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The Fat mono knot forms an extremely strong connection on heavy duty line. Not only is it easy to tie but it can be tied quickly while you are fishing. It is used for attaching hooks, lures and swivels to thick mono, hard mono or fluorocarbon line with a diameter of 1.2mm or more where the thickness and stiffness of the line makes it impossible to tie other knots. The fat mono reaches its limit at around 2mm diameter at which point even it reaches its capacity to be tied and crimping the line becomes required.
Step-by-step
1. Pass the mono or fluoro line through the eye of the hook or swivel twice forming a double loop.
2. Next, the tag end of the line is passed through the double loop that has been created (as shown).
3. Lubricate the knot and, using pliers, pull the knot tight from the tag end.
4. Pull the knot tight from the hook or free eye of the swivel and trim the tag end of the line leaving a few millimetres.
5. Finally, using a lighter, heat the end of the tag to melt it and form a ball or lump which will guarantee the knot does not slip.
Check out the step-by-step video at: youtu.be/UvPpz6eEOio
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CK says: Assuming you are using the standard type of disgorger, which has an elongated split ring type design at the end. You pass the line of your hook length through the hook length (snood, or line to the hook) through the split ring opening and turn it 90 degrees. Now your line cannot escape. You run the disgorger down the line until it passes the eye of the hook and contacts the shaft. Once in that position, you keep the disgorger in line with the fish and pull the hook length down alongside the fish whilst keeping the line taught. The hook then starts to take on an inverted position, and the
