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Fishing

Knot of the Week: Snell Knot

by The ITS Crew on November 23, 2009

Snell KnotOur Knot of the Week series continues this week with a fishing knot known as the Snell Knot.

Snelling a hook is a common practice in fishing to maintain an even, straight line pull on the fish.

It’s also know to increase catch rates due to the hook staying inline and not moving side to side, as with tying to the eye of the hook. [Read More…]

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Knot of the Week: Blood Knot

by The ITS Crew on November 16, 2009

Blood Knot 06Our Knot of the Week series resumes this week with another fishing knot known as the Blood Knot.

The Blood Knot is primarily used for joining two sections of monofilament line together, but as there are many ways to joint to lengths of line together, why choose this one?

The most common of these is the Double Fisherman’s Knot, which is a considerably strong knot and holds securely. In fact it’s stronger and more secure than the Blood Knot. [Read More…]

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Knot of the Week: Pitzen Knot

by The ITS Crew on November 2, 2009

Pitzen Knot 09Our Knot of the Week series continues this week with a new twist.

For the next few weeks we’ll be showing a few fishing knots that we feel are important to learn for survival purposes.

It’s never a bad thing to know fishing knots, just in case you’re ever in the situation where you have to use them in order to gather food. [Read More…]

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