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This double-eye knot (17D) raises the breaking point of the popular Turle about 7 percent. Put the tippet through the eye, around the back of the shank and up through the eye again. Make a slip knot and tuck the end back through the loop. Tighten up. That's it. Not you're knot-sure for fishing. Pictures used by permission of Outdoor Life. The Turle knot and the double-eye knot, for attaching fly to leader (Figures 17C and 17D). With a working knowledge of these knots, the angler will derive two benefits: first, he will increase the maximum strength of his spinning line from 5 to 75 percent; and, second, because of this bonus strength, he can go down to an even lighter weight test line, and this invariably spells more and bigger fish action in water where the big ones come shy. 3. FISH AND WATER READING A STREAM What you are going to read now should put big fish on your rod because it will tell you where big fish hang out in moving water. First, the angler must realize that fish, even the fleet-finned rainbow trout, avoid water which exceeds 2 miles an hour. They are more at home in mile-an-hour water, and if it is slower so much the better. That's for resting. For feeding, they also like slow water but usually near fast water where the current will carry food to them on a platter. Finally, they want to be near a spot where they can hide. That's for safety. But in a swift stream, where can they ever find slow, restful water?
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