Rigs Lab · Fishing knots
Double nail knot
Line to line in 3 min.
Also called Opposed nail knot
Two nail knots, each line wrapped around the other and slid together, for a slim, smooth join between two leader or line sections.
- turns, usually
- 6
- min to tie
- 3
- Joins
- Line to line
- Turns
- 5, 6, 7 (usually 6)
- Time to tie
- 3 min
- Line
- .008" to .030"
- Widest step
- .010" between the two lines
Watch it tied
How to tie it
Step 1: Overlap the two lines by about six inches, ends pointing opposite ways, with a small tube laid alongside.
Step 2: Wrap one tag back over the other line and the tube six times, pass it back through the tube and slide the tube out. Snug it.
Step 3: Lay the tube along the other side and repeat with the second tag, wrapping it around the first line.
Step 4: Wet both knots and pull the two standing lines until the knots slide together and seat. Trim both tags close.
Rigs that use it
No published rig ties it yet.