Doubled leaders are used sometimes for off-shore trolling and, in the past, have been attached to the line with the Bimini Twist knot. This knot is the hardest of all fishing knots to tie. The EZ Knot™; Doubled Leader knot is the hardest of the EZ Knot™s to tie as well, but is many times simpler than the Bimimi twist.

This knot should not be attempted until you are proficient in the use of the EZ Knot™. I suggest you tie a few Line-to-Line knots before attempting the EZ Double Leader Knot.

Since inventing this knot, I have been able to tie it without the EZ Knot™, but it is many times more difficult than using the EZ Knot™. Whether or not you use the EZ Knot™, it is still many times easier than tying the Bimini Twist. With practice I have gotten quite fast at tying it by hand, substituting my index finger for the EZ Knot™. Practice this knot, and be sure to check its strength to make sure you tied it properly.

Step one: Lay your main line across the top of the EZ Knot™, with the free end going out towards the end of the EZ Knot™. Lay the doubled-over leader material with the free ends towards the back of the EZ Knot™. It does not matter if the main line goes between the two leader ends across the tool, but they should not be twisted together in any manner. Now tie the standard EZ Knot™ around both ends of the doubled line (as shown at right). Pull the knot off the tool and snug it down tight. Slide about eight inches of the doubled free end out from the knot, so you will have enough line to tie the other locking stop knot out of the doubled line.

Step two: Now turn everything around on the EZ Knot™ , and lay the line across the top of the tool, as shown at right. To save space, this diagram shows a very short doubled line, but make it as long as you wish. The free ends are shown very short, too. They should extend eight inches beyond the end of the EZ Knot™. You are going to be using the double free ends as if they are a single line. Run them together throughout the knot tying proceess. Take them both down between the top two forks and around the center tine.

Step three: Now the difficult part: take both lines and, while holding them parallel, wrap them both around the EZ Knot™, and the main line. This should be done snugly, and after the first wrap has been made, hold the wrap in place with your index finger of the hand that is holding the EZ Knot™, You need to do this because you must later release the free ends in order to grab them from the other side of the main line,so you can make your final wrap.

Step four: Make your final wrap, keeping the two lines parallel.

Step five: Run the two ends together under the wraps and out the end of the EZ Knot™. Pull both ends equally, sliding the knot from the EZ Knot™. Grab the loop end and the two free ends and snug the knot down very tightly around the main line. Then grab the main line and the loop end and slide the two knots together. Trim off the tag ends, then pull hard against the knots to test its strength and “set” the knot.

With a little practice this knot can be tied in under 30 seconds. All knots should be practiced before you get on the water so they become automatic. When you you’re fishing, you don't want to have to think about how it is done.

Good fishing...

Rodney Long
Recoil Rig™ Inventor
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