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