Rigs Lab · Fishing knots
Bead knot
Tied in 1 min.
Also called bead loop knot, looped bead knot, TroutBeads knot
Fixes a bead on the leader with no peg: the leader is looped back through the bead and wrapped around itself, so the knot seats inside the bead's hole. The same loop holds a small stop bead under a soft bead.
- turns, usually
- 5
- min to tie
- 1
- Turns
- 5, 6, 7 (usually 5)
- Time to tie
- 1 min
- Line
- .005" to .013"
How to tie it
Step 1: Slide the bead onto the leader.
Step 2: Pass the leader's end back up through the bead, so the bead sits on a loop of leader.
Step 3: Wrap the end on the hook side around the loop several times. Deneki wraps 5 to 7 times, and passes light tippet through the bead twice for more grip.
Step 4: Pull it tight so the knot seats inside the bead's hole.
Step 5: Tie on the hook below it.
Rigs that use it
No published rig ties it yet.