Master the two-turn water knot

This knot for attaching the main line to the hook link was originally shown to me by Dave Harrell when we were fishing a match at Evesham years ago.

The old trend used to be a loop-to-loop attachment, but Dave kindly showed me the two-turn water knot which is far more streamlined, strong and more reliable than the loop-to-loop.

Here’s how to tie it…

1 Take a length of your chosen hook length material and lay about four inches parallel alongside your main line.

2 Form a small loop with the two lengths of parallel line.

3 Pass the two lengths of line through the loop twice and moisten.

4 Pull tight, easing the knot up slowly.

5 Cut the two tag ends off the knot close to the knot either using sharp scissors or clippers. Now your hook length is attached to your main line and all you need to do now is tie on your chosen hook.