How to Tie A Blood Knot: The Best Way

Blood Knot Basics Essentials:

The Blood Knot, sometimes referred to as The Full Blood Knot, is one of those essential basic knots that will prove useful in a variety of situations.

The Blood Knot is used primarily to join two lengths of line together and works most effectively when the lines concerned are a similar diameter.

By leaving one of the tag ends long you can also use this knot to make a dropper coming off a leader.

Make sure that once you make enough turns on each side at least 5 to ensure it works reliably.

When to use the Blood Knot when fishing

  • Any situation when joining two pieces of line of similar diameter
  • Making tapering leaders that step down in diameter gradually.
  • Adding droppers or hook snoods

A Step by Step Guide on how to tie a Blood Knot

Step 1:

Take your line and double it back on itself to give you around a six inch double length.

How to Tie a Blood Knot -Step 1

Step 2:

Wind one line at least five times around the other. Pass the tag end back under itself.

How to Tie a Blood Knot -Step 2

Step 3:

Repeat the process on the other side with the same number of turns.

How to Tie a Blood Knot -Step 3

Step 4:

Hold the first part between thumb and forefinger where shown. Then pass the tag end through the central loop in the opposite direction to the first tag end.

How to Tie a Blood Knot -Step 4

Step 5:

Now gently draw the knot down tight lubricating it before you do so. Trim off the tag ends (or leave one long if you want to use a dropper) Leave a couple of mm in case of any slippage in bedding down.

How to Tie a Blood Knot -Step 5

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