Figure Eight Knot
Step by Step.

Bend the line back upon itself to form a loop.
	Bend the loop back on itself to form a loop in the double strand.
Wind the loop over the double strand then through the loop in the double strand giving the knot its characteristic figure of eight appearance.
	Close the knot up tight and trim the tag.

 

All illustrations and text of this knot are reproduced with the kind consent of Geoff Wilson,
the author of the "Complete Book of Knots and Rigs".

This book is considered the "Knot Bible", and should be essential reading
for anybody who has lost a fish because of a failed knot!

 

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