Loops are used for many applications in fishing, most commonly for attaching lures and hooks. This is done with the sliding loop knot.

The fixed loop knot is sometimes used for lures, but it is mostly used for the making of pre-tied leaders. To make a fixed loop you first need to tie a stop knot about ten inches from the end of the line. This is the standard knot tied on the EZ KnotTM. Use two to four wraps around the tool.

The position of the stop knot on the tool while tying the loop knot will determine the size of the loop, as the slip loop knot will slide up to this stop.

The size of the fixed loop will be 1/2 the distance from the end of the tool. Now proceed to tie the standard loop knot, wrapping the loops around the tool and the main line as shown at right.

Slide the Knot off of the tool and pull it up tight. Then slide the loop down to the stop knot, cut the tag, and you're set.

Of course, a sliding loop can be tied the same, just without the stop knot.

This sliding loop is also excellent for attaching your line to your reel spool. Most conventional knots used for this purpose fail way below the breaking strength of the line, so if you ever get spooled by a fish, you will lose it unless you make a loop knot with the EZ Knot.

When attaching line to a spinning reel spool, tie the knot with a very large loop first, trim the tag end, and then slide the loop over the spool. Pull the loop down tight and you are set.

On bait casting reels, run the line through the level wind, around the spool, and back through the level wind before tying the knot. Then trim the tag and pull the loop up tight. Don't worry about making the loop too large as they will all pull down, so give yourself plenty of line to work with and the job will be "EZier."

Good fishing...

Rodney Long
Recoil RigTM Inventor
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