Knotless knot
Also called: hair rig
Ties a hook to a hooklink with a hair for the bait (the hair rig).
- Use
- Rigs, reels and floats
- Lines
- Monofilament, Braid
- Difficulty
- Takes practice
White: the line to your reel. Orange: the tag end, the part you move. Mirror flips the drawing for tying left-handed.
Steps
Tie a small loop in the end of the hooklink for the bait. Thread the other end through the hook's eye from the back, so it comes out on the point side, and pull it through until the hair hangs the length you want.
Hold the hair along the shank and wrap the line tightly round shank and hair 7 to 9 times, working toward the bend.
Pass the end back through the eye the same way as the first time, from the back.
Pull it tight, so the line leaves the eye on the point side.
Tips
- Keep the turns tight.
Sources
Each step was checked against these written guides:
- Angling Times, How to tie the knotless knot hair rig
- CARPology, How to tie the basic knotless knot rig
Drawings and animation by Fishwake. We give no breaking-strength figures: published numbers differ with the line and the test.
