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whilst with the right hand the main line is gradually drawn quite 

 tight. Now cut off the superfluous gut and the knot is finished. 



TURN-DOWN EYED SALMON FLY, ATTACHED BY 

 DOUBLE SLIP KNOT. 



This is the strongest knot that can be tied, as the gut is 

 doubled at the point where the greatest strain and friction occur, 

 and it will be observed by the diagram a facsimile that it is 

 in every respect smaller and neater than the knot formed by 

 attaching the casting line to a gut loop, especially if the loop be 

 one of twisted gut. In tying the ( slip knot ' according to the 

 instructions given, the point which demands care is not to enclose 

 any of the feathers or hackles in the loop whilst the 'slack' is 

 being drawn in. Precisely the same care, however, is necessary 

 where this knot the only one, N.., that is thoroughly sound and 

 workmanlike is applied to a salmon fly dressed with a loop of 

 gut ; and in the case of the metal-eyed salmon fly I can easily tie 

 the whole thing complete under a minute. 



Some salmon-fishers are satisfied with a single slip knot instead 

 of a double one, but I prefer the latter as it is decidedly stronger, 

 and the fractional difference on the score of neatness is hardly 

 noticeable. 



