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Bumper Knot also known as the bait loop

  1. Cut line into lengths 6 inches longer than your intended leader length.
  2. Put end #1 into eye of hook from top 
  3. Hold end #1 against shaft and wrap 6-8 turns down shank with line from just above eye 
  4. pinch last wrap with finger tips to keep coils tight
  5. grab end #2 and put though eye of hook from shank side until approximately one inch sticks out of eye
  6. With fingers that are holding line coils around shank slide them to also pinch the line from end #2 against shank
  7. grab line that  wrapped coils around shank  and  wrap four more coils along shank over the top of line end #2 that is pinched against shank 
  8. Keep coils tight and pull line end #2 until slack line is taken out of hook
  9. For double hooks slide another hook on line where you want it spaced above the first hook and repeat steps 1-8