Tying the Blood Knot Archives - blog.fishwest.com

Dustin Carlson Tuesday, May 31, 2011 The Blood Knot is a standard in all type of fishing from freshwater to saltwater. Use it to join two strands of line together that are of similar diameter. The Blood Knot creates a really nice, low profile that goes through your guides easily. Lay the two tag ends side-by-side, facing the opposite direction. Wrap one of the tag ends around the other line several times and then bring it back through the "V" created. It is important to remember whether you went down into the "V" or up from underneath. Either is fine, we just need to do the opposite with the other tag end. Take the other tag end and wrap it around the other line several times then through the hole (that used to be the "V"). Again make sure you take it through the opposite direction from the original tag end. Lubricate the knot and pull everything tight. Trim the tag ends. Illustrations by Greg Pearson