Blood Knot
The blood knot is used when two similar diameter monofilament lines are joined. Very common to fly fishing, this knot will maintain the natural stretch of monofilament with little loss of line strength. Gradually smaller line sizes tied together with this knot will make a tapered leader.
Start out with the lines next to each other with the working ends pointing in opposite directions.
Cross the lines and wrap one around the other 6 times and bring the working end back to and through the loop created.
Wrap the other line in the opposite direction as the first and bring it back through the starting loop.
With this fishing knot, a picture is worth a lot of confusing words! Study the picture and try it a few times. Just remember that each lines wraps the opposite way, and the working end enters the loop from the opposite way. Maybe they call this the blood knot from biting your lip and cussin' the first few times you tie it!
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