Egg Loop Knot

Egg Loop Knot

Egg Loop Knot

1. Fish eggs and roe are excellent baits, but it is difficult to attach them to hooks. You can use the egg loop knot to tie your leaders such that they accommodate soft baits such as eggs and keep them from falling off the hook. The knot, also known as bumper knot, is handy for steelhead and salmon fishing. This modification of the Snell knot is also good at securing chicken liver to the hook while fishing catfish.

Tips

1. You might have to push in the leader a little bit back through the hook eye to form the loop in the last step.
2. You can directly connect your main line to the hook for this knot.
3. The initial wraps made in steps 2 and 3 can vary between 10 and 20 in number.
4. While making the turns, it is very important to maintain tension and make them tight avoiding overlaps so that they don’t unravel.
5. You should pull the rope in step 8 tightly because that decides the correctness of the knot. Everything should be cinched.

Variations

1. Double egg loop knot – It helps you attach a puff ball or yarn ball for fishing salmon or steelhead. Here, a doubled line is passed through the hook eye instead of the single rope end as shown in step 1 above.
2. Double hook egg loop knot – Sometimes, a long tag end is left while tying that is used to tie a second hook in an egg loop knot. The first one holds the bait while the second one actually catches the fish.

How to Tie an Egg Loop Step by Step

1. Pass the rope end through the hook eye
2. Wrap it around the standing part 3 times
3. Wrap it 9 more times
4. Pass it through the loop
5. Take the loop so formed, up
6. Wrap it around the standing part
7. Wrap it 5 more times
8. Hold and pull the long end to tighten
9. Pull the rope up
10. Place the eggs in the gap