightly together and place the loop over them. Maintain pressure, as shown, with your hands on both the standing line and the short end. 3 Spread your knees slowly, maintaining very tight hand pressure in opposing directions, as before. This will draw the wraps tightly together. 4 Once the wraps are very snug, pull slightly downward with the short end while relaxing tension slightly at the same time. Be sure to keep up the tension, however, with the left hand and with the knees. The line should then roll easily over the wraps, all the way down to the end. 5 This shows the completed rollover before it is anchored with a half-hitch around one strand, and several half hitches around both strands. 6 This shows detail of first around of a single strand, and three others around both strands. Instead of making three separate finishing hitches, you can make just one- and go through it three times with the tag end instead of only once. Trim, leaving about an eighth-inch end. Information taken from Complete Book of Baits Rigs & Tackle.