Things You'll Need:
- Fishing rod, reel
- Hook, lure, swivel
- Line trimmers
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Step 1
Send line through the eyeTake the tag end and thread it through the eye of your lure, hook, or fishing swivel. These things are what anglers describe as "terminal tackle" because they go on the end of the fishing line.
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Step 2
Pull the tag end through far enough to give yourself three inches of line to work with. As you become proficient at this knot, you will require less line to tie it.
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Step 3
Make five to seven wrapsWrap the tag end around your standing end of line five to seven times. Begin wrapping next to the eye and make your wraps extend up the standing end towards the direction your line comes out of your rod guides on your fishing pole. Make the wraps concisely and try to keep them right next to each other.
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Step 4
Hold these wraps as neatly in place as you can with your thumb and finger. After you have completed the wraps around the line bring your tag end back towards that very first loop created, the one right next to your terminal tackle's eye.
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Step 5
Pass tag end through loop near eyeSend the tag end through this loop. Slide the wraps on the standing end down the line towards the eye and pull the tag end tight through the loop. After tightening the clinch knot, use your line trimmers to cut back excess line protruding out of the knot. Leave a tiny bit visible so your clinch knot will not slip.
